''Irish Jam'' is a 2006

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directed by John Eyres, who co-wrote the script with Max Myers. It stars

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as an

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who wins an Irish

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in a raffle and has to save the village from the clutches of an evil landlord. Despite the majority of the film being set in

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, it was not filmed there, nor were the actors Irish. The film received extremely negative reviews from critics.

Cast

as Jimmy Winston "Da Jam" *

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as Maureen Duffy * Kevin R. McNally as Lord Hailstock *

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as Father James Duffy *

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as Pat Duffy * Tallulah Pitt-Brown as Kathleen Duffy *

Tony Maudsley Tony Maudsley (born 30 January 1968) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of hairdresser Kenneth Du Beke in the ITV sitcom ''Benidorm'', and George Shuttleworth in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2020–present ...

as Brian McNulty *

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as Tom Flannery * Marion O'Dwyer as Donna * Vass Anderson as Mr. Pettikreep *

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as Jimmy's street pot customer *

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as "Psycho" *

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as Milos O'Shea * James Bradshaw as Malachy McNulty * Ray Callaghan as Doc Murphy * Christopher Dunne as Michael O'Malley * Nevin Finegan as Sean McNulty *

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as Mr. Suzuki *

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as Dora * Justin Sharp as Mocking village youth

Reception

The film was poorly received, especially in the United Kingdom. In its review of the DVD release,

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called it a "worst possible

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knock-off" and questioned why Ireland would still have had an evil aristocratic English landlord in 2006.

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