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1968 Certificate U
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The original BBC series, which was for many years believed lost, now appears on video for the first time and is the first of Jenny Agutter's three appearances in the famous children's tale. Three Edwardian children travel with their mother to live by a railway in Yorkshire, when their father is wrongly imprisoned as a spy. .. Read more

Starring Jenny Agutter, Gillian Bailey, Frederick Treves, Neil MacDermott
Director Julia Smith
Genres Children, Family

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The Railway Children

The original BBC series, which was for many years believed lost, now appears on video for the first time and is the first of Jenny Agutter's three appearances in the famous children's tale. Three Edwardian children travel with their mother to live by a railway in Yorkshire, when their father is wrongly imprisoned as a spy. Based on the novel by Edith Nesbit.

Starring Jenny Agutter, Gillian Bailey, Frederick Treves, Neil MacDermott, Ann Castle, Gordon Gostelow, Brian Hayes
Director Julia Smith
Studio DD VIDEO
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 50 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Children, Family
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 07 Oct 2002
Production year: 1968
Format DVD

The Railway Children (2 discs) (1968)

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  • Jeffries displays miraculous tact in adapting E Nesbit's children's classic as an affectionate homage to those golden... read more on Time Out

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  • 8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    total nostalga

    This is a truly great release let down only by the print quality.

    This BBC tv production is the original and by far and away best version of the story by E Nesbit. Everything is perfect and the acting stands out today.A good example Of black and white photography shining through and getting the mood of that time in history. Far better than the EMI film of the 70's and the ITV remake that was total rubbish. If the picture quality had been better I could have given it 5 stars many times over.

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Good old fashioned fun

    This is a delightful BBC series from the days of yore. Gillian Bailey as Phyllis is absolutely adorable! Leaves one with the 'warm and fuzzy' feeling that one loves.

      • bhisma from Cambridgeshire
      • Posted 22 Dec 2005 11:27

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      The original BBC series, which was for many years believed lost, now appears on video for the first time and is the first of Jenny Agutter's three appearances in the famous children's tale. Three Edwardian children travel with their mother to live by a railway in Yorkshire, when their father is ...