Owd Bob is a 1998 British-Canadian drama film directed by Rodney Gibbons and starring James Cromwell, Colm Meaney and Jemima Rooper.[1] It is based on the 1898 novel Owd Bob by Alfred Ollivant.
Differences from the book include
edit- That the time has been updated by a century
- That the location is now the Isle of Man instead of Cumbria
- Adam MacAdam is the boy's grandfather, not father
Main cast
edit- James Cromwell - Adam MacAdam
- Colm Meaney - Keith Moore
- Jemima Rooper - Maggie Moore
- John Benfield - Blake
- Antony Booth - Tammas
- Dermot Keaney - Peter
- Moira Brooker - Heather Moore
- Anna Keaveney - Janet MacPherson
- Dylan Provencher - David Roberts
- Paul Moulton - Constable Jack
- Len Hulme - Doctor Southam
References
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