1:05:32 William : why didn't you come ? I kept calling for you but you didn't come 🥺 So sad, such a beautiful film, very good acting. Miss you John 🥺 🇬🇧 miss you so much 🥺 👇🏻👍🏻❤
@ II That's the BEST scene ever :( 😢 😢 WW1 & WW 2 were dreadful, horrible, only blood and dead people - adults, children and babies :(( 😢 and the death of John Thaw doesn't help :(
Anne, it wasn't just blood and death for no reason. The men and women of this time fought to save us all from an evil mad man. Think of the world we would be living in if they had not sacrificed even their own lives sometimes for us.
I remember watching this in 2007, year 6 at school, writing about it and understanding some of it. Again, watching it on one of the better days at home, a Sunday evening in 2009-10, and again now aged 21, living alone and a fair bit wiser, and understanding it a lot more. Timeless movie, thank god there are Mr Toms in the world!
Aw thats so lovely Im a high school teacher and love hearing such wonderful thing about revisiting things you learnt at school. I absolutely adore this film . It warms the cockles of my heart It all reminds me of grandparents... The era and wholesomeness
enjoyed this film so very much!! with a glass of Chocoholic wine from Darling Cellars, South Africa and Ritter Sport chocolate. Celebrating happiness in Cape Town, South Africa
I genuinely cried so much, and I haven't watched the film in years 😪😒🥹 I know we'll never find out, but I bet that boy went on to be extremely bright. Wonderful little character
This is such a wonderful film, there is so much more to it than what is seen. Of course having the right actors for the parts is a massive bonus. I never get bored watching this film and despite how many times i watch it, I always end up bawling my eyes out. "I can ride Dad I can really ride" Niagara falls.
I'm a tough s.o.b. who spent 10 years in the Infantry - in combat and in peacetime - and many years after managing a large business with 1400+ employees. Nothing can get through my shell. I have had many losses over the past few years - family, friends, loved ones - and have witnessed the losses suffered by so many others because of this frigging virus. I chose this flick by random selection just to fill the time tonight and the last thing I needed, or so I thought, was to find tears on my cheeks. I'm a tough guy. Or maybe not so much. Maybe I needed those tears. So glad I found this tonight. I needed it. Thank you.
Paul Keith What a great comment. You are a true hero - a real man. Real men do not think their manhood dwells only in being tough, but in being honest enough to admit to a softer, human side. We need to be in touch with the whole gamut of our emotions in order to be mature - both men and women. Thank you for being so honest, and thank you for your service to your country.
Maybe you need to talk your cares and worries out Paul . The infantry always have it the hardest . up front in the firing line , My son was in the Paras 2 then S.A.S and many soldiers come out with an invisable shell and cannot speak about it . The rest of us need to realise and appreciate what it means to be a soldier in peacetime and combat .there is much going on in peacetime that should not be going on , but I wont mention it on this platform ,It has changed somewhat but by God it needs to change a lot more .
I'm a 58 yr old navy veteran. I now live in Mombasa. I adopted an eight year old boy who never knew his father. I am the only father he knows. He turned 12 yesterday. I am so proud of him. He fills my heart with happiness. I know I probably won't see his children in years to come. There is wrong in giving a child a warm and loving home
A story that shows humanity has not died and how it puts a different perspective on life. We live in a sad and troubled world but this story made me feel very humble and takes me back to my childhood. A very moving slice of of past times. Thank you.
One truly superb piece of acting is when Mr Tom asks William to hand over his deceased half-sister to the emergency services. Mr Tom is taking in the horror of what he’s seeing but his eyes betray nothing to William. It’s hard to cry on cue, even harder to want to cry but having to hold the tears back. The irreplaceable John Thaw, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and variations thereupon.
U don't get it, do u, @@bunnymad5049? U don't seem to understand. Love is the cure of all illnesses. Love & care is what brings the treatment to help cure the illnesses. Its only a metaphor. Mr tom found william & summoned the ambulance to hospitalise william. Then he took him back to his home for good. Can't u c?
I love watching this movie. I wish we still have this kind of community where we know and help one another and be there for each other. Now a days, neighbors don't even know their next door neighbors. Thank you, very family entertaining.
