Goodnight Mister Tom [videorecording] / screenplay by Brian Finch ; produced by Chris Burt ; directed by Jack Gold ; Carlton Television.

Other Titles: Goodnight Mister Tom.

Publisher: [South Burlington, VT] : Troy, MI : WGBH Boston Video ; Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, c1999.

ISBN: 076400641X

Description: 1 videocassette (approx. 90) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Subject: Feature films.
Television adaptations.
World War, 1939-1945 England Drama.
Child abuse England Drama.

Other titles: Masterpiece theatre (Television program).

Credits: Director of photography, Chris O'Dell ; editor, Jamie McCoan ; music composer and conductor, Carl Davis.

Performers: John Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion, John Cater, Geoffrey Hutchings, Charles Kay, Mossie Smith, William Armstrong.

Notes: Videocassette release of a c1998 program presented on Mobil masterpiece theatre.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Based on a novel by Michelle Magorian.
"Carlton International"--Container.

Summary: A cantankerous old man, Tom Oakley (Thaw), finds his life irrevocably changed. During World War II little Willie Beech (Robinson) is evacuated from London and sent to live with Tom. A strong bond develops between the pair. However Willie's mother summons him back to the unexpected terrors of Blitz-torn London. Aware of the nightmare that awaits the boy, Tom is forced to act to save the child ... and has to fight to keep him.