Best: His Mother's Son

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 29, 2009

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Laura Donnelly,Bronágh Taggart,Tom Payne,Michelle Fairley,Laurence Doherty,Paul Kennedy,Lorcan Cranitch,Niamh McGrady,Stephen Hagan,Richard Dormerand 1 more

Director

Colin Barr

Writer

Terry Cafolla

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1333064