COMMUNITY SPIRIT STARTED TO MELT WHEN WE LEFT THE LAND TO ENTER THE NEW WORLD OF INDUSTRY AND FISCAL MOTIVES BEYOND GIVING A HOOT ABOUT ANYONE ELSE. .. ENDING UP AS COMMODITIES WITH NO REAL SOUL APART FROM THE SUPERFICIAL FACADE OF CARE AND LOVE!!!! JUST BE TRUE TO ALL THAT IS HUMANE...... buena suerte :-)
Hello all, Yes, a wonderful film! We CAN change the world step by step by beginning to care for our neighbour by a friendly hello, smile and a coffee to go for the homeless. To practice what Jesus did: To do unto others what we would want others to do unto us.It's a rich life! May Jesus, Our Saviour, bless and keep you and each person in this world and help us all to reach out to our neighbour. Best regards Irene, Denmark.
William was lucky enough to find his Dad and Mr. Tom to have a chance to have Will as his son. A second chance for both, after so many losses. Loved the story.
I am so glad I chose to click this movie on a Saturday evening. It was such a beautifully made movie. The story is touching and the village is like in heaven. Love love this movie.
This movie shows you don't need to be blood related inorder to love someone like your own. Your love should not make a difference if your related or not.
Thanks to JP Morgan and the Rothschilds, had they not stolen Tesla's invention for free electric he could of built the death Ray gun and all wars from 1900s onwards would never of happened, why start a war if you haven't got a weapon that will help you win, war as to happen in the minds of the elite to start the new world order, fewer people,that are dumb are easier to control than the billions that roam earth like a virus.
Love this over the years have watched it , one of the best films ever I'm 75 now still makes me cry , no doubt I will watch it again ,one of my favourites along with , The secret garden and the Railway children ❤
Reading a few of the comments, it’s nice to see this book/film still being introduced to school kids just like my classmates and I were in the mid-2000s. Despite the film being 20 years old now, because it’s set during WW2 it remains timeless. John Thaw and Nick Robinson are superb.
I remember watching this when I was at school - probably around 10 years old (is that year 6?) well, primary school age and watching it whilst others took the 11+
Jack Rabbit Really wonderful! Supreme and splendid! John and William heal each other's souls and save each other in different ways. Good triumphs over evil and life retakes its humane course, and pure lives are refreshed and restored.
John Thaw always plays such an old grump! However, in this film he finally smiles and shows the depths to his character! This is a lovely, unpretentious movie, reminding us all the value of love and caring for one another. ❤️😊 Why dwell on horrors in our lives when it feels so wonderful to love and smile and to shout for joy!?
Charming heart warming moving sweet uplifting old fashion film about a lonely man and a lonely orphan boy who were force to reluctantly live stick together thru thick n thin when times were hard and they became good friends film was set in olden days when life moved at a much slower pace snails pace life in countryside such a delight to watch very well acted by john thaw mr tom and young boy actor fabulous
John Thaw was a lovely man... Had the pleasure of meeting he and his wife Sheila Hancock on a flight to Australia... He kindly bought me a coffee in Dubai... So glad that he had great success as Inspector Morse before he passed away... This is a lovely story - I stumbled across it by accident.
EnosEverything what's spooky is I have a piano teacher, older bloke, and his wife's name is Sheila. His last names Hancock by the way. Just funny is all.
I remember watching this when I was young, about 7 years old, the film didn’t really make much sense to me but I loved watching it, 10 years later watching this film again I’m in tears, what a beautiful film and what amazing strong characters.
A heart touching movie during the war....how love can enter a stranger's heart and be the closest person in the world. How this love can remove the scars of the past and transform.....a soul so beautifully. ❤🎉 Amen
This movie has become my “comfort food.” It has all the elements of what life is all about, cruelty, unselfishness, commitment, pain, healing, death and life and most of all LOVE.
I’m not usually a big fan of his work after The Sweeney but I thought this performances was as good as anything I’ve ever seen by any actor. Great Film.
Apparently I needed to cry today, both tears of sadness and joy. I hadn't seen this movie, or heard of it. It was recommended, and I am glad to have watched. And now, I highly recommend it.
This movie was so touching. The best family movie I have seen. Thank God for such a beautiful and happy ending for a young boy who went through so much.
This lovely film gives me a lump in my throat and tears to my eyes, as i go back to my childhood days and pine for them, with one exception that is! It was hard, but everyone was friendly and sharing, a real community, and NOW! look what we have, its so sad...
What an inspiring bond William and Tom had. William about had a heart attack in the church bless him. He thought he was going to get punished for being late for his tea...when it turned out Tom had a surprise get-together arranged for him the whole time. I actually thought it was Tom's birthday until William arrived home and everyone wished HIM a happy birthday. Lol. Watching this while bored and stuck in quarantine. Haven't watched this movie since I was little. Brilliant film. RIP John Thaw. Truly a wonderful man. Forever in our hearts.
@@kilgoretrout3875 Ditto to the both of you may God bless you too , Its comments like this that keeps love pride dignity in each other Thank you from a Brit lady
I saw this movie years ago It is a great movie about a old Man who tacks in some kids From the war and chances His life from a group to the nicest Man in the village I give this movie A 100 plus this movie well bring tears of happiness
@@AndyJohnson02 It was the best anniversary ever thanks to Mummy. I’m very grateful for her helping me out with the celebrations because i wouldn’t have done any of the bunting or anything myself. Hopefully she can spend time with me on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, I know she will. She’s a very caring mother
I fell in love with the book when a teacher noticed I was a precocious reader at age 7. I saw so much of my own life in it, even if I didn’t realise it back then, it was such a comfort and I didn’t feel so alone. It’s always scary how much his abusive mother is like my own, minus the physical abuse. The episodes of bipolar/borderline personality disorder…. One moment his mother is psychotic and abusive, the next she’s kind and loving. I’m so glad mental health is recognised more these days.
I read this book in High School and then chose it for a literature exploration in first-year University. I have read it to countless students over the years and have enjoyed every read.
Especially the very good SETTING of countryside landscapes and villages with their exemplary and TYPICAL buildings of the country with all their details and daily activities ... frankly; It is VERY but VERY good this British production. I saw a very similar one many years ago when I was (I) about 09 years old titled "without family" here in Peru and I never found this movie again. Today I am 70 years old and I see that these movie gems are WONDERFUL !!!!
Yes! I also enjoyed the contrast to the images of grey old London and the poverty physical and emotional the average person lived with in those times. Be Well.
Its been years and years since I watched something like this movie..goshh, maybe since my childhood. Just absolutely lovely!..I'm very thankful for posting it.
One heck of a movie. I admit I kept this movie on my "watch later" list for a long time, and am glad I decided to view it this evening. Child abuse is a sore point with me, so I stuck through this movie, hoping William and Mr. Tom would stay together. I observed the winces and careful silence that the young actor accurately portrayed - that of any abused child. I loved how Mr. Tom stomped the offending kid-beating belt back into the ground while gardening.
This has to be one of the best TV films ver made. I had the pleasure of meeting John Thaw in the village PO where he lived. I put my hand out and thanked him for all the great work he had done over the years and told him Goodnight Mr Tom had to be his best Watched the film umpteen times to the point I cry when the title goes up.
I don't cry very often at my old age, but I liked this movie. Well done, it's a great story, with a worthwhile theme: love *does* work. I identified strongly with William -- so much abuse, neglect, and terror -- how *_does_* one survive such a childhood and remain able to love? For him to have survived all his losses is truly inspirational, even if it is just a work of fiction. More movies like this should be made -- it's so much more inspiring than the crap Hollywood produces these days.
The best fiction has it's roots in truth. Someone CLEARLY lived through this or knew someone who did. Wouldn't it be ironic if it were the chap from the Home Office in the black suit. Yeah, I know. A woman wrote the story. It could have been his daughter. I know I would have told my children about a young child like William Beech. And the man who had compassion for him. An absolutely inspiring story. I couldn't make it through without crying. The look on the boy's face when Tom told him never to raise a stick to his dog. It was just happenstance that Tom had a red hot poker in his hand. At that point, no one knew anything about the abuse. And LOVED what Tom did with "The Belt". Tom became an unwilling parent, but a very good one. The story is kind of a cross between "Anne of Green Gables" and "Heidi".
