This adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical novel follows a young man's maturation in the country town of Gloucestershire near the end of World War I. As young Laurie comes of age under the protective eye of his mother, he learns to live with an eccentric collection of friends, neighbours, and relatives. As he enters his teenage years, Laurie discovers women.

• DirectorCharles Beeson
• Release26 December 1998
• Genre
  Drama / Romance
• Duration1h 42m
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  6.1
  7 reviews
• Productions

  GBH, Turning Point Pictures, Carlton Television