"The Railway Children (2000 film) The Railway Children is a 2000 drama television film based on the novel by E. Nesbit. It was broadcast for the first time in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2000. Shortly afterward, it was shown in the United States on the series ""Masterpiece Theatre"". Roberta (Bobbie), Peter and Phyllis live a comfortable and carefree upper middle-class life in London with their parents. But when their father (Michael Kitchen), a senior civil servant, is arrested on a charge of treason and found guilty, they are forced to move with their mother to ""Three Chimneys"", a"
"borrowed ""The Railway Children"" from his daughters. He loved it, bought a six month option on the film rights for £300 and wrote a screenplay. Jeffries succeeded in attracting financing from Bryan Forbes at EMI Films. Forbes suggested Jeffries direct. Sally Thomsett was cast as the 11-year-old Phyllis, despite being 20 years old at the time. Her contract forbade her to reveal her true age during the making of the film and she was also not allowed to be seen smoking or drinking during the shoot. 17-year-old Jenny Agutter played her older sister, Roberta, and Gary Warren played their brother,"
"that a train will come for him, much to his teenage sister Jill's disbelief. A few hours later, the train station's control tower wakes up and in the roundhouse, Tillie, a young little blue switcher engine, along with her best bird friend, Chip, wakes up four other trains: Georgia, a kind all-purpose engine, Farnsworth, a stuck-up, shiny, new passenger engine, Jebediah, a worn-out, rusty, old engine, and Pete, a gruff, burly, big, strong freight engine. After the tower assigns Farnsworth and Pete their jobs, he declines Tillie's offer to help with the milk train assigned to Jebediah due to her"
"cold and run-down country cottage near a railway. Whilst Mother (Jenny Agutter) tries to make a meagre living writing stories and poems she hopes magazines and newspapers will publish, the children seek amusement by watching the trains on the nearby railway line (the fictional Great Northern and Southern Railway) and waving to the passengers. They become friendly with Perks, the cheerful station porter, but feel the wrath of the stationmaster when Peter is caught trying to steal coal to heat the house. Occasionally the children quarrel, but they always call ""pax"" (a truce) and remain good-natured. They become friends with"
"later admitted that, with hindsight and the success Singleton made of her ""Blue Peter"" career, he was relieved at this decision. Sandra Michaels English actress Sandra Michaels was born in 1944. Her first television role was in March 1957, playing Phyllis in the second BBC adaptation of ""The Railway Children"". Later that year she appeared as Pamela Gwendolyn Stuart in ""The Adventures of Clint and Mac"", a British-made serial commissioned by Walt Disney Studios for The Mickey Mouse Club. Also in 1957 she played Caroline, a modern teenager who got up to mischief in the ITV sitcom ""The Thompsons"". She"
"in the Air"" (1980) ""Roddy and the Miniature Railway"" (1980) ""Two Village Dinosaurs"" (1981) ""The Railway Cat"" (1985) ""The Real Sawrey"" (1985) ""The Railway Cat and Digby"" (1986) ""The Railway Cat's Secret"" (1987) ""The Dinosaur Field"" (1989) ""The Railway Cat on the Run"" (1996) ""The Railway Cat and the Ghost"" (1997) ""The Railway Cat and the Horse"" (1999) Phyllis Arkle Phyllis Arkle (Chester, 23 April 1910 – 1997), was an English author of children's books. She was born and educated in Chester, but 1959 saw her move to the village of Twyford, Berkshire. Among her works was ""The Railway Cat"""
"Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles. Thomsett is married to Paul Agnew, a landscape gardener; they have one daughter. Sally Thomsett Sally Thomsett (born 3 April 1950) is an English actress who was born in Sussex, England. She appeared in the film ""The Railway Children"" (1970) and played Jo in the TV sitcom, ""Man About the House"" (1973–76). She also appeared in the film, ""Straw Dogs"" (1971). In 1970, Thomsett was cast as the 11-year-old Phyllis, despite the actress being 20 years old at the time, three years older than Jenny Agutter, who played her elder sister, Bobbie. Her"
"of any confession. When the two were teenagers, Barry led Peter to a secret location that his brother mentioned, where couples would apparently have sex in their cars. The two left their bikes at the side of the train tracks and went to go spy on a couple in a car. Peter panics when he hears a train whistle, and he raced to move their bikes; in the process, he saw what he thought was Barry, running ahead of him. However, neither got there in time, and the train was violently derailed, killing 47 of the passengers on board. Peter"
