Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie
Overview
Made 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.
Cast
Juliet Stevenson
Joe Roberts
David Troughton
Emily Mortimer
Grant Masters
Amanda Boxer
John Light
William Moseley
Con O'Neill
Judith Paris
Angela Pleasence
Freda Dowie
Crew
Charles Beeson
Laurie Lee
John Mortimer
Tanya Bowd
Pilar Foy
Caroline Smith
Judy Pepperdine
Paul Ghirardani
Geoffrey Burgon
Joyce Gallie
Meinir Jones-Lewis
David Blackmore
Jonathan Powell
Adrian Bate
