| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Rampling | Lady Sylvia | 12 |
| Annabelle Apsion | Queenie White | 12 |
| Beatie Edney | Ellen | 12 |
| Harriet Walter | Pamela Farrell | 12 |
| Sue Johnston | Mrs. Betts | 12 |
| Albert Finney | Uncle Silas | 12 |
| Emma Fielding | Hermione | 12 |
| Julian Holloway | Uncle George | 12 |
| Lynda Bellingham | Mrs. Gadsby | 12 |
| Lesley Dunlop | Connie Tilly | 12 |
| Lisa Kay | Georgina | 12 |
| Joe Prospero | Edward | 12 |
| Bryan Pringle | Walter Hawthorn | 12 |
| Janet Henfrey | Aunt Tibby | 12 |