'Crap' is just how I think of 'Follywood' productions of late. I have not been excited about any current productions out of the main or 'Lame-Stream' in years. 8a41jt they can call us ol'folk, out of touch but I'm not interested in the mass market appeal of entertainment come violence and mayhem generated by the money and minds of today.
It’s honestly amazing how well this movie was set. This was one of the most emotional movies I have ever watched. And I will watch it a million times if I have to again. Good people make good deeds make good children. As some people might say, well for me at night. Good night Mr. Tom. 😁
1:05:32 William : why didn't you come ? I kept calling for you but you didn't come 🥺 So sad, such a beautiful film, very good acting. Miss you John 🥺 🇬🇧 miss you so much 🥺
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@ II That's the BEST scene ever :( 😢 😢 WW1 & WW 2 were dreadful, horrible, only blood and dead people - adults, children and babies :(( 😢 and the death of John Thaw doesn't help :(
Anne, it wasn't just blood and death for no reason. The men and women of this time fought to save us all from an evil mad man. Think of the world we would be living in if they had not sacrificed even their own lives sometimes for us.
@@hhealy7199 Thanks for this comment - Her grandfather fought in both WW1 and WW2. He died at 97, a very nice man he was :( Take care of yourself. AJ
@@AndyJohnson02 Why Does The Title Contain (LDS)?
How do you add the link to that particular scene in the comment?
One of the best films ever, no special effects, no stupid stunts, just pure acting.
I remember watching this in 2007, year 6 at school, writing about it and understanding some of it. Again, watching it on one of the better days at home, a Sunday evening in 2009-10, and again now aged 21, living alone and a fair bit wiser, and understanding it a lot more. Timeless movie, thank god there are Mr Toms in the world!
Sameee
I am in year 6 right now and we are reading it as a class book and writing about it too
Aw thats so lovely
Im a high school teacher
and love hearing such wonderful thing
about revisiting things you learnt at school.
I absolutely adore this film .
It warms the cockles of my heart
It all reminds me of grandparents...
The era and wholesomeness
I hope life is treating you kindly in all the most wonderful ways.
Proved how good John Thaw could act given the right part.
One of those films you can watch over & over & not get bored. Lovely story but sad.
my favourite film
enjoyed this film so very much!! with a glass of Chocoholic wine from Darling Cellars, South Africa and Ritter Sport chocolate. Celebrating happiness in Cape Town, South Africa
"I can ride dad,I can ride" makes me cry every time 😢 cracking film
codyterrier it really does want you to cry it's amazing
same
@@poppiehighway6773 That's kind of the point in War movies
And me, gets me everytime
I genuinely cried so much, and I haven't watched the film in years 😪😒🥹 I know we'll never find out, but I bet that boy went on to be extremely bright. Wonderful little character
The way he called him dad just melted my heart
This is such a wonderful film, there is so much more to it than what is seen. Of course having the right actors for the parts is a massive bonus.
I never get bored watching this film and despite how many times i watch it, I always end up bawling my eyes out.
"I can ride Dad I can really ride" Niagara falls.
“I can ride dad I can really ride” 😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
That was such a wonderful moment. Especially, as you have said, "Dad".
John Thaw was one of Britain’s greatest actors. Sadly missed!
I love and I miss him, such a gooooood actor
Truly beautiful & so well acted & played. Always brings tears to my eyes, I will always love it. Thank you John, cast & crew, truly timeless xx❤xx
I'm a tough s.o.b. who spent 10 years in the Infantry - in combat and in peacetime - and many years after managing a large business with 1400+ employees. Nothing can get through my shell. I have had many losses over the past few years - family, friends, loved ones - and have witnessed the losses suffered by so many others because of this frigging virus. I chose this flick by random selection just to fill the time tonight and the last thing I needed, or so I thought, was to find tears on my cheeks. I'm a tough guy. Or maybe not so much. Maybe I needed those tears. So glad I found this tonight. I needed it. Thank you.
