Goodnight, Mister Tom

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Goodnight, Mister Tom

1998

1h 48m

6.9(75 votes)

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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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14 members

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John Thaw

Tom Oakley

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Nick Robinson

William Beech

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Annabelle Apsion

Mrs. Beech

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Thomas Orange

Zacharias Wrench

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William Armstrong

Dr. Stelton

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Geoffrey Beevers

Vicar

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Mossie Smith

Mrs. Fletcher

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Peter England

Michael Fletcher

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Ivan Berry

George Fletcher

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Harry Capehorn

Edward Fletcher

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Geoffrey Hutchings

Ralph Briggs (Air Raid Captain)

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Pauline Turner

Annie Hartridge

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Thomas Russell

David Hartridge

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Merelina Kendall

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