Goodnight Mister Tom [DVD] [1998]

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Willie is a quiet sad child with a deprived and disturbing past, but he slowly begins to flourish under the care of 'Mister Tom' and enjoys an idyllic village life. Knowing that William has previously been abused at home and having received no news from him for some weeks, Tom travels to London to seek him out. Eventually, Stelton and some social workers come to Tom's house with the news that Willie's mother has died by suicide.

Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. In September 1939, the United Kingdom declares war on Nazi Germany, and children are evacuated from London to the countryside for their safety.Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. Set in a small English town at the start of WWII, GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM stars John Thaw as Tom Oakley, who gets stuck with a shy young orphan named Willie Beech when the children of London are evacuated and sent to rural towns in preparation for the expected German bombings. Tom Oakley is the widowed, cantankerous villager whose life changes when a nine-year-old is evacuated from London and billeted on him. The next morning at breakfast Zach is then killed in another air raid, and the news devastates Willie, causing him to withdraw from everyone.

I found this movie to be a moving drama of the war years, which reminded me of evacuation of children from cities which were being bombed to locations where they would be safe. The words "Mighty Ape" and the Ape device are registered trademarks of Mighty Ape Limited in New Zealand and Australia. There is a final scene with 7325 again seen arriving at Platform 2 at Weirwold travelling northbound.For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. We also sell a wide range of refurbished Mobile Phones and Tech from major brands like Apple, Samsung, Sony, Microsoft and much more.

It portrays the difficulties of both the evacuated children and the communities expected to take on the care of these children. It is first seen travelling north in open countryside before entering platform 2 at Weirwold (Arley). Tom Oakley, a lonely and bitter old man living in the countryside village of Little Weirwold, is forced to look after one of the evacuees, William "Willie" Beech. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Tom” Oakley still broods over the death of his wife and small son while he was away in the navy during WWI, and grief has made him a surly hermit.

Mr Tom's home is Sleepy Cottage and adjoins the Dibley vicarage, which is partially hidden by a wooden shed. Willie, an illiterate, bed wetting child who has endured a horrific childhood soon brings out the caring parent in Tom that had disappeared years ago, beginning a relationship that will change both their lives. Instead, 7325's number plates were temporarily transferred to GCR Great Central Railway resident 'Modified Hall' 6990 Witherslack Hall, with a number of other differences being visible to the experienced eye! John Thaw (Inspector Morse, Kavanagh QC) stars as the widowed and cantankerous Tom Oakley in this charming film adaptation of the prize-winning children`s novel by Michelle Mogorian. Tom explains a bad dream that Willie has repeatedly been having regarding this exact event, and argues that he needs to be with someone who loves him.