The Railway Children

TV Mini Series
1968
25m

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1968 BBC adaptation of the evergreen E. Nesbit story.1968 BBC adaptation of the evergreen E. Nesbit story.1968 BBC adaptation of the evergreen E. Nesbit story.

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7.3/10

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Ann Castle

Mother

Jenny Agutter

Roberta Faraday

Neil McDermott

Peter Faraday

Gillian Bailey

Phyllis Faraday

Gordon Gostelow

Perks

Brian Hayes

Stationmaster

John Ringham

Dr. Forrest

Joseph O'Conor

Old Gentleman

Frederick Treves

Father

Christopher Witty

Mary Healey

Ruth

John Dunbar

Mr. Willis

Colin Douglas

Farmer

Bart Allison

Signalman

Roy Denton

Valuer

Delia Paton

Woman

Stefan Gryff

Foreigner

Will Stampe

Engine Driver

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Trivia
Jenny Agutter (Roberta Faraday) and Christopher Witty (Jim) would later reprise their roles in the film adaptation Les enfants du chemin de fer (1970).

Connections
Featured in Timeshift: Between the Lines: Railways in Fiction and Film (2008)

Not the classic that everyone knows but just as charming in its own way, and more time spent with the story means more of the novel adapted

This is available on YouTube and it is well worth a watch. It doesn't have the charm and the 'part of the cultural fabric' appeal of the 1970 film remake that everyone knows and loves. But it is very charming in its own way. It looks so much older because of the lower budget TV production and the fact it is in black and white. But the episodes are only 20 minutes long so are easily eaten up. But it allows for more time to adapt more of the novel that most people know from the 1970 version.

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