Mary & Tim

Mary & Tim is a 1996 American romantic drama television film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Ann Beckett. It is a remake of the 1979 Australian film Tim, which was based on the 1974 novel by Colleen McCullough.^[1] Mary Horton (Candice Bergen), a 50-something year old widow, begins a romance with Tim Melville (Thomas McCarthy), a mentally disabled gardener 30 years her junior.^[2] The film aired on CBS on November 3, 1996.

Mary & Tim
Genre	Romantic drama
Based on	Tim by Michael Pate Tim by Colleen McCullough
Teleplay by	Ann Beckett
Directed by	Glenn Jordan
Starring	Piper Laurie Richard Kiley Tom McCarthy Louise Latham Kelli Williams
Music by	Michel Colombier
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Robert Halmi
Producer	Glenn Jordan
Cinematography	Neil Roach
Editor	David A. Simmons
Running time	92 minutes
Production companies	Holiday Productions Hallmark Entertainment
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	November 3, 1996 (1996-11-03)

Cast

• Candice Bergen as Mary Horton
• Richard Kiley as Ron Melville
• Tom McCarthy as Tim Melville
• Louise Latham as Forbsie
• Kelli Williams as Justine Melville