Series synopsis
Tom's Midnight Garden is a British kids sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on BBC One on January 4, 1989. It ended on February 8, 1989. It was created by Philippa Pearce. It stars Jeremy Rampling, Simon Fenton, Isabelle Amyes and Shaughan Seymour.
Forced to stay with his aunt and uncle for the summer holidays, Tom Long is lonely and bored, until one night he hears the clock strike 13. He suddenly finds himself transported to a magical Victorian garden of the 1880s and meets a girl.
Premise
Forced to stay with his aunt and uncle for the summer holidays, Tom Long is lonely and bored, until one night he hears the clock strike 13. He suddenly finds himself transported to a magical Victorian garden of the 1880s and meets a girl.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jeremy Rampling as Tom Long
- Simon Fenton as Peter Long
- Isabelle Amyes as Aunt Gwen
- Shaughan Seymour as Uncle Alan
Guest cast
- Caroline Waldron as Hatty
- Renée Asherson as Mrs Bartholomew
- Richard Garnett as Abel
- Sarah Jane McKechnie as Mrs Long
- Noah Huntley as James
- Katherine Schofield as Aunt Grace
- Edward Sibley as Edgar
- Ashley Clark as Hubert
- Kevin Francis as Man in Yard
- Tessa Burbridge as Susan
- Miranda Burton as Little Hatty
- Richard Cripwell as Older James
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | January 4, 1989 | February 8, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Part 1 Tom Long starts off his summer holiday in quarantine when his brother Peter catches measles and his imagination takes him back to the Victorian era. |
January 4, 1989 |
| 2 |
Part 2 Tom enters the garden of his dreams but cannot understand why nobody has mentioned it nor can he understand the importance of the grandfather clock. |
January 11, 1989 |
| 3 |
Part 3 Tom discovers that his nightly visits to the garden are not necessarily journeys into a bright summer day when he finds the garden threatened by a storm. |
January 18, 1989 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 4, 1989 |
| Last aired | February 8, 1989 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |