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Overview

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Director:
Catherine Morshead
Writers:
E. Nesbit (novel)
Simon Nye (writer)
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Release Date:
12 November 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Family more
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Superb and faithful adaptation! more (15 total)

Cast

  (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 ... Mrs Ransome
Clive Russell ... Station Master

Richard Attenborough ... The Old Gentleman
David Bamber ... Dr Forrest
Jane Wood ... Mrs Viney
Ian Gain ... Bargee
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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
UK:U

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The eldest of the railway children, Roberta, is named after Berta Ruck, a close friend of E. Nesbit. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: 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 1920s. more
Quotes:
Phyllis: Open my present Peter! It's crayons. If you don't want them, I'll have them! more
Movie Connections:
Remake of The Railway Children (1970) more

FAQ

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6 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Superb and faithful adaptation!, 6 August 2001
9/10

Amazingly, this is the fifth film of this novel (BBC TV 1950, 1957, 1967, theatrical film 1970, BBC TV 2000) and Jenny Agutter appeared in three of them (as Bobbie, 1967 and 1970, and as Mother, 2000). I thought nothing could be better than her performance as Bobbie, but she even truly surpassed herself playing Bobbie's mother! In this 2000 production, the BBC has reached the height and pinnacle of perfection, having probably produced the best filmed adaptation of any of E. Nesbit's works to date.

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