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The Railway Children

The Railway Children

★ 7.0/10•1968•25m•Drama•Family
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At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury children—Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter—move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home.

Denis Constanduros · Writer

Julia Smith · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime25m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 12, 1968

Episodes

E125m

The Visitors

During Peter’s birthday party, strangers arrive and take Father away. Mother says he has gone away on business - but when will he return and what will Mother and the children do?

May 12, 1968

E225m

The Coalminers

Now living in their new home in the country, without their father, the children befriend Perks at the local railway station and go ‘coalmining’ at the station stores.

May 19, 1968

E325m

The Message

Mother is taken ill and the children get a message of help to a kindly old gentleman on the train, who sends her a hamper.

May 26, 1968

E425m

The Foreign Gentleman

Mother and the children come to the aid of a distressed Russian gentleman who arrives at the station and Bobbie learns the truth about her father.

Jun 2, 1968

E525m

The Secret

Mother tells Bobbie she must keep her secret from the other children. Later, the children discover a fallen tree on the line as the express train is due.

Jun 9, 1968

E625m

The Rescue

The children are rewarded by the railway company, and they soon need their courage again when a boy goes missing in the tunnel.

Jun 16, 1968

E725m

The Meeting

The children save Jim from the tunnel and take him home to be looked after. A train arrives at the station bringing some good news.

Jun 23, 1968

Actors

Ann Castle

Mother

Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Roberta Faraday

Neil McDermott

Peter Faraday

Gillian Bailey

Gillian Bailey

Phyllis Faraday

Gordon Gostelow

Perks

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