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The Railway Children

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1968
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
135
YOUR RATING
Jenny Agutter, Gillian Bailey, Gordon Gostelow, and Neil McDermott in The Railway Children (1968)
Family

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.

  • Stars
    • Ann Castle
    • Jenny Agutter
    • Neil McDermott
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    135
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Ann Castle
      • Jenny Agutter
      • Neil McDermott
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Top Cast18

    Ann Castle
    • Mother
    • 1968
    Jenny Agutter
    Jenny Agutter
    • Roberta Faraday
    • 1968
    Neil McDermott
    • Peter Faraday
    • 1968
    Gillian Bailey
    Gillian Bailey
    • Phyllis Faraday
    • 1968
    Gordon Gostelow
    • Perks
    • 1968
    Brian Hayes
    • Stationmaster
    • 1968
    John Ringham
    John Ringham
    • Dr. Forrest
    • 1968
    Joseph O'Conor
    Joseph O'Conor
    • Old Gentleman
    • 1968
    Frederick Treves
    Frederick Treves
    • Father
    • 1968
    Christopher Witty
    Christopher Witty
    • Jim
    • 1968
    Mary Healey
    Mary Healey
    • Ruth
    • 1968
    John Dunbar
    • Mr. Willis
    • 1968
    Colin Douglas
    • Farmer
    • 1968
    Bart Allison
    • Signalman
    • 1968
    Roy Denton
    • Valuer
    • 1968
    Delia Paton
    • Woman
    • 1968
    Stefan Gryff
    Stefan Gryff
    • Foreigner
    • 1968
    Will Stampe
    • Engine Driver
    • 1968
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    • Trivia
      Jenny Agutter (Roberta Faraday) and Christopher Witty (Jim) would later reprise their roles in the film adaptation The Railway Children (1970).
    • Connections
      Featured in Timeshift: Between the Lines: Railways in Fiction and Film (2008)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 12, 1968 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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