Paul Keith What a great comment. You are a true hero - a real man. Real men do not think their manhood dwells only in being tough, but in being honest enough to admit to a softer, human side. We need to be in touch with the whole gamut of our emotions in order to be mature - both men and women. Thank you for being so honest, and thank you for your service to your country.
Maybe you need to talk your cares and worries out Paul . The infantry always have it the hardest . up front in the firing line ,
My son was in the Paras 2 then S.A.S and many soldiers come out with an invisable shell and cannot speak about it .
The rest of us need to realise and appreciate what it means to be a soldier in peacetime and combat .there is much going on in peacetime that should not be going on , but I wont mention it on this platform ,It has changed somewhat but by God it needs to change a lot more .
I'm a 58 yr old navy veteran. I now live in Mombasa. I adopted an eight year old boy who never knew his father. I am the only father he knows. He turned 12 yesterday. I am so proud of him. He fills my heart with happiness. I know I probably won't see his children in years to come. There is wrong in giving a child a warm and loving home
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👍👌💟💞💓💜💕💖💚💛💙 89 1/2 here, many of same
The most beautiful film I've seen in a very, very long time. I had tears of sadness and tears of happiness.💕
A story that shows humanity has not died and how it puts a different perspective on life. We live in a sad and troubled world but this story made me feel very humble and takes me back to my childhood. A very moving slice of of past times. Thank you.
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One truly superb piece of acting is when Mr Tom asks William to hand over his deceased half-sister to the emergency services. Mr Tom is taking in the horror of what he’s seeing but his eyes betray nothing to William. It’s hard to cry on cue, even harder to want to cry but having to hold the tears back. The irreplaceable John Thaw, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and variations thereupon.
Jonathan Cooper Amen, he is excellent!!
Beautiful old film without violence.
Oops! I hadn't met the bipolar mom😢
Best adaptation of the book . Love the ending when he calls him dad :)
The movie tells a lot. Love is the cure of all illness. The love of Mr. Tom really heals the wounds the child had undergone .
Love is not the cure of all illness at all or you could go love someone well from terminal cancer, just for starters.
U don't get it, do u, @@bunnymad5049? U don't seem to understand. Love is the cure of all illnesses. Love & care is what brings the treatment to help cure the illnesses. Its only a metaphor. Mr tom found william & summoned the ambulance to hospitalise william. Then he took him back to his home for good. Can't u c?
This has just unlocked so so many memories! The teachers put this on for us to watch in primary school. Such an amazing film!
One of the loveliest films ❤❤❤
I love watching this movie. I wish we still have this kind of community where we know and help one another and be there for each other. Now a days, neighbors don't even know their next door neighbors. Thank you, very family entertaining.
COMMUNITY SPIRIT STARTED TO MELT WHEN WE LEFT THE LAND TO ENTER THE NEW WORLD OF INDUSTRY AND FISCAL MOTIVES BEYOND GIVING A HOOT ABOUT ANYONE ELSE. .. ENDING UP AS COMMODITIES WITH NO REAL SOUL APART FROM THE SUPERFICIAL FACADE OF CARE AND LOVE!!!! JUST BE TRUE TO ALL THAT IS HUMANE...... buena suerte :-)
Hello all,
Yes, a wonderful film! We CAN change the world step by step by beginning to care for our neighbour by a friendly hello, smile and a coffee to go for the homeless. To practice what Jesus did: To do unto others what we would want others to do unto us.It's a rich life! May Jesus, Our Saviour, bless and keep you and each person in this world and help us all to reach out to our neighbour. Best regards Irene, Denmark.
Very true! Thank you Imelda for watching
Everyone helps me as I grieve the war and they get really concerned for my mental health from this point. No wonder why I’m so loved today
William was lucky enough to find his Dad and Mr. Tom to have a chance to have Will as his son. A second chance for both, after so many losses. Loved the story.
Lovely film John thaw such a great star, more kids should watch this film
Hollywood has nothing to compare with films like this. Absolutely brilliant 💖
He called him dad....I am crying,my heart has melted
I am so glad I chose to click this movie on a Saturday evening. It was such a beautifully made movie. The story is touching and the village is like in heaven. Love love this movie.
This movie shows you don't need to be blood related inorder to love someone like your own. Your love should not make a difference if your related or not.
