Owd Bob (1998 film)

Owd Bob is a 1998 British-Canadian drama film directed by Rodney Gibbons and starring James Cromwell, Colm Meaney and Jemima Rooper. It is based on the 1898 novel Owd Bob by Alfred Ollivant.

Differences from the book include

 * 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

 * 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