Tim Tom Ellis Promptly at twenty minutes to four the next afternoon Timothy and Nancy drove off in the open buggy to meet the expected guest. Timothy was Old Tom's son. It was sometimes said in the town that if Old Tom was Miss Polly's right-hand man, Timothy was her left... Timothy was a good-natured youth, and a good-looking one, as well. Short as had been Nancy's stay at the house, the two were already good friends. -- From Pollyanna, 'Chapter III, The Coming of Pollyanna' Tom Ellis's previous credits include roles in the BBC series Nice Guy Eddie and films Buffalo Soldiers and Vera Drake.