Back home [DVD videorecording] / screenplay by Brian Finch ; produced by Mia Jupp ; directed by Simon Massey ; a Danny Rose production in association with Lucky Dog Productions.
Contributor(s): Finch, Brian
| Jupp, Mia | Massey, Simon | Lancashire, Sarah | Fox, Jessica | Cole, Stephanie | Magorian, Michelle. Good night, Mr. Tom | BFS Video (Firm).
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FilmPublisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : BFS Video, 2005, c2001Edition: Standard format.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 0779257049; 9780779257041.Subject(s): DVD-Video-discs | World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama | Country life -- England -- DramaGenre/Form: Made-for-TV movies. | Television adaptations.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A remake of the 1989 British TV movie of the same name (which itself was based on a novel by Michelle Magorian), the 2001 production of Back Home starred Sarah Lancashire as Peggy Dickinson, the role essayed in the original film by Hayley Mills. At the outbreak of WWII, Peggy and her husband, Roger (Adrian Lukis), make certain that their daughter, Virginia (Jessica Fox), is safely evacuated to the U.S. while they busy themselves with war work. Serving in the WVS (Women's Voluntary Service), Peggy enjoys a degree of liberation hitherto unknown to her, billeted in a luxurious mansion and serving as driver for several urbane military officers; meanwhile, Roger trudges along as an ordinary soldier. At war's end, Peggy feels out of touch with her former life, Roger is unable to adjust to peacetime conditions, and Virginia has become far too "Americanized" to be satisfied with her parents' existence. Back Home was first televised in the U.K. on October 22, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
DVD.
Sarah Lancashire, Stephanie Cole, Adrian Lukis, Rosemary Leach, Kaye Wragg, Jessica Fox.
Director of photography, Simon Kossoff ; editor, Nick McPhee ; music composed & conducted by Carl Davis.
Originally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie in 2001.
Based on the novel Goodnight, Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
The story of a family who struggle to make sense of their new lives in a world irrevocably altered by the far-reaching effects of war.
Special features: interview with Michelle Magorian; Magorian biography and bibliography; production notes; cast profiles.
