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The Railway Children

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Classic family adventure set in Edwardian times, based on E Nesbit's famous book.
Starring Dinah Sheridan Jenny Agutter
Bernard Cribbins
The lives of three suburban children change when they and their mother are forced to move to Yorkshire, after their father is put in prison, charged with being a spy. While the children try to prove his innocence, a nearby railway line becomes their new playground.
Director Lionel Jeffries 0 FILMS: pages 41-50

Contributors

Unknown:
Dinah Sheridan
Unknown:
Jenny Agutter
Unknown:
Bernard Cribbins
Director:
Lionel Jeffries
Mother:
Dinah Sheridan
Bobbie:
Jenny Agutter
Perks:
Bernard Cribbins
Father:
Iain Cuthbertson
Phyllis:
Sally Thomsett
Doctor:
Peter Bromilow
Ruth:
Ann Lancaster
Peter:
Gary Warren
Old gentleman:
William Mervyn
Russian:
Gordon Whiting
Source: Radio Times

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