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2001 Certificate PG
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Family tensions develop when Rusty returns home after the war to her mother and sister as she finds it difficult to accept the restrictions imposed on her. Although everyone is pleased when her father returns the situation only deteriorates... Based on the novel by Michelle Magorian. Read more

Starring Sarah Lancashire, Stephanie Cole, Rosemary Leach, Adrian Lukis
Director Simon Massey
Genres Drama

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Back Home

Family tensions develop when Rusty returns home after the war to her mother and sister as she finds it difficult to accept the restrictions imposed on her. Although everyone is pleased when her father returns the situation only deteriorates... Based on the novel by Michelle Magorian.

Starring Sarah Lancashire, Stephanie Cole, Rosemary Leach, Adrian Lukis
Director Simon Massey
Studio ACORN MEDIA
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 5 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 27 Dec 2001
Production year: 2001
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Dripping with Disney sentimentality, yet also benefiting from the studio's customarily impeccable production values, this TV movie will probably prove more popular with grandparents than youngsters. That's because it's set in the immediate postwar period when families were reunited and austerity was briefly forgotten. However young Hayley Carr has nothing to celebrate for, having spent the war in the States, she no longer feels she belongs in Blighty, especially as mother Hayley Mills is more preoccupied with her husband's homecoming. Decently played by a cast of familiar faces and directed by Scot Piers Haggard, this has the comforting sweetness of a good mint humbug.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Excellent

    Good british movie. It makes a change to see a good down to earth real life movie.

      • A customer from Cambridgeshire, UK
      • Posted 25 May 2005 09:49

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  • Rated - 3 stars

    Disappointing

    Michelle Magorian's books are great and this dvd was disappointing as it was more superficial than the book. The main character (Rusty) was well acted but Sarah Lancashire fell short as the mother....she wasn't terrible but just not quite up to the part.

    There is so much more to the book......but I guess, this is a common phenomenon.

      • Mabmilton from Halkirk
      • Posted 07 May 2008 10:58

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      Family tensions develop when Rusty returns home after the war to her mother and sister as she finds it difficult to accept the restrictions imposed on her. Although everyone is pleased when her father returns the situation only deteriorates... Based on the novel by Michelle Magorian....