That is what LORD JESUS teaches... to love one another.
The most beautiful film ever. Really makes you appreciate life. ❤️ when he calls him dad, wow. X
It's one of the best TV movies ever. ❤
What a glorious little movie. My God it was wonderful. I'm an emotional wreck, but it was wonderful. People forget what a damn good story feels like.
Me too (emotional wreck)
Absolute epic film. RIP the great John thaw. From the Sweeney till the older stuff. Remarkable actor
That was an Absoutley beautiful,movie, loved it.😢 worth every tear
the 2 things l hate the most child abuse and war. thank the heavens for all the MrTom's in the world
agreed
Thanks to JP Morgan and the Rothschilds, had they not stolen Tesla's invention for free electric he could of built the death Ray gun and all wars from 1900s onwards would never of happened, why start a war if you haven't got a weapon that will help you win, war as to happen in the minds of the elite to start the new world order, fewer people,that are dumb are easier to control than the billions that roam earth like a virus.
I want to live in that gorgeous small village, with Tom as my neighbor.
Same
Love this over the years have watched it , one of the best films ever I'm 75 now still makes me cry , no doubt I will watch it again ,one of my favourites along with , The secret garden and the Railway children ❤
Reading a few of the comments, it’s nice to see this book/film still being introduced to school kids just like my classmates and I were in the mid-2000s. Despite the film being 20 years old now, because it’s set during WW2 it remains timeless. John Thaw and Nick Robinson are superb.
I remember watching this when I was at school - probably around 10 years old (is that year 6?) well, primary school age and watching it whilst others took the 11+
What a fantastic Actor John Thaw Was !!!
I can't stop crying especially for little girl Trudy 😭😔 thanks for the movie 🤍
What a sweet movie - I cried like a baby! Had to tell my wife it was just my allergies acting up....
Jack Rabbit Really wonderful! Supreme and splendid! John and William heal each other's souls and save each other in different ways. Good triumphs over evil and life retakes its humane course, and pure lives are refreshed and restored.
I've watched this movie 3 times and I still cry at the part where he calls Tom dad
John Thaw always plays such an old grump! However, in this film he finally smiles and shows the depths to his character! This is a lovely, unpretentious movie, reminding us all the value of love and caring for one another. ❤️😊 Why dwell on horrors in our lives when it feels so wonderful to love and smile and to shout for joy!?
"I can ride dad" got me then when I was a little girl and it still gets me now 😢 a classic film.
the ending made me cry !!!!!!😭
Charming heart warming moving sweet uplifting old fashion film about a lonely man and a lonely orphan boy who were force to reluctantly live stick together thru thick n thin when times were hard and they became good friends film was set in olden days when life moved at a much slower pace snails pace life in countryside such a delight to watch very well acted by john thaw mr tom and young boy actor fabulous
Priceless the shock on Mr.Tom's face when William said I can ride Dad. Thank you for the upload great movie
Such a heart-warming real-life based movie.Made me tearful!😢 1 like 1 prayer to all the people who died during WW1 and WW2
This film wants me to cry so much. Best film ever and John Thaw is a legend. RIP John Thaw
This is a very emotional film. I even read the book in school. Thanks for sharing! :D
Seen Mr Tom a few times and still a brilliant film John Thaw one of our greatest
Only the best isn't it
Two sad and lonely hearts find love and happiness. 🙂 Good emotional WW2 period movie.
Absolutely brilliant from start to finish, John Thaw at his very best, great story, great acting.
John thaw a Manchester lad RIP great actor
I loved this book growing up. I think they chose the perfect Mr. Tom in John Thaw. ❤️
John Thaw was a lovely man... Had the pleasure of meeting he and his wife Sheila Hancock on a flight to Australia... He kindly bought me a coffee in Dubai... So glad that he had great success as Inspector Morse before he passed away... This is a lovely story - I stumbled across it by accident.
EnosEverything what's spooky is I have a piano teacher, older bloke, and his wife's name is Sheila. His last names Hancock by the way. Just funny is all.
I remember watching this when I was young, about 7 years old, the film didn’t really make much sense to me but I loved watching it, 10 years later watching this film again I’m in tears, what a beautiful film and what amazing strong characters.
