Owd Bob (1998 film)

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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

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

References

Manx Electric Cars 19-22

Laxey railway station

↑ BFI.org

External links

Owd Bob at IMDb

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[1] BFI.org

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Owd Bob (1998 film)

Contents

Differences from the book include

Main cast

References

External links