Tom's Midnight Garden (1989) (Episode 1)

Part 1 of 6 of the children's classic from 1989. When his younger brother comes down with measles, Tom Long is sent away to stay with his Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan for the holiday. They live in a flat contained in a Victorian country house owned by the landlady Mrs Bartholomew that has no gardens, and Tom starts to find it dull there as due to being a risk of infection he is forced to stay inside. But one night in bed he hears the old grandfather clock in the hallway strike thirteen and puzzled, he gets up to investigate. But when he opens the back door he discovers lavish gardens and settings from the Victorian era... Starring Jeremy Rampling, Shaughan Seymour, Isabelle Amyes, Sarah Jane McKechnie, Simon Fenton, Renee Asherson and Tessa Burbridge. This is a series I remember from my childhood, and was originally broadcast on January 4th 1989 - following on from the Christmas broadcast of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe just weeks before. Adapted from the 1958 novel by Philippa Pearce, this was the 3rd TV adaptation, with the previous two being in 1968 and 1974, but this is arguably the most well known of the trio. This has always had a place in my affections and is a lovely adaptation with a surprising and moving conclusion. I hope you enjoy it.