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Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

1974TV Series⏱️ 25m
AdventureFamilyFantasySci-Fi
7.6
IMDB Rating
42 votes

Forced to stay with his aunt and uncle for the summer holidays, Tom Long is lonely and bored, until one night he hears the clock strike 13. He suddenly finds himself transported to a magical Edwardian garden and meets a girl.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Nicholas Bridge, Charles West, Anne Ridler
Release Date
January 7, 1974
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Nicholas Bridge
as Tom Long
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Charles West
as Uncle Alan
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Anne Ridler
as Aunt Grace Melbourne
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Myvanwy Jenn
as Aunt Gwen
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John Franklyn
as Abel
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Adrienne Byrne
as Hatty Melbourne
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Diana Payan
as Mrs. Byers
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Margot MacAlaster
as Mrs. Bartholomew
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Nigel Rathbone
as Edgar Melbourne
Simon Fisher-Turner
Simon Fisher-Turner
as Barty (grown-up)

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🏷️ Keywords

1880ssummer holidaygirlgardenold woman

🎯 Categories

AdventureFamilyFantasySci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Captures the core of the book, but three episodes were not enough
by johnbirch-22025-10-11
7/10

"Compressing a book with so many themes in it into just three 30 minute episodes was always going to be quite a challenge, and so it proved to be. Yet I know when I first saw this when was around the same age as Tom is I loved it, so perhaps for the target audience of the time three episodes was enough. And it certainly got me to go out an read the actual book. Despite feeling rushed the series does capture the feel of the book, though the ending is different - exchanging the skating trip for a boat trip and miss out out Ely altogether - but I assume that was down to cost! The child actors d..."

📖 Synopsis

Forced to stay with his aunt and uncle for the summer holidays, Tom Long is lonely and bored, until one night he hears the clock strike 13. He suddenly finds himself transported to a magical Edwardian garden and meets a girl.