Tom's Midnight Garden backdrop

Tom's Midnight Garden 1999 Directed by Willard Carroll

It was a special time... and a special place....

When Tom's brother Peter gets measles, he is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a flat with no garden and an elderly landlady, Mrs Bartholomew, living upstairs. Because he may be infectious, he is not allowed to play outside and feels lonely. Without exercise he is less sleepy at night and when he hears the communal grandfather clock strangely strike 13, he investigates and finds the small back yard is now a large sunlit garden.

Language English
Spoken Language English
Production Companies Hyperion Pictures , BS24
Release Date 2 July 1999
107 mins
Cast
Anthony Way Tom Long
Nigel Le Vaillant Thomas Long (Adult)
Marlene Sidaway Doris Schuster
Serena Gordon Melody Long
Greta Scacchi Aunt Gwen Kitson
James Wilby Uncle Alan Kitson
Alfie Lawrence Harriet Long
Mel Martin Alice Long
Nick Robinson Peter Long
Liz Smith Mrs Willows
Arlene Cockburn Susan the Maid
Tom Bowles Mr Ferguson
Joan Plowright Mrs Bartholomew
Rory Jennings James (12 years)
Florence Hoath Hatty (12 years)
Penelope Wilton Aunt Melbourne
Laurel Melsom Youngest Hatty
Noah Huntley James (20 years)
Caroline Carver Hatty (Young Woman)
Robert Putt Tower Keeper
Arthur Cox Mr Batsford