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.
Juliet Stevenson
as Annie Lee
Joe Roberts
as Laurie Lee
David Troughton
as Uncle Sid
Emily Mortimer
as Miss Flynn
Grant Masters
as Father Lee
Amanda Boxer
as Miss Biggs
John Light
as Boyfriend Harold
William Moseley
as Extra
Con O'Neill
as Uncle Ray
Judith Paris
as Spinster 2
Angela Pleasence
as Crabby
Freda Dowie
as Granny Wallon
