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.

Directing:
  • Colin Barr

Writing:
  • Terry Cafolla

Stars:
Release Date: 2009-04-29
themoviedb icon 5.0/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 90
Tom Payne
Tom Payne
George Best
Lorcan Cranitch
Lorcan Cranit...
Dickie Best
Luke de Woolfson
Luke de Woolf...
Dave Sadler
Laurence Doherty
Laurence Dohe...
Journalist
Laura Donnelly
Laura Donnell...
Barbara Best
Richard Dormer
Richard Dorme...
Ad Director
Michelle Fairley
Michelle Fair...
Ann Best
Stephen Hagan
Stephen Hagan
Steve Fullaway
Paul Kennedy
Paul Kennedy
Reporter
Niamh McGrady
Niamh McGrady
Martha Devine
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