''Owd Bob'' is a 1998 British-Canadian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Rodney Gibbons Rodney may refer to: People * Rodney (name) * Rodney (wrestler), American professional wrestler Places ;Australia * Electoral district of Rodney, a former electoral district in Victoria * Rodney County, Queensland ;Canada * Rodney, Ontario, a vil ...

and starring James Cromwell, Colm Meaney and

Jemima Rooper Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is a British actress. Having started as a child actress in television series, she has appeared in numerous film and theatre roles. Background Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journ ...

.BFI.org
/ref> It is based on the 1898 novel ''

Owd Bob ''Owd Bob: The Grey Dog of Kenmuir'', also titled ''Bob, Son of Battle'' for US editions, is a children's book by English author Alfred Ollivant. It was published in 1898 and became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, though ...

'' 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 *

- Maggie Moore *

John Benfield Jonathan Edmund Fulford "John" Turner (9 November 1951 – 16 June 2020), better known by his stage name John Benfield, was a British character actor. Biography Benfield appeared in 75 television episodes or films starting in 1981 with small p ...

- Blake * Antony Booth - Tammas * Dermot Keaney - Peter *

Moira Brooker Moira Brooker (born 1957) is an England, English actress and presenter. She is best known for playing Judith Hanson in the long-running British sitcom ''As Time Goes By (TV series), As Time Goes By''. The program lasted for nine series between ...

- Heather Moore *

Anna Keaveney Anna Keaveney (born Ann Keaveney, 5 October 1949, Runcorn, Cheshire, England – 20 November 2004, aged 55) was an English actress best known for her role as Marie Jackson in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside''. She also appeared in an episode ...

- Janet MacPherson * Dylan Provencher - David Roberts * Paul Moulton - Constable Jack * Len Hulme - Doctor Southam

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* 1998 films English-language Canadian films 1998 drama films 1990s English-language films British drama films Canadian drama films Films based on British novels Films directed by Rodney Gibbons 1990s Canadian films 1990s British films {{1990s-UK-film-stub