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The Railway Children
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The Railway Children

Nov 14, 2016
1h 49m
★ 10.0

Overview

At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury children—Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter—move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home. This stage-to-screen version, filmed at the National Railway Museum, features the steam train from the much-loved original feature film.

Genres

Drama
Family

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Cast

Robert Angell

Robert Angell

Martin Barrass

Martin Barrass

Elianne Byrne

Elianne Byrne

Rozzi Nicholson-Lailey

Rozzi Nicholson-Lailey

Izaak Cainer

Izaak Cainer

Beth Lilly

Beth Lilly

Andrina Carroll

Andrina Carroll

Jacqueline Naylor

Jacqueline Naylor

James Weaver

James Weaver

Michael Lambourne

Michael Lambourne

Alex Wingfield

Alex Wingfield

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