17?
I was 11 years old and now I’m 20. 1940 has been with me since then and it’s amazing how close we were and still are pretty close 10 years later
A heart touching movie during the war....how love can enter a stranger's heart and be the closest person in the world. How this love can remove the scars of the past and transform.....a soul so beautifully. ❤🎉 Amen
This movie has become my “comfort food.” It has all the elements of what life is all about, cruelty, unselfishness, commitment, pain, healing, death and life and most of all LOVE.
Love this film so much. R.I.P John Thaw. 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊
I'm so glad that the whole movie is available for free
When he calls him Dad!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Oh, how I wish went on for another hour at least. Simply superb, thank you.
A very sad, but beautiful film with a happy ending
I've seen this multiple times!I love watching Good night Mr Tom.❤
I remember watching this film in primary school
This for me is the best thing that John Thaw ever did, it shows just how talented he really was. Brilliant film brilliant story brilliant acting.
I’m not usually a big fan of his work after The Sweeney but I thought this performances was as good as anything I’ve ever seen by any actor. Great Film.
Apparently I needed to cry today, both tears of sadness and joy. I hadn't seen this movie, or heard of it. It was recommended, and I am glad to have watched. And now, I highly recommend it.
Beautiful film. Wish all real life stories ended so well. Thanks so much!
This movie was so touching. The best family movie I have seen. Thank God for such a beautiful and happy ending for a young boy who went through so much.
This lovely film gives me a lump in my throat and tears to my eyes, as i go back to my childhood days and pine for them, with one exception that is!
It was hard, but everyone was friendly and sharing, a real community, and NOW! look what we have, its so sad...
John Thaw was a great actor. Great charming film.
John Thaw in my opinion was a very underated actor
What an inspiring bond William and Tom had. William about had a heart attack in the church bless him. He thought he was going to get punished for being late for his tea...when it turned out Tom had a surprise get-together arranged for him the whole time. I actually thought it was Tom's birthday until William arrived home and everyone wished HIM a happy birthday. Lol. Watching this while bored and stuck in quarantine. Haven't watched this movie since I was little. Brilliant film.
RIP John Thaw. Truly a wonderful man. Forever in our hearts.
What an incredibly exceptional movie! 🎬 God Bless the Brits!💟
Yes, I agree. God bless 'em!
@@kilgoretrout3875 Ditto to the both of you may God bless you too , Its comments like this that keeps love pride dignity in each other Thank you from a Brit lady
I saw this movie years ago
It is a great movie about a old
Man who tacks in some kids
From the war and chances
His life from a group to the nicest
Man in the village I give this movie
A 100 plus this movie well bring tears of happiness
Today on Friday 8th May 2020, Goodnight Mister Tom gets 1 Million views 👍🏻 well done John Thaw ! Thanks for this brilliant film, we miss you .
And it's VE Day
And my birthday
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It was the best anniversary ever thanks to Mummy. I’m very grateful for her helping me out with the celebrations because i wouldn’t have done any of the bunting or anything myself. Hopefully she can spend time with me on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, I know she will. She’s a very caring mother
I love this film. I come back to watch it every now and then. The ending still makes me cry ❤️
I am in tears....tears of absolute joy ..A masterpiece indeed
I’ve never cried at a film before, but when he gave him his birthday present...
For me its when he said why didn't u come i kept calling u but u didn't come that gets me every time
Who on earth wud thumb this down. Brilliant and tear jerking story. Loved it.
Excellent ..... Why this type of movie is rare
I'm not crying, my eyes are just sweating.
I fell in love with the book when a teacher noticed I was a precocious reader at age 7. I saw so much of my own life in it, even if I didn’t realise it back then, it was such a comfort and I didn’t feel so alone. It’s always scary how much his abusive mother is like my own, minus the physical abuse. The episodes of bipolar/borderline personality disorder…. One moment his mother is psychotic and abusive, the next she’s kind and loving. I’m so glad mental health is recognised more these days.
What a beautiful film from the early years. Simpler day,s maybe,but happier.
If we could mix the medical advancements with the simpler days - I'd be only too happy.
