Albert Finney is Uncle Silas, a lovable old Edwardian-era rascal who teaches an impressionable 10-year-old how to live in five short stories by English author H.E. Bates (1905-74). As the first one opens, young Edward (Joe Prospero) is on his way to spend his summer holiday in the country with Silas, whose stern sister Tibby is aghast. Silas, she harrumphs, is "a drunkard, a sinner and a nonconformist." Edward is immediately intrigued. But then, most people are intrigued by Silas, women especially.