Best: His Mother's Son (2009)
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.
Director: Colin Barr
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Lorcan Cranitch as Dickie Best |
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Luke de Woolfson as Dave Sadler |
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Laurence Doherty as Journalist |
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Laura Donnelly as Barbara Best |
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Richard Dormer as Ad Director |
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Michelle Fairley as Ann Best |
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Stephen Hagan as Steve Fullaway |
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Paul Kennedy as Reporter |
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Niamh McGrady as Martha Devine |
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Tom Payne as George Best |
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Bronágh Taggart as Ruby Emerson |
| Writing | Terry Cafolla | Writer |
| Directing | Colin Barr | Director |
