Cider with Rosie (TV 1998)

Director:

Charles Beeson

Writers:

Laurie Lee (memoirs), John Mortimer

Stars:

Juliet Stevenson, Dashiell Reece, Joe Roberts

Cast

Credited cast:
Juliet Stevenson	...	Annie Lee
Dashiell Reece	...	Laurie Lee, as a boy
Joe Roberts	...	Laurie Lee, as a teen
David Troughton	...	Uncle Sid
Margery Withers	...	Granny Trill
Freda Dowie	...	Granny Wallon
Grant Masters	...	Father Lee
Robert Lang	...	The Squire
Emily Mortimer	...	Miss Flynn
Hugh Lloyd	...	Joseph Brown
Katharine Page	...	Hannah Brown
Lia Barrow	...	Rosie Burdock
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sally Beer	...	Older Jo
Amanda Boxer	...	Miss Biggs
Amanda Brewster	...	Marjorie

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

english countryside | mother son relationship | blended family | porridge | flag | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

PBS [us]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Masterpiece Theatre: Cider with Rosie

Filming Locations:

Chavenage House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carlton Television, Turning Point Productions, WGBH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Danny Boy"
(uncredited)
Traditional

User Reviews

Easy to enjoy

This film is faithful to the book, perhaps too keen to get all the book into the film. Lee like Hardy evokes an England that hadn't changed for a 1000 years and was about to change for ever. They lived in a small village, where the rest of the world might not existed. He doesn't show this life as idyllic.

Don't forget to read the book!