The film features narration by Laurie Lee himself, taken from an unabridged recording of the book. Joe Roberts and Dashiell Reece play Laurie. Joining Stevenson as Annie Lee are David Troughton ("Dance with a Stranger") as Uncle Sid, Con O'Neill ("Tom Jones") as Uncle Ray and Emily Mortimer as Miss Flynn. Juliet Stevenson ("Truly Madly Deeply," "The Politician's Wife") heads the cast in this film adaptation by John Mortimer (MYSTERY! "Rumpole of the Bailey," "Summer's Lease") of Laurie Lee's novel "Cider with Rosie." Set in 1918 in the heart of the Gloucestershire countryside, the film conjures up a world of earthy warmth and beauty as it follows Lee's renowned tale from childhood to adolescence and the awakening of manhood. It has sold over six million copies worldwide. It is the first book of a trilogy that continues with As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) and A Moment of War (1991). Series release date: 1971 Program Description Cider with Rosie is a 1959 book by Laurie Lee (published in the US as Edge of Day: Boyhood in the West of England, 1960). Synopsis, cast information and producers listed by individual title. All promotion of program done by Frank Goodman & Associates (see below). Current executive producer Rebecca Eaton. Intended as a showcase for the best of British television drama. Program premiered in 1971 with The First Churchills. Lee uses vivid description throughout, which makes the book come alive with characters and tales as if it what he is describing happened just yesterday and not over a hundred years ago. The book portrays Laurie Lee’s childhood in the village of Slad. Close Series Masterpiece Theatre Program Cider with Rosie Program Number Cider with Rosie is an autobiography written by the British author and poet Laurie Lee.
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