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Directed by:
Simon CurtisScreenplay:
Kevin HoodCinematography:
Tim PalmerComposer:
Rob LaneCast:
Ioan Gruffudd, Elizabeth Mitchell, Ian McShane, Rebecca Craig, Gary Bakewell, Pauline Collins, Ian McNeice, Jack Shepherd, Shelley Conn, Natasha Little (more)Plots(1)
In this made for TV adaptation of Tony Parsons' best-selling novel, Ioan Gruffud plays high-flying executive Harry Silver who has to learn the hard way what fatherhood is all about. When the unsettled Harry has a one-night stand with a colleague, his wife leaves him to care for their five year-old son on his own. After a bad start, he ropes in help from his parents and an American waitress and soon they are discovering how strong the father-son bond can be. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ioan Gruffudd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/848/162848582_3beead.png)
Ioan Gruffudd
UK
Best movies:
Warriors (1999) (TV movie)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV movie)
![Elizabeth Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/476/164476947_5de254.jpg)
Elizabeth Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
Frequency (2000)
Gia (1998) (TV movie)
![Ian McShane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/378/162378559_eb47e8.jpg)
Ian McShane
UK
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Rebecca Craig
Best movies:
Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence (1998)
Emma (1996)
In Love and War (1996)
![Gary Bakewell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273325_9e992c.jpg)
Gary Bakewell
Best movies:
Backbeat (1994)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Man and Boy (2002) (TV movie)
![Pauline Collins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/873/162873122_74e11b.jpg)
Pauline Collins
UK
Best movies:
Shirley Valentine (1989)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Paradise Road (1997)
![Ian McNeice](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270516_a58f52.jpg)
Ian McNeice
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
![Jack Shepherd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188040_d64962.jpg)
Jack Shepherd
UK
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
Escape from Sobibor (1987) (TV movie)
Into the Storm (2009) (TV movie)
![Shelley Conn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/682/160682337_585e57.png)
Shelley Conn
UK
Best movies:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
McDonald & Dodds (2020) (series)
Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)
![Natasha Little](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188025_2782f8.jpg)
Natasha Little
UK
Best movies:
Wolf Hall (2015) (series)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Jason Barry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/601/161601566_e74619.jpg)
Jason Barry
Ireland
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Valkyrie (2008)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997) (series)
Al Fiorentini
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Man and Boy (2002) (TV movie)
Act of Will (1989) (TV movie)
![Georgina Rylance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/721/158721641_94db5e.jpg)
Georgina Rylance
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Limbo (2007) (TV movie)
![Timothy Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/463/159463571_fd81f5.jpg)
Timothy Watson
Best movies:
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
The Tenth Man (1988) (TV movie)
The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) (TV movie)
![Cian Barry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/201/163201367_2bf410.jpg)
Cian Barry
Best movies:
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Hammarskjöld – Fight For Peace (2023)
Man and Boy (2002) (TV movie)
Bill Buckhurst
Best movies:
Skyfall (2012)
The Foreigner (2017)
Man and Boy (2002) (TV movie)
Glenna Morrison
Best movies:
The Deal (2003) (TV movie)
The Railway Man (2013)
Taggart (1983) (series)