Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

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

1999 · 107 min · ★ 6.1 · Family, Mystery, Adventure, Fantasy

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.

Directed by Willard Carroll · Written by Willard Carroll

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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

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