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The Railway Children

Year:

2000

Duration:

108 min

Genres:

Family

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Catherine Morshead

Awards:

1 win

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2000-11-12

Filming Locations: Lasham, Hampshire, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

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

Bobby Windebank

Bargee's Boy

Velibor Topic

Mr. Szczepansky

Geoffrey Beevers

District Superintendent

Michael Gunn

Engine Driver

Paul Trussell

Fireman

Max Southworth

Son of Perks

Sophie Thompson

Mrs Perks

JJ Feild

Jim

Lee Turnbull

Draper's Boy

Richard Lloyd

Draper

Did you know?

Trivia

The eldest of the railway children, Roberta, is named after Berta Ruck, a close friend of E. Nesbit.

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Jenny Agutter, who plays Mother, played eldest daughter Roberta 30 years earlier in The Railway Children (1970).

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Phyllis: Open my present Peter! It's crayons. If you don't want them, I'll have them!

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Faq

Is it possible to read the book online?

Yes. The Railway Children (1906) is in public domain and can be read online here.

Is "The Railway Children" based on a book?

Yes. The Railway Children is a 1906 children's book by English author Edith Nesbit [1858-1924]. This movie is a remake of The Railway Children (1970).

Who are the "railway children"?

They are the three Waterbury children, Roberta ("Bobbie") (Jemima Rooper), Peter (Jack Blumenau), and Phyllis (Clare Thomas).

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