The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

American businessman Jack Woods rents a cottage on the enchanted Emerald Isle which is occupied by a family of leprechauns. Leprechaun Seamus Muldoon's son and son's friends crash the fairies' costume ball and Muldoon's son falls in love with fairy Princess Jessica. Their love re-ignites a feud between the leprechauns and the fairies, which escalates into a war. The Grand Banshee warns of terrible consequences and Jack Woods is chosen to make peace. Woods interrupts his own romance with an Irish beauty to help, and becomes involved in a strange and wonderful magical adventure.

Series details

• Title: The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Family, Fantasy, Romance
• Premiere date: 1999-11-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-11-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 70 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 34530
• IMDb ID: tt0205214
• TVDB ID: 212131

Cast and credited roles

• Daniel Betts — Mickey Muldoon
• Caroline Carver — Princess Jessica
• Colm Meaney — Seamus Muldoon
• Zoë Wanamaker — Mary Muldoon
• Roger Daltrey — King Boric
• Harriet Walter — Queen Morag
• Randy Quaid — Jack Woods
• Orla Brady — Kathleen Fitzpatrick
• Whoopi Goldberg — The Grand Banshee
• Phyllida Law — Lady Margaret
• Kevin McKidd — Jericho O'Grady
• Kieran Culkin — Barney O'Grady

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-11-07; final listed air date 1999-11-07; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.