The Railway Children is a TV mini-series directed by Julia Smith in 1968 and based on the book of the same name by E. Nesbit, first published in 1906. The TV series features Jenny Agutter, Gillian Bailey, Ann Castle, Gordon Gostelow, Neil McDermott, Brian Hayes, and others.
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Storyline
The comfortable lives of three well-mannered siblings are greatly altered when, one evening, two men arrive at the house and take their father away. With the family’s fortunes considerably reduced in his absence, the children and their mother are forced to live in a simple country cottage near a railway station. There the young trio—Roberta, Peter, and young Phyllis—befriend the porter and station master.
Movie vs Book
Year
1968
Minutes
25
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
The Railway Children
Director: Julia Smith
Country: UK
Year: 1968-
Length: 25m / 7 episodes
Year
1906
Pages
188
Book Rate
8.02
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Book
The Railway Children
Author: E. Nesbit
Country: UK
First published in: 1906
Length: 188 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Lionel Jeffries
Movie by Catherine Morshead
Movie by Morgan Matthews
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