In 1901, a middle-class schoolboy whose parents are working abroad spends his summer in Bedfordshire with his great-uncle Silas. Though 60 years old, Silas relishes life—he’s a womanizer, drinker, and a poacher. At the prompting of his long-suffering housekeeper, Mrs. Betts, he takes on the occasional odd job.
Albert Finney
Sue Johnston
Joe Prospero
Julian Holloway
Jennifer Piercey
Janet Henfrey
Lisa Kay
Andrew Greenough
Harriet Walter
Charlotte Rampling
Beatie Edney
Bryan Pringle
Tim Preece
Annabelle Apsion
Lynda Bellingham
Emma Fielding
Lesley Dunlop