Tom Brown's Schooldays (TV serial) Tom Brown's Schooldays (TV serial) Tom Brown's Schooldays is a 1971 television serial adaptation of the Thomas Hughes novel "Tom Brown's Schooldays". It was originally screened on the BBC1 Sunday afternoon slot, which often showed serialisations of classics aimed at a family audience. It made some free adaptations to Hughes's novel, creating the role of Flashman's father, and writing new sub-plots about Flashman and Arnold. It also included some scenes of bullying and corporal punishment which may have been strong stuff for family viewing. "Clean-up TV" campaigner Mary Whitehouse claimed that the programme broke the BBC's guidelines on the depiction
The New Adventures of Old Tom When Peter sulks out of Tom's apartment, he sees Tom about to jump off the roof and runs to the roof to try and stop Tom. When Dallas and the news crew arrive, Peter takes credit for the suicide attempt and has Tom anchor it. When he is asked about the "suicide", Peter states that he is remorseful for causing Tom to lose his job. Tom tells Peter that he is very appreciative of Peter's act. Tom eventually gets his job back due to the high ratings the potential suicide drew. Meanwhile, at the mall, Brian falls for a girl