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Best: His Mother's Son

Best: His Mother's Son

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Comedy   Drama   TV Movie
📜 Overview: Best – His Mother’s Son (BBC Two) was a gloomy drama about Ann Best, mother of George, who was strictly teetotal until her mid-40s, when she had her first sip of sherry to celebrate her son’s footballing success. Ten years later, she was dead from alcoholism-related heart disease. The recreation of late-Sixties Belfast was accurate and, thank goodness, intelligently subdued: no comedy Ulster accents and no point-scoring subplot about the Troubles.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2009-04-29
⌚ Running Time: 90 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.0

Beloved Cast

Lorcan Cranitch original image
Dickie Best
Lorcan Cranitch
Luke de Woolfson original image
Dave Sadler
Luke de Woolfson
Laurence Doherty original image
Journalist
Laurence Doherty
Laura Donnelly original image
Barbara Best
Laura Donnelly
Richard Dormer original image
Ad Director
Richard Dormer
Michelle Fairley original image
Ann Best
Michelle Fairley
Stephen Hagan original image
Steve Fullaway
Stephen Hagan
Paul Kennedy original image
Reporter
Paul Kennedy
Niamh McGrady original image
Martha Devine
Niamh McGrady
Tom Payne original image
George Best
Tom Payne
Bronágh Taggart original image
Ruby Emerson
Bronágh Taggart

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