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FREE THE RAILWAY CHILDREN PDF E. Nesbit,Jacqueline Wilson | 304 pages | 29 Feb 2016 | Penguin Books Ltd | 9780141321608 | English | London, United Kingdom The Railway Children - Wikipedia As IMDb celebrates its 30th birthday, we have six shows to get you ready for those pivotal years of your life Get The Railway Children streaming picks. Title: The Railway Children 12 Nov Dramatization of E. Nesbit's classic novel about three children whose lives change Dramatically after they move to a Yorkshire cottage near a railway line. I have bought this title as in my opinion, it should be place next to the original version. It is worthy of the title. The The Railway Children it has Jenny Agutter as the Mother. In 'real time, it's as if the daughter has grown along with the time difference of the film dates. 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Available on Amazon. Added to Watchlist. JJ Field Filmography. Movies Set in Edwardian The Railway Children. Dramatic films available on Justwatch. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Edit Cast Episode cast overview, first billed only: Jack Blumenau Peter Clare Thomas Phyllis Jemima Rooper Bobbie Jenny Agutter Mother Michael Kitchen Father Valerie Minifie Cook Melanie Clark Pullen Ruth Georgie Glen Aunt Emma Gregor Fisher Perks Amanda Walker Ransome Clive Russell Station Master Richard Attenborough The Old Gentleman David Bamber Doctor Forrest Jane Wood Viney Ian Gain Edit Storyline Dramatization of E. Edit Did You Know? Goofs In the scene where the children are on the canal bridge they watch a horse drawn canal boat pass under the bridge, the boat however is a motor boat and not an unpowered boat, motor boats did not appear on the canals until the s. Quotes Phyllis : I'll die if I don't have a The Railway Children. Peter : [ sighs ] Give her a silly sandwich! As we speak, he's probably lying there, his head on the metals, an unresisting The Railway Children to any passing ex Bobbie : [ pulls Peter's hat over his eyes ] Oh, stop talking like a book! Keep behind me. And if a train comes, stand flat against the The Railway Children and hold your petticoats against you. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Frequently Asked Questions Q: Who are the "railway children"? Q: Is "The Railway Children" based on a book? Q: How does the The Railway Children end? Country: UK. Language: English. Runtime: min. Sound Mix: Stereo. Color: Color. Edit page. October Streaming Picks. Back to School Picks. Clear your history. The Railway Children ( film) - Wikipedia The Railway Children is a British drama film based on the novel of the same name by E. The film was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 21 December The film rights were bought by Jeffries. It was his directorial debut and he was also responsible for writing the screenplay for the film. The Railway Children turned out to be a critical success, both at the time of its release and in later years. The Waterburys are an affluent family who live in a luxurious Edwardian villa in the suburbs of London. Charles Waterbury, the patriarch, works at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He is arrested on suspicion of being a spy. This is hidden from the rest of the family by his wife. The family become impoverished and are forced to move to a house called 'Three Chimneys' in YorkshireThe Railway Children is near Oakworth railway station. When they arrive, they find the house in a mess and rat-infested. The three children, Roberta known by her nickname BobbiePhyllis, and Peter find amusement in watching the trains on the nearby railway line and waving to the passengers. They become friends with Albert Perks, the station porter, and with an elderly The Railway Children who regularly takes the train. To make ends meet, their mother works as a writer and also home schools the children. Mrs Waterbury falls ill with the flu. Bobbie writes to the gentleman, who delivers food and medicine to the house to help their mother get better. They are admonished by their mother for telling others of their plight and asking for assistance. The following day, a man is found at the railway station. He speaks a language that no-one can The Railway Children. The children figure out that he can speak French, which their mother is fluent in. Mrs Waterbury discovers that the man is an exiled Russian writer who has arrived in England to find his family who had fled there. He stays with them at their house. Bobbie writes another letter to the gentleman asking him to help in finding the exile's family, who are soon found. One day, while watching the railway tracks, they notice that there has been a landslide which has partially obstructed the tracks. The children fashion their red petticoats into flags which they use to warn the driver of the impending danger. The train stops due to The Railway Children warning. The railway company and villagers hold a party for the children and thank them for their actions. The children are The Railway Children personalised engraved watches and are dubbed "The Railway Children". The children find out that Mr Perks, the station porter, doesn't celebrate his birthday. They secretly ask for gifts from the villagers that he has helped in the past and deliver the The Railway Children to his house. Mr Perks initially refuses the gifts as he doesn't accept charity. However, after the children explain that the gifts are from people that he has helped over the years, he thanks them for their kindness. In return the following day, he delivers old newspapers and magazines for them to read. Bobbie reads one of the newspapers and notices a story about their father being imprisoned. She discusses this with her mother who finally discloses that their father is in prison after having been falsely convicted of being a spy and selling state secrets. She speculates that a jealous colleague of his may The Railway Children behind it. Bobbie again contacts the gentleman and asks him to help her father. A group of youths are playing a game of paper chase which the children observe. One of the boys injures his leg in a railway tunnel and is helped by the children. He is taken to their house where he recuperates from his injuries. The gentleman visits their house and reveals that the boy is his grandson, Jim, and thanks the family for looking after him. Jim and The Railway Children grow close during his recuperation and promise to write to each other when he departs to his home. Bobbie arrives at the railway station. She runs to greet her father who has just alighted onto the platform after being exonerated and released from prison. They return to 'Three Chimneys' and the family are reunited. The entire cast break the fourth wall and perform a curtain call as the credits roll. The camera moves slowly along a railway track towards a train which is decked in flags, in front of which all of the cast are assembled, waving and cheering to the camera. At the start of the credit sequence, a voice can be heard shouting "Thank you, Mr Forbes" to acknowledge producer Bryan Forbes. The novel was adapted for radio in It was serialised for television inas a part of Children's Hourstarring Jean Anderson. Jenny Agutter starred in the latter. Lionel Jeffries read the book for the first time when he was returning to Britain by ship from the US to film Chitty Chitty Bang Bangin which he appeared as an actor. He had lost his own books and borrowed The Railway Children from his year-old daughter Martha he had two other children. He loved it, although he admitted "my personality The Railway Children so different from the quiet romance of the story. However, he said "I found the climate of the There are hardly any films being made The Railway Children children and for middle aged and older age groups. I thought this could be one. Nesbit's survived 50 years. The Railway Children succeeded in attracting financing from Bryan Forbes at EMI Filmswho was interested in making family films. The film was part of Forbes' initial and, it turned out, only slate for films at EMI. Jeffries later said "I knew we were taking a big, calculated risk in swimming against the permissive mainstream with such a story. All I could do was make it as honestly as possible: a Victorian documentary. Sally Thomsett was cast as the year-old [i] Phyllis, despite being 20 years old at the time.