Waking Ned Devine (1998)

The death of a friend always provokes a gamut of emotions, particularly if you’re the one who discovers the body. All of this runs through Jackie O’Shea (Ian Bannen) when he finds the corpse of his friend Ned Devine (Jimmy Keough) with a massive grin on his face. It appears that he died of shock after learning that he won the lottery. Now Jackie is exasperated to think that nobody can claim the winnings since it must be claimed by the purchaser, according to Irish lottery rules. But then maybe there is something that can be done.

Director:  Kirk Jones; Kirk Jones (III) Writer:  Kirk Jones Cast:
Ian Bannen -  Jackie O’Shea David Kelly -  Michael O’Sullivan Fionnula Flanagan -  Annie O’Shea Susan Lynch -  Maggie O’Toole James Nesbitt -  Pig Finn Paul Vaughan -  Narrator (voice) Adrian Robinson -  Lotto Observer Maura O’Malley -  Mrs. Kennedy		Robert Hickey -  Maurice O’Toole Paddy Ward -  Brendy O’Toole James Ryland -  Dennis Fitzgerald Fintan McKeown -  Pat Mulligan Eileen Dromey -  Lizzy Quinn Kitty Fitzgerald -  Kitty Dermot Kerrigan -  Father Patrick Jimmy Keogh -  Ned Devine