The trailer has been released for Fran the Man, a new Irish comedy starring Death in Paradise's Ardal O'Hanlon.
Based on a 2009 TV series, this mockumentary follows the manager (sorry, assistant manager) of a small football club as they compete in the FAI Cup for the first time.
Unfortunately, his dream turns into a nightmare as its discovered that players have taken a bribe to fix a match, and it becomes an internationally covered scandal. The shy protagonist has to turn detective to get to the bottom of it, all while navigating a blossoming romance with one of his player's mothers.
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Alongside O'Hanlon, the film also features Handsome Devil's Amy Huberman, Delicious' Risteárd Cooper, Back to Black's Eddie Marsan, and Darragh Humphreys reprising the role of Fran from the TV show.
Ahead of its release in Irish cinemas next month, Fran the Man premiered at the Dublin Film Festival recently and received some positive buzz.
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The trailer cites Joe.ie and RTÉ Guide, which call the film "hilarious from start to finish" and "a real crowd pleaser", respectively.
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O'Hanlon played DI Jack Mooney in Death in Paradise between 2017 and 2020. Last year, he briefly reprised the role in two episodes of Return to Paradise, the Australian-set spin-off.
The current season of Death in Paradise, with Don Gilet as the main detective, only has one episode left to air. It won't be shown this Friday however, due to the Comic Relief telethon taking over the Friday schedule. Fans will have to wait an extra seven days to see it, but will still get some Paradise content this week.
Fran the Man will be released in cinemas in Ireland on April 11.
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