Overview

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 comes of age under the protective eye of his mother, he learns to live with an eccentric collection of friends, neighbours, and relatives. As he enters his teenage years, Laurie discovers women.

Top Cast

Juliet Stevenson

Annie Lee

Joe Roberts

Laurie Lee

David Troughton

Uncle Sid

Emily Mortimer

Miss Flynn

Grant Masters

Father Lee

Amanda Boxer

Miss Biggs

John Light

Boyfriend Harold

William Moseley

Extra

Con O'Neill

Uncle Ray

Judith Paris

Spinster 2

Angela Pleasence

Crabby

Freda Dowie

Granny Wallon