Goodnight, Mister Tom
DramaHistoryWarTV Movielondon, englandworld war iievacuationbased on children's bookdogsmall village1940s1930sabusive motheradoptive parentfather son relationshipmother son relationship
A tender, character-driven wartime drama about an abused evacuee child and a gruff elderly man discovering healing and belonging through their unexpected bond.
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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John Thaw
Tom Oakley
Nick Robinson
William Beech
Annabelle Apsion
Mrs. Beech
Thomas Orange
Zacharias Wrench
William Armstrong
Dr. Stelton
Geoffrey Beevers
Vicar
Mossie Smith
Mrs. Fletcher
Peter England
Michael Fletcher
Ivan Berry
George Fletcher
Harry Capehorn
Edward Fletcher
Geoffrey Hutchings
Ralph Briggs (Air Raid Captain)
Pauline Turner
Annie Hartridge
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