Goodnight Mister Tom

Director(s)Jack Gold
Production year1998
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes102m
CastJohn Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion, Thomas Orange, William Armstrong, Geoffrey Beevers, Mossie Smith, Peter England, Ivan Berry, Harry Capehorn, Jack Gold, Brian Finch, Michelle Magorian, Chris Burt, Carl Davis, Chris O'Dell, Jamie McCoan, Joyce Nettles, Don Taylor

Goodnight Mister Tom

language
There is mild bad language ('bloody, 'damn', 'hell').
theme
A main character is a victim of child abuse; it is implied that he is beaten with a belt and is seen being beaten by his mother, leaving him with injuries. There is a scene in which a child and a baby are locked and left inside a dark room, resulting in the death of an infant. There are undetailed verbal references to a man beating his wife and children, as well as scenes in which social workers attempt to re-home a child. The theme is treated in a sensitive manner.
additional issues
There is passing reference to a woman killing herself. A man describes sex to a boy as something "what men and women do when they love each other".
Classified Date:
08/06/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Carlton Video Ltd
language
There is mild bad language ('bloody, 'damn', 'hell').
theme
A main character is a victim of child abuse; it is implied that he is beaten with a belt and is seen being beaten by his mother, leaving him with injuries. There is a scene in which a child and a baby are locked and left inside a dark room, resulting in the death of an infant. There are undetailed verbal references to a man beating his wife and children, as well as scenes in which social workers attempt to re-home a child. The theme is treated in a sensitive manner.
additional issues
There is passing reference to a woman killing herself. A man describes sex to a boy as something "what men and women do when they love each other".
Classified Date:
30/10/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Carlton Home Entertainment
language
There is mild bad language ('bloody, 'damn', 'hell').
theme
A main character is a victim of child abuse; it is implied that he is beaten with a belt and is seen being beaten by his mother, leaving him with injuries. There is a scene in which a child and a baby are locked and left inside a dark room, resulting in the death of an infant. There are undetailed verbal references to a man beating his wife and children, as well as scenes in which social workers attempt to re-home a child. The theme is treated in a sensitive manner.
additional issues
There is passing reference to a woman killing herself. A man describes sex to a boy as something "what men and women do when they love each other".
Classified date08/06/1999
LanguageEnglish
language
There is mild bad language ('bloody, 'damn', 'hell').
theme
A main character is a victim of child abuse; it is implied that he is beaten with a belt and is seen being beaten by his mother, leaving him with injuries. There is a scene in which a child and a baby are locked and left inside a dark room, resulting in the death of an infant. There are undetailed verbal references to a man beating his wife and children, as well as scenes in which social workers attempt to re-home a child. The theme is treated in a sensitive manner.
additional issues
There is passing reference to a woman killing herself. A man describes sex to a boy as something "what men and women do when they love each other".
Director(s)Jack Gold
Production year1998
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes102m
CastJohn Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion, Thomas Orange, William Armstrong, Geoffrey Beevers, Mossie Smith, Peter England, Ivan Berry, Harry Capehorn, Jack Gold, Brian Finch, Michelle Magorian, Chris Burt, Carl Davis, Chris O'Dell, Jamie McCoan, Joyce Nettles, Don Taylor
Classified Date:
08/06/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Carlton Video Ltd
language
There is mild bad language ('bloody, 'damn', 'hell').
theme
A main character is a victim of child abuse; it is implied that he is beaten with a belt and is seen being beaten by his mother, leaving him with injuries. There is a scene in which a child and a baby are locked and left inside a dark room, resulting in the death of an infant. There are undetailed verbal references to a man beating his wife and children, as well as scenes in which social workers attempt to re-home a child. The theme is treated in a sensitive manner.
additional issues
There is passing reference to a woman killing herself. A man describes sex to a boy as something "what men and women do when they love each other".
Classified Date:
30/10/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Carlton Home Entertainment
language
There is mild bad language ('bloody, 'damn', 'hell').
theme
A main character is a victim of child abuse; it is implied that he is beaten with a belt and is seen being beaten by his mother, leaving him with injuries. There is a scene in which a child and a baby are locked and left inside a dark room, resulting in the death of an infant. There are undetailed verbal references to a man beating his wife and children, as well as scenes in which social workers attempt to re-home a child. The theme is treated in a sensitive manner.
additional issues
There is passing reference to a woman killing herself. A man describes sex to a boy as something "what men and women do when they love each other".
Classified date08/06/1999
LanguageEnglish