Gone Fishing
The touching story of a boy and old man coming to terms with bereavement through their shared love of fishing, and the legend of Goliath, the biggest pike ever caught.
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Top Cast
Bill Paterson
Old Bill
Devon Murray
Young Bill
James Wilson
Simon
Lin Blakley
Emily
Ruth Gemmell
Imogen
Eric Bailey
George
Lucy Joyce
Young Emily
Richard Syms
Vicar
Harry Still
Boy in Church
Benjamin Fogwill
Little Boy
Olivia Haysman
Girl on Bridge
David Haysman
Boy on bridge
Derek Walker
Hearse Driver
Robert J. Goodwin
Fisherman
Rector (Dog)
Old Bill's Dog
Jon Basham
Mourner
Desiree Densiti
Mourner
David Talbot
Mourner
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