Cider with Rosie
1998Made by Carlton Television for ITV (UK) , this adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical novel follows a young man's maturation in the country town of Gloucestershire near the end of World War I. As young Laurie (Dashiell Reece) comes of age under the protective eye of his mother (Juliet Stevenson), he learns to live with an eccentric collection of friends, neighbours, and relatives. As he enters his teenage years, Laurie (now played by Joe Roberts) discovers women, specifically Rosie Burdock (Lia Barrow). Veteran screenwriter John Mortimer adapted Lee's book, with Lee narrating.
Acted in
Juliet Stevenson
as Annie Lee
Joe Roberts
as Laurie Lee
David Troughton
as Uncle Sid
Emily Mortimer
as Miss Flynn
Grant Masters
as Father Lee
Amanda Boxer
as Miss Biggs
John Light
as Boyfriend Harold
William Moseley
as Extra
Con O'Neill
as Uncle Ray
Judith Paris
as Spinster 2
Angela Pleasence
as Crabby
Freda Dowie
as Granny Wallon
Ben Wheatley
as Older Jack