Fran the Man

Fran the Man is an upcoming football mockumentary film directed by Stephen Bradley and starring Darragh Humphreys, Ardal O'Hanlon and Amy Huberman.

Premise
A non-league football side are drawn against Irish giants Shamrock Rovers in the first round of the FAI Cup.

Cast

 * Darragh Humphreys as Fran Costello
 * Ardal O'Hanlon as Jim O'Dea
 * Amy Huberman as Jackie Charlton
 * Risteárd Cooper as Gerry Nolan
 * Toni O'Rourke as Naomi Clancy
 * Deirdre O'Kane as Dympna Greene

Production
Written by Richie Conroy and directed by Stephen Bradley, the film is based on the football mockumentary series Fran which ran between 2009 and 2011 on Setanta Sports and TV3 in Ireland. Support comes from Screen Ireland and RTÉ. The film is produced by Collie McCarthy and Forty Foot Pictures.

The cast has Darragh Humphreys reprising the role of Fran Costello and includes Ardal O'Hanlan, Toni O’Rourke, Amy Huberman and Deirdre O’Kane.

Principal photography began in Dublin in March 2024.