The Railway Children (BBC) (1967)

This film is not currently available on DVD. Film Description All seven episodes of the delightful original BBC version of the classic children's story. Featuring Jenny Agutter's first of three appearances in versions of the tale.

Film Details Director Julia Smith Starring Jenny Agutter, Gillian Bailey   Country UK Language ENGLISH   Year 1967

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The series, which was directed by Eastender's creator Julia Smith, has long been rumoured to have been partly or completely erased by the BBC and it was widely believed that no full copy existed. Even Actress Jenny Agutter, starring here in the earliest of her three appearances in successive adaptations of the well-loved story, only had a tape of one episode and believed the rest had been erased.

The story, set in the Edwardian era, revolves around three young children's adventures on a local railway as they wait for their father to return from some mysterious fate. It was filmed on the Keighley and Worth Railway, with authentic steam locomotives, making it as much a favourite amongst steam enthusiasts as it is with families. Parents who remember watching the series as children when first broadcast in the sixties will surely delight in viewing it again and rediscovering it with their own children.

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