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My Uncle Silas (2001)
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.
Writing:
Release Date:
Sun, Oct 28, 2001
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime:
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime:
Albert Finney
Uncle Silas
Sue Johnston
Mrs. Betts
Joe Prospero
Edward
Julian Holloway
Uncle George
Jennifer Piercey
Aunt Cora
Janet Henfrey
Aunt Tibby
Lisa Kay
Georgina
Andrew Greenough
Abel
Harriet Walter
Pamela Farrell
Charlotte Rampling
Lady Sylvia
Beatie Edney
Ellen
Bryan Pringle
Walter Hawthorn
Tim Preece
Goffy Windsor
Annabelle Apsion
Queenie White
Lynda Bellingham
Mrs. Gadsby
Emma Fielding
Hermione
Lesley Dunlop
Connie Tilly
Season 2:
Silas's nose is put out of joint by the visit of cousin Cosmo, who thrills Ned with his stories of foreign travel and charms Mrs. Betts by flirting with her. Seeking attention, he agrees to pose for Hermione, a sculptress, but she ends up revealing more than she should of herself, which causes trouble with her boyfriend.
Silas takes his boar to mate with the sow belonging to the village bobby. Unfortunately Silas himself gets rather too matey with Connie, the policeman's ample wife, and Ned has to help him avert a scandal.
Silas gets work helping with the harvest at the farm owned by Pamela Farrell. He takes pity on Shandy Lil, the put-upon serving girl at the farm, and plays Cupid between her and Pikey, an equally shy young thresher. His efforts to demonstrate the act of courtship to Pikey go awry when they are misconstrued by Pamela who sets her cap at Silas.
When Silas challenges the wirier Goffy Windsor to a five-mile race around the local countryside, Uncle George takes bets on the result and Silas is sure of victory. However, after suffering a series of ailments Silas realizes that he will have to cheat and, literally, take short cuts to win.
Uncle Silas has only one real rival likely to beat his roses in the forthcoming show - retired soldier Walter Hawthorn. Ned is fascinated by Walter's collection of military memorabilia; Silas is fascinated by 'Topsy' Turvey, the local district nurse. Will this diversion give Walter his break or is he falling prey to painful memories of the past?
Georgina and Abel have their first child, making Silas a proud grandfather. One of the guests at the christening is Georgina's friend Ellen, a professional cook, who knows the way to a man's heart and finds Silas as irresistible as most of the women he encounters.
