Best: His Mother's Son (2009)

Best: His Mother's Son (2009)

2009-04-29 United Kingdom 90 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

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