Goodnight, Mister Tom

1998 ""

Goodnight, Mister Tom

7.8 | 1h48m | en | Drama

A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.

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Released: October. 25,1998 | Released Producted By: Carlton Television , GBH Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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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.

Genre

Drama , History , War

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Cast

John Thaw , Annabelle Apsion , William Armstrong , Geoffrey Beevers , Mossie Smith , Harry Capehorn

Director

Mark Kebby

Producted By

Carlton Television

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John Thaw

as Tom Oakley

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Annabelle Apsion

as Mrs. Beech

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William Armstrong

as Dr. Stelton

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Geoffrey Beevers

as Vicar

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Mossie Smith

as Mrs. Fletcher

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Harry Capehorn

as Edward Fletcher

Ravers Born to Kill Victim No Ordinary Joe Cavegirl Harry and Cosh Goodnight, Mister Tom Family Affairs

Mark Kebby

Art Direction

Don Taylor

Production Design

Paul Bradburn

Props

John Bush

Set Dresser

Chris O'Dell

Director of Photography

Elizabeth Waller

Costume Design

Jack Gold

Director

Jamie McCoan

Editor

Ray Frift

Associate Producer

Joyce Nettles

Casting

Ted Childs

Executive Producer

Lewis Rudd

Executive Producer

Chris Burt

Producer

Carl Davis

Original Music Composer

Brian Finch

Adaptation

Michelle Magorian

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Goodnight, Mister Tom Audience Reviews

SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

mandaqu There is a certain corniness to this story, and a good job there is too. It's just a tale of love, plain and simple. John Thaw is heartbreakingly wonderful as the grumpy chap who has wrapped himself away since his life was torn apart during the First World War. Now during World War 2 he is forced to take in an evacuee. They each have problems to overcome and what they each have to contribute is no expectations from the other. The villagers are lovely support cast and the lad is fine. But this is Thaw vehicle and he carries the whole thing with a tiny paw from the most beautiful dog. If you don't have a little cry then your tear ducts must be blocked.😀

TheLittleSongbird Goodnight Mister Tom is so beautifully filmed and beautifully realised. It isn't completely faithful to the book, but does it have to be? No, not at all. John Thaw is mesmerising as Tom Oakley. His transformation from gruff to caring was so well realised, making it more believable than Scrooge in Christmas Carol. After Inspector Morse, this is Thaw's finest hour. He was matched earnestly by a young Nick Robinson, who gave a thoroughly convincing portrayal of an evacuee traumatised by the abusive relationship with his mother. The script and music made it worth the buy, and you also see Thaw playing the organ. Amazing! The most moving scene, was Willie finding out about Zak's death, and then Tom telling him about his deceased family who died of scarlatina. Buy this, you'll love it! 10/10 Bethany Cox

pmose Quite a heartwarming little film and not just for the kids. John Thaw is brilliant as always (without any hint of Inspector Morse about him). The boy playing William did a good job as well though I didn't find him convincing in every scene. I loved the whole feel of the small village and the slower pace of life in those times. I also felt the scenes in London where historically accurate, as far as I could tell.It strongly reminded me of a Scandinavian film I saw a couple of years ago called Mother of Mine. That film featured a boy being evacuated from Finland to Sweden during WW II. The wife of the family taking him in asked for a girl because (as it turns out)she lost her daughter. Getting a boy instead she completely ignores him. The fact that the boy speaks Finnish complicates matters even further. I highly recommend that film to anyone who enjoyed Goodnight Mr. Tom, it has the same feel to it.

cecil-12 This film has been on my wish list for ten years and I only recently found it on DVD when my partner's grandson was given it. He watched it at and was thrilled to learn that it was about my generation - born in 1930 and evacuated in 1939 and he wanted to know more about it - and me. Luckily I borrowed it from him and watched it on my own and I cried all through it. Not only did it capture the emotions, the class distinction, the hardship and the warmth of human relationships of those years (as well as the cruelties (spoken and unspoken); but it was accurate! I am also a bit of an anorak when it comes to ARP uniforms, ambulances (LCC) in the right colour (white) and all the impedimenta of the management of bomb sites and the work of the Heavy Rescue Brigades. I couldn't fault any of this from my memories, and the sandbagged Anderson shelter and the WVS canteens brought it all back. The difference between the relatively unspoiled life in the village and war-torn London was also sharply presented I re-lived 1939/40 and my own evacuation from London with this production! I know Jack Gold's work, of course, and one would expect no more from him than this meticulous detail; but it went far beyond the accurate representation of the facts and touched deep chords about human responses and the only half-uttered value judgements of those years. It was certainly one of the great high spots in John Thaw's acting career and of Gold's direction and deserves to be better known. It is a magnificent film and I have already ordered a couple of copies to send to friends.