Owd Bob
6.4
“A touching tale about family, friends . . . and dogs”
Recently orphaned David must move to the Isle of Man to live with his grandfather, Adam, who's a sheep farmer. Both long for the end of the summer, having nothing in common but their love for dogs, notably Adam's precious champion sheepdog Bob. David strikes a friendship with Maggie, the sassy daughter of friendly neighbor Keith Moore, but Adam hates that family on account of an old canine competition-related tragedy. Other neighbors suspect Bob and the Moore's dog of the recent series of nocturnal sheep-kills.
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Cast
9 people
Dylan Provencher
David Roberts
Also in
Wind at My Back
Earthquake in New York
James Cromwell
Adam MacAdam
Known for
The Green Mile
I, Robot
Colm Meaney
Keith Moore
Known for
Law Abiding Citizen
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Jemima Rooper
Maggie Moore
Known for
Atlantis
Geek Girl
John Benfield
Known for
In the Name of the Father
Cold Skin
Anthony Booth
Known for
The Girl with a Pistol
Priest
Dermot Keaney
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Interview with a Hitman
Moira Brooker
Known for
Frank
Anna Keaveney
Known for
The 51st State
Vera Drake
Rodney Gibbons Director · Harry Alan Towers Writer Sharon Buckingham Writer
First release January 1, 1998 · Produced in United Kingdom, Canada · Languages English, German
Production
Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures
Production
Isle of Man Film Commission
Production
Fries/Schultz Film Group
Production
Prestige Films
Production
United Kingdom · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1998
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
February 17, 1998 · Video Premiere
Germany
September 1, 2003 · Physical
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