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The Van

The Van

# A comedy about friends, family and fish.
Comedy   Drama
📜 Overview: In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1996-11-29
⌚ Running Time: 100 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Colm Meaney original image
Larry
Colm Meaney
Donal O'Kelly original image
'Bimbo'
Donal O'Kelly
Ger Ryan original image
Maggie
Ger Ryan
Caroline Rothwell original image
Mary
Caroline Rothwell
Neilí Conroy original image
Diane
Neilí Conroy
Rúaidhrí Conroy original image
Kevin
Rúaidhrí Conroy
Brendan O'Carroll original image
Weslie
Brendan O'Carroll
Stuart Dunne original image
Sam
Stuart Dunne
Jack Lynch original image
Cancer
Jack Lynch
Laurie Morton original image
Maggie's Mum
Laurie Morton
Marie Mullen original image
Vera
Marie Mullen
Jon Kenny original image
Gerry McCarthy
Jon Kenny
Moses Rowen original image
Glenn
Moses Rowen
Linda McGovern original image
Jessica
Linda McGovern
Frank O'Sullivan original image
Wally
Frank O'Sullivan
Eoin Chaney original image
Wayne
Eoin Chaney
Jill Doyle original image
Mona
Jill Doyle
Barbara Bergin original image
Dawn
Barbara Bergin
Charlotte Bradley original image
Anne Marie
Charlotte Bradley
Ronan Wilmot original image
Bald Man
Ronan Wilmot
Stanley Townsend original image
Des, Health Inspector
Stanley Townsend
Eileen Walsh original image
Crushed Girl
Eileen Walsh
Sheila Flitton original image
Missis Twix
Sheila Flitton
Martin Dunne original image
Garda Sergeant
Martin Dunne
Tommy O'Neill original image
Nightclub Barman
Tommy O'Neill
Fionnuala Murphy original image
Young Woman
Fionnuala Murphy
Gavin Kelty original image
World Peace
Gavin Kelty

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