The Railway Children
1970
Three children discover that their father has been unjustly imprisoned and adapt to a simpler rural life near a Yorkshire railway line, befriending the stationmaster and passengers who help them unravel the truth. This much-loved family film, based on E. Nesbit's novel, remains a quintessential piece of British cinema.
Director
- Lionel Jeffries
Cast
- Jenny Agutter
- Sally Thomsett
- Gary Warren
- Dinah Sheridan
Filming Locations
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Haworth
The village of Haworth provided the setting for scenes in which the children collect presents for porter Perks's birthday, with the Brontë Parsonage Museum on Church Street standing in for the home of the benevolent Dr Forrest.
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Oakworth
Oakworth Station on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway served as the film's principal station, with 61 Station Road nearby used as the home of stationmaster Perks (Bernard Cribbins).