 In 1996, Norton played the part of Father Noel Furlong in three episodes ("Hell", "Flight into Terror", "The Mainland") of the Channel 4 series "Father Ted", which was set on the fictional Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland.Father Furlong was often seen taking charge of the St Luke's Youth Group.After this early success, Norton moved to Channel 4 in 1998 to host his own chat shows, including the weekly "So Graham Norton" (1998-2002), followed by the daily weeknight show "V Graham Norton" (2002-03).