The Making Of Goodnight Mr Tom

This behind-the-scenes account follows the making of a television adaptation of Goodnight Mr Tom, moving step by step from script to screen. Its viewpoint is that of the young actor cast as Willie Beech, a boy sent out of London as a child evacuee during the Second World War. The book shows what goes into bringing a period drama to life, from rehearsals and filming schedules to the day-to-day experience of a child working on a professional set. It offers young readers a glimpse of how a story from the page becomes a film, and of the wartime backdrop that gives the story its emotional weight.