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 , Janet Henfrey , Lisa Kay , Andrew Greenough , Harriet Walter , Charlotte Rampling , Beatie Edney