Charles Beeson Director Juliet Stevenson Annie Lee Actor David Troughton Uncle Sid Actor Con O'Neill Uncle Ray Actor Emily Mortimer Miss Flynn Actor Joe Roberts Laurie Lee as a teen Actor Dashiell Reece Laurie Lee as a boy Actor Amanda Brewster Marjorie Actor Fay Thomas Phyllis Actor Holly Hutchings Dorothy Actor Buster Reece Younger Jack Actor Will Bryant Younger Harold Actor Rosie Timpson Alice Actor Margery Withers Granny Trill Actor Freda Dowie Granny Wallon Actor Rupert Holliday-Evans Deserter Actor Grant Masters Father Lee Actor Robert Lang The Squire Actor Darren Ormandy Richard Actor Adrian Cairns Auctioneer Actor Georgia Greeph Landlady Actor Nancy Gower Squire's Mother Actor Amanda Boxer Miss Biggs Actor Jessica Roome Poppy Green Actor Rex Holdsworth Vicar Actor Graham Gadd Walter Actor Ten Tagg Actor Donna Verinder Lazzie Berkeley Actor Nick Lucas Herbert Actor Hugh Lloyd Joseph Brown Actor Katherine Page Actor Elizabeth Kelly Miss Pimbury Actor Adrian Bate Producer Jonathan Powell Executive Producer