107 minutes
7/2/1999
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.
Anthony Way
as Tom Long
Nigel Le Vaillant
as Thomas Long (Adult)
Marlene Sidaway
as Doris Schuster
Serena Gordon
as Melody Long
Greta Scacchi
as Aunt Gwen Kitson
James Wilby
as Uncle Alan Kitson
Alfie Lawrence
as Harriet Long
Mel Martin
as Alice Long
Nick Robinson
as Peter Long
Liz Smith
as Mrs Willows
Arlene Cockburn
as Susan the Maid
Tom Bowles
as Mr Ferguson
Joan Plowright
as Mrs Bartholomew
David Bradley
as Abel
Stuart Piper
as Hubert
Rory Jennings
as James (12 years)
Florence Hoath
as Hatty (12 years)
Penelope Wilton
as Aunt Melbourne
Laurel Melsom
as Youngest Hatty
Noah Huntley
as James (20 years)
Caroline Carver
as Hatty (Young Woman)
Daniel Betts
as Barty
Robert Putt
as Tower Keeper
Arthur Cox
as Mr Batsford