Best: His Mother's Son

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Lorcan Cranitch

Dickie Best

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Luke de Woolfson

Dave Sadler

Age : 48 | Popularity : 5%

Laurence Doherty

Journalist

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Laura Donnelly

Barbara Best

Age : 41 | Popularity : 13%

Richard Dormer

Ad Director

Age : 54 | Popularity : 12%

Michelle Fairley

Ann Best

Age : 60 | Popularity : 9%

Stephen Hagan

Steve Fullaway

Age : 39 | Popularity : 4%

Paul Kennedy

Reporter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Colin Barr
Writing	Writer	Terry Cafolla
Department	Role	Name

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