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Goodnight Mr Tom

Original title: Goodnight, Mister Tom
  • TV Movie
  • 1998
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
4.5K
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POPULARITY
3,214
4,305
Goodnight Mr Tom (1998)
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A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.

  • Director
    • Jack Gold
  • Writers
    • Brian Finch
    • Michelle Magorian
  • Stars
    • John Thaw
    • Nick Robinson
    • Annabelle Apsion
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    4.5K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,214
    4,305
    • Director
      • Jack Gold
    • Writers
      • Brian Finch
      • Michelle Magorian
    • Stars
      • John Thaw
      • Nick Robinson
      • Annabelle Apsion
    • 42User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins total

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    John Thaw
    John Thaw
    • Tom Oakley
    Nick Robinson
    • William Beech
    Annabelle Apsion
    Annabelle Apsion
    • Mrs. Beech
    Thomas Orange
    • Zacharias Wrench
    William Armstrong
    • Dr. Stelton
    Geoffrey Beevers
    Geoffrey Beevers
    • Vicar
    Mossie Smith
    • Mrs. Fletcher
    Peter England
    • Michael Fletcher
    Ivan Berry
    • George Fletcher
    Harry Capehorn
    • Edward Fletcher
    Merelina Kendall
    Merelina Kendall
    • Mrs. Holland
    Marlene Sidaway
    Marlene Sidaway
    • Mrs. Webster
    John Cater
    John Cater
    • Dr. Little
    Denyse Alexander
    • Mrs. Little
    Avril Elgar
    Avril Elgar
    • Mrs. Ford
    Michael Cronin
    • Matthew Parfitt
    Pauline Turner
    Pauline Turner
    • Annie Hartridge
    Thomas Russell
    • David Hartridge
    • Director
      • Jack Gold
    • Writers
      • Brian Finch
      • Michelle Magorian
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    • Trivia
      The exterior village scenes are filmed in Turville, Buckinghamshire, UK. The same village is used for the BBC sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley". Mr Tom's home is Sleepy Cottage and adjoins the Dibley vicarage, which is partially hidden by a wooden shed. In Dibley, Harry supposedly lives at Sleepy Cottage, but a property up the lane was actually used, giving the characters more space to walk.
    • Goofs
      When Tom is asking the woman for clothes whilst repairing the roof. The guttering behind him is plastic, definitely not correct for the period.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Greenway: But then it isn't the boy's welfare this is all about, really. Is it, Mr. Oakley?

      Tom Oakley: Isn't it?

      Mr. Greenway: No, it's about you, I'd say. Your welfare.

      Tom Oakley: Me?

      Mr. Greenway: A lonely and, from what I hear, embittered old man, facing a lonely and bitter old age.

      Tom Oakley: You really think that's the only reason I want him back? Just to be company for me when I'm past it?

      Mr. Greenway: Well, isn't it? Basically?

      Tom Oakley: No, it bloody well isn't! And I resent the implication!

      Mr. Greenway: Doesn't it bother you at all that when you're seventy, he's still going to be in his teens?

      Tom Oakley: 'Course it bothers me. I'm not stupid, you know. There's not a lot we can do about that, is there? Look, I know it's not an ideal situation, anything but, but... But put it this way: it's got to be a damn sight more ideal than your Dr. Stelton in there turning him into some sort of human guinea pig.

      Mr. Greenway: Just tell me one thing, Mr. Oakley. Why is the boy suddenly so important to you? He's an evacuee, for God's sake. And one at that, as I understand it, you took violent exception to having foisted on you in the first place.

      Tom Oakley: Isn't it obvious?

      Mr. Greenway: Not to me, no. Nor to Dr. Stelton.

      Tom Oakley: Because I love him, of course. As if he was my own flesh and blood, I do. And for what it's worth, I think he loves me as well.

      Mr. Greenway: And is that really enough, do you think, in this day and age?

      Tom Oakley: Well, I suppose it has to be, hasn't it, Mr. Greenway? In this day and age or any other. Because if it isn't, what else is there, eh?

    • Alternate versions
      In the UK, the version shown on ITV1 cuts out the scene where William's mother is shouting at him then cuts to the next scene immediately after she slaps him we only hear the sound of his cry as does so before it goes black. Originally, when his mother slaps him quite hard, he falls off the chair on the floor & she leans over threatening she has knows lots of shops that sell belts & to get upstairs out of her sight, which then he runs very quickly scared up the stairs and covers his ears on the bed as she shouts to the screaming baby "And you can shut up and all!" The ITV DVD is uncut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Masterpiece: Goodnight, Mister Tom (1999)

    User reviews42

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    Agreement From America
    I'm in agreement with all the other posts here. I just watched the Inspector Morse mystery with the Masons and realized there were several programs I had seen the late Mr. Thaw in that weren't Morse, so I decided to recognize them as well.

    This was one of them. It has been quite a while since I viewed it, but it left a lasting impression.

    Thaw always gave the impression that he could be out-argued no matter what, then he would deliver a performance that showed he was on top of what was going on.

    This was a good one. Would love to see it again. It has been a while.

    Keep an eye out for it if it comes on again.
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    • richard.fuller1
    • Aug 23, 2004

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    • Release date
      • May 30, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • PBS (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Masterpiece Theatre: Goodnight Mister Tom
    • Filming locations
      • Turville, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Carlton Television
      • WGBH
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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