Cider with Rosie (1998)
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 comes of age under the protective eye of his mother, he learns to live with an eccentric collection of friends, neighbours, and relatives. As he enters his teenage years, Laurie discovers women.
Director: Charles Beeson
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Juliet Stevenson as Annie Lee |
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Joe Roberts as Laurie Lee |
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David Troughton as Uncle Sid |
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Emily Mortimer as Miss Flynn |
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Grant Masters as Father Lee |
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Amanda Boxer as Miss Biggs |
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John Light as Boyfriend Harold |
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William Moseley as Extra |
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Con O'Neill as Uncle Ray |
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Judith Paris as Spinster 2 |
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Angela Pleasence as Crabby |
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Freda Dowie as Granny Wallon |
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Ben Wheatley as Older Jack |
| Directing | Charles Beeson | Director |
| Camera | Rex Maidment | Director of Photography |
| Writing | John Mortimer | Writer |
| Writing | Laurie Lee | Novel |
| Sound | Graham Ross | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Graham Headicar | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Catherine Hodgson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Paul Hamblin | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | George Richards | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Tanya Bowd | Set Decoration |
| Editing | David Blackmore | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Pepperdine | Costume Design |
| Art | Caroline Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Michael Pickwoad | Production Design |
| Art | Paul Ghirardani | Art Direction |
| Production | Adrian Bate | Producer |
| Sound | Geoffrey Burgon | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jonathan Powell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Art | Pilar Foy | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meinir Jones-Lewis | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Joyce Gallie | Casting |