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Fran the Man

Fran the Man

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Fran the Man

2025

1h 29m

5.8(16 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

When non-league St Peter's Celtic are drawn to play titans Shamrock Rovers in the first round of the FAI Cup, assistant manager Fran Costello hopes his team will pull off one of the greatest shocks in football history. But it isn't long before the shit really hits the Fran…

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Darragh Humphreys

Darragh Humphreys

Fran Costello

Ardal O'Hanlon

Ardal O'Hanlon

Jim O'Dea

Amy Huberman

Amy Huberman

Jackie Charlton

Risteard Cooper

Risteard Cooper

Detective Gerry Nolan

Deirdre O'Kane

Deirdre O'Kane

Dympna Greene

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

The Ghost

Baz Black

Baz Black

Hector Kelly

Toni O'Rourke

Toni O'Rourke

Detective Naomi Clancy

Jed Murray

Jed Murray

Banba Murphy

Jedi Ndebs

Jedi Ndebs

Sam

Creative team

Directed by: Stephen Bradley
Written by: Richie Conroy

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