Goodnight Mister Tom

language

There is mild bad language ('bloody, 'damn', 'hell').

theme

A main character is a victim of child abuse; it is implied that he is beaten with a belt and is seen being beaten by his mother, leaving him with injuries. There is a scene in which a child and a baby are locked and left inside a dark room, resulting in the death of an infant. There are undetailed verbal references to a man beating his wife and children, as well as scenes in which social workers attempt to re-home a child. The theme is treated in a sensitive manner.

additional issues: There is passing reference to a woman killing herself. A man describes sex to a boy as something "what men and women do when they love each other".

Classified Date:

08/06/1999

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Carlton Video Ltd

language

There is mild bad language ('bloody, 'damn', 'hell').

theme

A main character is a victim of child abuse; it is implied that he is beaten with a belt and is seen being beaten by his mother, leaving him with injuries. There is a scene in which a child and a baby are locked and left inside a dark room, resulting in the death of an infant. There are undetailed verbal references to a man beating his wife and children, as well as scenes in which social workers attempt to re-home a child. The theme is treated in a sensitive manner.

additional issues: There is passing reference to a woman killing herself. A man describes sex to a boy as something "what men and women do when they love each other".

Classified Date:

30/10/1998

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Carlton Home Entertainment

language

There is mild bad language ('bloody, 'damn', 'hell').

theme

A main character is a victim of child abuse; it is implied that he is beaten with a belt and is seen being beaten by his mother, leaving him with injuries. There is a scene in which a child and a baby are locked and left inside a dark room, resulting in the death of an infant. There are undetailed verbal references to a man beating his wife and children, as well as scenes in which social workers attempt to re-home a child. The theme is treated in a sensitive manner.

additional issues: There is passing reference to a woman killing herself. A man describes sex to a boy as something "what men and women do when they love each other".

Classified date

08/06/1999
BBFC reference

BVV155249
Language

English

Director(s)

Jack Gold

Production Year

1998

Genre(s)

Drama

Approx. running minutes

102m

Cast

John Thaw, Nick Robinson, John Carter, Annabelle Apsion