Best: His Mother's Son (2009)
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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.
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Lorcan CranitchDickie Best
Luke de WoolfsonDave Sadler
Laurence DohertyJournalist
Laura DonnellyBarbara Best
Richard DormerAd Director
Michelle FairleyAnn Best
Stephen HaganSteve Fullaway
Paul KennedyReporter
Niamh McGradyMartha Devine
Tom PayneGeorge BestBronágh TaggartRuby EmersonKeywords
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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.
How long is Best: His Mother's Son?
Best: His Mother's Son has a runtime of 90 minutes.