Best: His Mother's Son 15 years old

Best: His Mother's Son

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.

Credits

Best: His Mother's Son Cast

Name Character
Tom Payne He was 26, now 41 years old as George Best
Laura Donnelly She was 26, now 41 years old as Barbara Best
Michelle Fairley She was 45, now 60 years old as Ann Best
Lorcan Cranitch He was 49, now 64 years old as Dickie Best
Richard Dormer He was 39, now 54 years old as Ad Director
Stephen Hagan He was 50, now 65 years old as Steve Fullaway
Luke de Woolfson He was 33, now 48 years old as Dave Sadler

Best: His Mother's Son Crew

Name Department
Colin Barr as Director. Directing
Best: His Mother's Son poster
Best: His Mother's Son (15 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
  • Runtime: 90 minutes