absolute masterpiece of a film . goodnight mr. tom have swiftly become one of my favourite film of all time . nobody should miss out on see this film and it just too good . mr. tom be perfectly portray by john thaw a the harsh old man who become a soft father figure when william beech ( nick robinson ) be send to him for evacuation and almost like the town mouse and the country mouse . a truly heart wrenching film . the director know exactly how to turn book into film and he have do so extremely well . the film be so excellently shoot that the emotion of the character and what be happen make the audience feel a range of emotion from love to fear and and these emotion could turn on a six penny . set in a time of turmoil during world war two and this film also show the difference between the city and the countryside and they be almost like different country . an absolute must see and those who do not be miss out on a truly amazing and brilliant film .