There is a final scene with 7325 again seen arriving at Platform 2 at Weirwold travelling northbound.

Tom is therefore saddened and upset when Willie's mother (Annabelle Apsion) unexpectedly summons him back to the capital at the height of the Blitz. The filming will bring back a few memories for people who remember wartime Britain and certainly those who were evacuated out of London to escape the German bombings. Have read the story many times and recently shared the book with my 9 year old and I wanted him to see the film too. Some months later, at the time of the Dunkirk evacuation, William is summoned back to London by his mother. Możesz zaakceptować wykorzystanie przez nas wszystkich tych plików i przejść do sklepu lub dostosować użycie plików do swoich preferencji, wybierając opcję "Dostosuj zgody".Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. Sammy leads Tom and Ralph to the cupboard under the stairs, which appears to be the source of a vile stench. The fictional village in the book is Little Weirwold, although in the film the station had a 'Weirwold' running in board which may be seen in the screenshots below. Beech claims she is a "present from Jesus", but Willie is too young and naïve to consider any other scenario. com is an Introducer Appointed Representative of Pay4Later Limited, trading as Deko, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 728646).

Willie's new life with Tom eventually boosts his self-confidence and he opens up to Tom, looking up to him as a surrogate father figure.Set in a small English town at the start of WWII, GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM stars John Thaw as Tom Oakley, who gets stuck with a shy young orphan named Willie Beech when the children of London are evacuated and sent to rural towns in preparation for the expected German bombings. Willie is a quiet, sad child with a deprived and disturbing past, but he slowly begins to flourish under the care of 'Mister Tom' and enjoys an idyllic village life. The film is set in the early years of the 2nd World War, and is full of charm, nostalgia and a heart warming throw back to the days before mobile phones, satellite TV and countless other forms of media and communication.

In the film's final scene, Willie rides the bicycle down the long hill and stops just in front of an impressed Tom, whom he addresses as "Dad" for the first time. Willie is a quiet, sad child with a deprived and disturbing past, but he slowly begins to flourish under the care of `Mister Tom` and enjoys an idyllic village life. The outbreak of the Second World War sees nine-year-old Willie Beech (Nick Robinson) evacuated from London and billeted with crotchety widower Tom Oakley (Thaw) in the village of Little Weirwold. She finally pummels him and eventually locks him in the cupboard under the stairs, accusing him of blasphemy after he tells her that Jesus was a Jew. Eventually, Stelton and some social workers come to Tom's house with the news that Willie's mother has died by suicide.

You would not have seen an aerial of that type on a roof until the mid 1960's when BBC2 came into being. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. During the ' Step Back to the 1940s' event in June/July 2019, 7325 was available for footplate visits and photographs outside for the first time in many years when displayed in the dock platform at Kidderminster.

Beech seems better after suffering a mental breakdown, but when Willie presents her with gifts that the locals from Little Weirwold had given him, and tells her about some of his friends, she accuses him of stealing and is angry he had been interacting with girls and Jews. In the UK, the version shown on ITV1 cuts out the scene where William's mother is shouting at him then cuts to the next scene immediately after she slaps him we only hear the sound of his cry as does so before it goes black. The enduring bond and friendship that the two characters share will change both of their lives forever. I found this movie to be a moving drama of the war years, which reminded me of evacuation of children from cities which were being bombed to locations where they would be safe. Willie is a sad little boy who has not had a happy or easy life, but he and Tom gradually warm to each other, and a strong friendship develops between the pair.Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. The story is based around the relationship which develops between Tom and Willie, who is sent to him after the children of London were evacuated in preparation for the expected German bombings.