Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Nigel Le Vaillant | ... | Thomas Long (adult) |
Marlene Sidaway | ... | Doris Schuster | |
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Serena Gordon | ... | Melody Long |
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Alfie Lawrence | ... | Harriet Long |
Mel Martin | ... | Alice Long | |
Greta Scacchi | ... | Aunt Gwen Kitson | |
James Wilby | ... | Uncle Alan Kitson | |
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Anthony Way | ... | Tom Long |
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Nick Robinson | ... | Peter Long |
Liz Smith | ... | Mrs. Willows | |
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Arlene Cockburn | ... | Susan the Maid |
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Tom Bowles | ... | Mr. Ferguson |
Joan Plowright | ... | Mrs. Bartholomew | |
David Bradley | ... | Abel | |
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Stuart Piper | ... | Hubert |
disappointed to find there is no garden in which to play, but his disappointment turns to wonder when he discovers a magical garden which only appears at night when an old grandfather clock strikes thirteen. His nightly excursions to this beautiful garden become even more interesting when he realizes that the people he meets cannot see him, except one young girl named Hatty (Laurel Melsom). Written by Rhino <rhino@blueyonder.co.uk>
I'd never heard of this movie before today, and had no intention of watching it. I stopped by my parents' house to feed their cat, and offhandedly flipped the TV on, about 10 minutes into the movie. Oh look, I thought, another dry British film. Wow, Greta Scacchi does a pretty good accent. Next thing I knew, I had my coat off, it was 2 hours later, and the film was over. It grabbed me just like that. Of course, I may be biased -- I have a thing for "time travel" stories of any kind, and this one was so subtle that I found it especially intriguing. Anybody who's ever felt a bit alone or abandoned at some point in their life should get a lift from this story. And there's a nice underlying message about the ability of true friendship to transcend both gender and age.