The book has a lot more in it than the film! It’s brilliant!
It really is, I find the book is usually better than the film but this is lovely.
I read this book in High School and then chose it for a literature exploration in first-year University. I have read it to countless students over the years and have enjoyed every read.
Especially the very good SETTING of countryside landscapes and villages with their exemplary and TYPICAL buildings of the country with all their details and daily activities ... frankly; It is VERY but VERY good this British production. I saw a very similar one many years ago when I was (I) about 09 years old titled "without family" here in Peru and I never found this movie again. Today I am 70 years old and I see that these movie gems are WONDERFUL !!!!
Yes! I also enjoyed the contrast to the images of grey old London and the poverty physical and emotional the average person lived with in those times. Be Well.
Its been years and years since I watched something like this movie..goshh, maybe since my childhood. Just absolutely lovely!..I'm very thankful for posting it.
Spharion what a beautiful comment ☺
Brilliant! Thank you
Oh my word, what a beautiful heartwarming film!
Have watched numerous times & still brings a tear or so .❤
Very good movie but so sad what this boy had to go through 😢
One heck of a movie. I admit I kept this movie on my "watch later" list for a long time, and am glad I decided to view it this evening. Child abuse is a sore point with me, so I stuck through this movie, hoping William and Mr. Tom would stay together. I observed the winces and careful silence that the young actor accurately portrayed - that of any abused child. I loved how Mr. Tom stomped the offending kid-beating belt back into the ground while gardening.
This has to be one of the best TV films ver made.
I had the pleasure of meeting John Thaw in the village PO where he lived. I put my hand out and thanked him for all the great work he had done over the years and told him Goodnight Mr Tom had to be his best
Watched the film umpteen times to the point I cry when the title goes up.
When he called him dad❤❤❤
Thats what we call unconditional love..great movie.
Great movie with Mr Tom taking that young boy as his own and loving him do beautiful!
The very best of John Thaw.
Geezer way cool in the Sweeney and Morse as well. RIP.
I’am welling up all ready seen Mr Tom many Times what a fine actor and man so sadly missed .watched this a lot in lock down . Thank you 😊
What a beautiful film ..And bless John. He was of our best ..Love to Sheila x
I don't cry very often at my old age, but I liked this movie. Well done, it's a great story, with a worthwhile theme: love *does* work. I identified strongly with William -- so much abuse, neglect, and terror -- how *_does_* one survive such a childhood and remain able to love? For him to have survived all his losses is truly inspirational, even if it is just a work of fiction. More movies like this should be made -- it's so much more inspiring than the crap Hollywood produces these days.
In those days there was no social services to remove Will from his abusive mother
The best fiction has it's roots in truth. Someone CLEARLY lived through this or knew someone who did.
Wouldn't it be ironic if it were the chap from the Home Office in the black suit. Yeah, I know. A woman wrote the story. It could have been his daughter.
I know I would have told my children about a young child like William Beech. And the man who had compassion for him.
An absolutely inspiring story. I couldn't make it through without crying.
The look on the boy's face when Tom told him never to raise a stick to his dog. It was just happenstance that Tom had a red hot poker in his hand. At that point, no one knew anything about the abuse.
And LOVED what Tom did with "The Belt".
Tom became an unwilling parent, but a very good one.
The story is kind of a cross between "Anne of Green Gables" and "Heidi".
'Crap' is just how I think of 'Follywood' productions of late. I have not been excited about any current productions out of the main or 'Lame-Stream' in years.
8a41jt they can call us ol'folk, out of touch but I'm not interested in the mass market appeal of entertainment come violence and mayhem generated by the money and minds of today.
8a41jt, What, no car chases, swearing or shootings, thank God!
@@KimSenior Exactly! Nice to watch a film that pulls at your heartstrings rather than violence that take over these day's.
I can ride dad I can really ride the ending always hits different 💙
Pity they didn't stick closer to the book 😕 😢 😞
It’s honestly amazing how well this movie was set. This was one of the most emotional movies I have ever watched. And I will watch it a million times if I have to again. Good people make good deeds make good children. As some people might say, well for me at night. Good night Mr. Tom. 😁