
Masterpiece (TV Series)
The Railway Children (2000)
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- 1h 48min
- Drama, History
- 12 Nov 2000
- TV Episode
Dramatization of E. Nesbit's classic novel about three children whose lives change Dramatically after they move to a Yorkshire cottage near a railway line.
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Jack Blumenau | ... |
Peter
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Clare Thomas | ... |
Phyllis
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Jemima Rooper | ... |
Bobbie
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Jenny Agutter | ... |
Mother
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Michael Kitchen | ... |
Father
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Valerie Minifie | ... |
Cook
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Melanie Clark Pullen | ... |
Ruth
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Georgie Glen | ... |
Aunt Emma
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Gregor Fisher | ... |
Perks
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Amanda Walker | ... |
Mrs. Ransome
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Clive Russell | ... |
Station Master
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Richard Attenborough | ... |
The Old Gentleman
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David Bamber | ... |
Doctor Forrest
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Jane Wood | ... |
Mrs. Viney
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Ian Gain | ... |
Bargee
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Sophie Thompson | ... |
Mrs. Perks
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JJ Feild | ... |
Jim
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Bobby Windebank | ... |
Bargee's Boy
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Velibor Topic | ... |
Mr. Szczepansky
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Geoffrey Beevers | ... |
District Superintendent
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Michael Gunn | ... |
Engine Driver
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Paul Trussell | ... |
Fireman
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Max Southworth | ... |
Son of Perks
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Lee Turnbull | ... |
Draper's Boy
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Richard Lloyd | ... |
Draper
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Alice Swire | ... |
Peter's Friend (uncredited)
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Russell Baker | ... |
Self - Host
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Directed by
Catherine Morshead | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Simon Nye | ... | (screenplay by) |
E. Nesbit | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Produced by
Charles Elton | ... | producer (produced by) |
Freya Pinsent | ... | associate producer |
Jonathan Powell | ... | associate producer / executive producer |
Music by
Simon Lacey | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
John Daly | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
Don Fairservice |
Editorial Department
Ulrike Münch | ... | assembly editor (as Ulrike Muench) |
Casting By
Laura Scott |
Production Design by
Tim Hutchinson |
Set Decoration by
Sharon Cartwright |
Costume Design by
Howard Burden |
Makeup Department
Carmel Jackson | ... | makeup artist |
Graham Johnston | ... | makeup designer |
Production Management
Simon Crawford-Collins | ... | production manager (as Simon Crawford Collins) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Dando | ... | first assistant director |
Patrick James Stephens | ... | second assistant director (as Patrick Stephens) |
Holly Watson | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
John Allenby | ... | prop master |
Will Ayres | ... | stand-by props |
Vince Ball | ... | stand-by carpenter |
Barry Gates | ... | dressing props |
Gerry Kelly | ... | stand-by painter |
Tim Lanning | ... | head greensman |
James Lewis | ... | assistant art director |
David Lusby | ... | production buyer |
Roy O'Connor | ... | dressing props |
Daren Reynolds | ... | stand-by props (as Darren Reynolds) |
Sound Department
Simon Bishop | ... | sound recordist |
Simon Gershon | ... | sound editor |
Andy Griffin | ... | sound assistant |
Paul Hamblin | ... | dubbing mixer |
Stuart Hilliker | ... | dubbing mixer |
Garie Kan | ... | boom operator |
Andrew Schmidt | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
Peter Hutchinson | ... | special effects supervisor |
Stunts
Riky Ash | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Anthony | ... | best boy |
Andrew Banwell | ... | clapper loader (as Andy Banwell) |
Mark Benson | ... | stand-by rigger |
Mark Funnell | ... | electrician |
Will Humphris | ... | clapper loader |
Gary Hymns | ... | camera grip |
Stuart King | ... | chief electrician |
Tony Nutley | ... | still photographer |
Gary Parnham | ... | additional electrician |
Phil Penfold | ... | electrician |
Steve Senior | ... | electrician |
Alf Tramontin | ... | steadicam |
Steve Wallace | ... | focus puller |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosie Grant | ... | assistant costume designer |
Richard Sale | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
Jo Beckett | ... | assistant location manager |
Russell Lodge | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Michael Haslam | ... | conductor |
Steve Parr | ... | music mixer (uncredited) / music recordist (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Marissa Cowell | ... | script supervisor |
Katie Harlow | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
Philip Shelley | ... | script editor |
Additional Crew
Michael Bailey | ... | technical advisor |
Julie Burnell | ... | production executive |
Tim Clarke | ... | drama coach: children |
Maxine Davis | ... | production assistant |
Kate Ledger | ... | production coordinator |
Maxine Davis | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
Andy Wickes | ... | graphic design & titles (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- ITV - Independent Television (2000) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- B-motion (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Carlton Visual Entertainment (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2000) (United States) (tv)
- WGBH (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Bluebell Railway (the producers would like to thank for their assistance in the making of this film)
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Jenny Agutter, who plays Mother, twice played eldest daughter Roberta: 30 years earlier in The Railway Children (1970) and also previously in 1968's The Railway Children (1968) See more » |
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. See more » |
Movie Connections | References The Railway Children (1968). See more » |
Quotes |
Phyllis:
Open mine, it's pencils! If you don't want them, I'll have them! See more » |