Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan charged with harassment and criminal damage

FATHER TED CO-CREATOR Graham Linehan has been charged with harassment and criminal damage.

The Irish comedy writer, 56, wrote on social media that the allegations were related to an incident at the Battle of Ideas conference in London in October.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the UK confirmed Linehan has been charged with both harassment without violence, and criminal damage.

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 12 May, a CPS spokesperson said.

In a post on social media, he claimed that the charge related to a complaint from a trans activist.

Over the last several years, Linehan has been repeatedly critical of the movement for rights for transgender people.

In 2023, he wrote in his book titled Tough Crowd: How I Made And Lost A Career In Comedy, that he lost his comedy career after he “championed an unfashionable cause”.

Linehan created Father Ted in the 1990s with fellow Irish writer Arthur Mathews.

The Metropolitan Police have been contacted for comment.