The Navigators

Sep 14, 2001

1h 36m

★ 6.9

Overview

In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that because of privatization, their lives will never be the same. When the trusty British Rail sign is replaced by one reading East Midland Infrastructure, it is clear that there will be the inevitable winners and losers as downsizing and efficiency become the new buzzwords.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Parallax Pictures

Road Movies

Tornasol Media

Alta Films

Channel 4 Television

ARD Degeto

WDR/Arte

ARTE France Cinéma

The Navigators Trailers

Cast

John

Dean Andrews

Mick

Thomas Craig

Paul

Joe Duttine

Jim

Steve Huison

Gerry

Venn Tracey

Len

Andy Swallow

Harpic

Sean Glenn

Fiona

Juliet Bates

Bill Waters

John Aston

Owen

Graham Heptinstall

Tracy

Angela Saville

Lisa

Clare McSwain

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