The Last Leprechaun
The Last Leprechaun is a BBC-broadcast television fantasy film of 1998, directed by David Lister and starring Veronica Hamel, Jack Scalia, and Mick Walter.
| The Last Leprechaun | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
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| Written by | Paul Matthews |
| Directed by | David Lister |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Neill Solomon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom / South Africa |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Paul Matthews Elizabeth Matthews |
| Production locations | Around Johannesburg, South Africa[1] |
| Cinematography | Vincent G. Cox |
| Editor | Erica Luttich |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Production company | Peakviewing[2] |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC |
| Original release | 27 October 1998 |
Plot
Tommy and Ethel Barridge, the children of multi-millionaire American business man Henry Barridge, go to Ireland to spend the summer holidays with Laura Duvall, who is engaged to marry their father. However, they find she is a wicked banshee with strong black magic powers who does not wish them well. Laura is busy cutting down trees on her estate and is also planning the destruction of the last king of the little people, or leprechauns. Tommy and Ethel take his side against their wicked future stepmother.
Cast
- Veronica Hamel as Laura Duvann[1]
- Jack Scalia as Henry Barridge[1]
- Brittney Bomann as Ethel Barridge
- Andrew J. Ferchland as Tommy Barridge
- David Warner as Simpson, Laura Duvann's butler
- Mick Walter as Finn Regan McCool, the leprechaun[1]
- Victor Melleney as Farmer Ned
- Douglas Bristow as Sam
- Jocelyn Broderick as Mary, Laura Duvann's cook
- Wilson Dunster as Foreman
- Anthony Bishop as Logger
- Nicky Rebelo as Kim
- Alessandra Bowles as Being
Notes
- Africa Film and TV Yearbook (Z Promotions, 1998), p. 18
- Martin Botha, South African Cinema 1896–2010, p. 171
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