Tom's Midnight Garden 24 years old

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

Tom's Midnight Garden

When Tom Long's brother Peter gets measles, Tom is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a flat with no garden and an elderly and reclusive landlady, Mrs Bartholomew, living upstairs. Because he may be infectious he is not allowed out to play, 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. Here he meets another lonely child called Hatty, who seems to be the only one who can see him. They have adventures which he gradually realises are taking place in the 19th century. And each night when Tom visits, Hatty is a different age, chronologically out of sequence.

Credits

Tom's Midnight Garden Cast

Name Character
Joan Plowright She was 69, now 94 years old as Mrs Bartholomew
James Wilby He was 41, now 66 years old as Uncle Alan Kitson
Greta Scacchi She was 39, now 64 years old as Aunt Gwen Kitson
Liz Smith She was 77, 95 years old when she died as Mrs Willows
Serena Gordon She was 35, now 60 years old as Melody Long
Marlene Sidaway She was 62, now 87 years old as Doris Schuster
Arlene Cockburn She was 22, now 47 years old as Susan the Maid
Arthur Cox He was 65, now 90 years old as Mr Batsford
David Bradley He was 57, 55 years old when he died as Abel
Penelope Wilton She was 52, now 77 years old as Aunt Melbourne
Noah Huntley He was 24, now 49 years old as James (20 years)
Mel Martin She was 52, now 77 years old as Alice Long
Caroline Carver She was 23, now 48 years old as Hatty (Young Woman)
Daniel Betts He was 27, now 52 years old as Barty
Florence Hoath She was 14, now 39 years old as Hatty (12 years)
Robert Putt He was 55, now 80 years old as Tower Keeper

Tom's Midnight Garden Crew

Name Department
Willard Carroll as Director. He was 43 (now 68) years old Directing
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Tom's Midnight Garden (24 years)

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

  • Release day: Saturday, May 15, 1999
  • Runtime: 107 minutes