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Tom's Midnight Garden (2000)
When Tom's brother Peter gets measles, he is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a flat with no garden and an elderly landlady, Mrs Bartholomew, living upstairs. Because he may be infectious, he is not allowed to play outside 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.
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When Tom's brother Peter gets measles, he is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a flat with no garden and an elderly landlady, Mrs Bartholomew, living upstairs. Because he may be infectious, he is not allowed to play outside 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.
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Genre:Family, Mystery, Adventure, Fantasy
Written By:Willard Carroll
In Theaters:4/7/2000
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Runtime:107 minutes
Studio:Hyperion Pictures, BS24
Cast
Willard Carroll
Director
Anthony Way
Tom Long
Nigel Le Vaillant
Thomas Long (Adult)
Marlene Sidaway
Doris Schuster
Serena Gordon
Melody Long
Greta Scacchi
Aunt Gwen Kitson
James Wilby
Uncle Alan Kitson
Alfie Lawrence
Harriet Long
Mel Martin
Alice Long
Nick Robinson
Peter Long
Liz Smith
Mrs Willows
Arlene Cockburn
Susan the Maid
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