"of Coffield's performance as a homosexual student in ""Abelard and Heloise"", theater critic Walter Kerr wrote, ""Making a mask of his broad, handsome face, Mr. Coffield went about his chores deftly, confidently, with clear and virile purpose. Saying little, he seemed to think a great deal: thought can be a scene-thief, it turns out."" Coffield was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1974 for Best Actor in Daytime Drama for his role in ""CBS Daytime 90: Legacy of Fear"". Coffield grew up in an Irish-Catholic household, the youngest of five children. Peter's eldest three siblings, Carolyn Coffield, Kitty (Katherine"
"two families with one father. The house in the country is full of tensions, so Felicia escapes through dreams and long walks. Her favourite sister (only true sister) is the clever, analytical Helen, 18, who is off soon to Newnham, Cambridge. Felicia depends for happiness on Helen's presence and misses her badly when she's away; Helen loves Felicia and sometimes forgets, in their chats, that she's only 15. Helen was a hit at Miss Ffoliot's boarding-school for girls, and now it's Felicia's turn to be sent there. Felicia hates school: Miss Ffoliot is paranoid about over-close relationships between the girls."
"and Peter (Gary Warren), find amusement in watching the trains on the nearby railway line and waving to the passengers. They become friendly with Albert Perks (Bernard Cribbins), the station porter, and with the Old Gentleman (William Mervyn) who regularly takes the 9:15 down train. Meanwhile, to earn money to survive during her husband's absence, Mother writes and sells stories to magazines. They have many adventures, including saving the lives of dozens of passengers by alerting a train to a landslide, rescuing a Russian dissident, Mr Szczepansky, and uniting him with his family, and caring for Jim, the grandson of"
"the train station, she discovers she has only enough money to cover a child's fare, so she disguises herself as a twelve-year-old girl named Su-Su. When a suspicious conductor catches her smoking, Su-Su takes refuge in the compartment of Major Philip Kirby (Ray Milland) who, believing she is a frightened child, agrees to let her stay with him until they reach his stop. When the train is detained by flooding on the tracks, Philip's fiancée, Pamela Hill (Rita Johnson) and her father, his commanding officer at the military academy where he teaches, drive to meet him. Pamela boards the train"
"role of Mother. Much of the publicity for the 2000 film focused on Agutter's involvement in both films made a generation apart. The Railway Children (1970 film) The Railway Children is a 1970 British drama film based on the novel of the same name by E. Nesbit. The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries, and stars Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter (who had earlier featured in the successful BBC's 1968 dramatisation of the novel), Sally Thomsett and Bernard Cribbins in leading roles. The film was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 21 December 1970. The film rights were bought"
"four-year-old brother, who's jealous of their new baby sister Tootsie, and starts Kindergarten. Tootsie Hatcher- Peter and Fudge's baby sister, whom Fudge hates at first, but gets used to her later. Anne Hatcher- Peter's mother, who takes care of Tootsie and studies art history Warren Hatcher- Peter's father, who takes the year off the agency to write a book Jimmy Fargo- Peter's best friend, who's upset about Peter moving to Princeton, but visits him a lot. His parents are divorced, and he wants his dad to meet the art dealer Beverly Muldour Alex Santo- Peter's new friend in Princeton, who"
"The four films were vehicles for Columbia's juvenile star Edith Fellows, who played Polly. The rest of the kids were Charles Peck as Ben, Tommy Bond of ""Our Gang"" as Joey, Robert Boyce ""Bobby"" Larson as Davie, and Dorothy Ann Seese as Phronsie. The first film was devoted mostly to Fellows as the senior member of the Pepper brood, and was not an exact reflection of the book. The other three films were homespun family stories with elements of comedy and drama. Edith Fellows carried the series, although by the time it lapsed, five-year-old Dorothy Ann Seese had become an"
"Gillian Bailey Gillian Bailey or Gilli Bush-Bailey (born 14 June 1955 in Wimbledon, London) is a British academic and former actress. She was mainly known as a child actress. Her best-known role was as Billie in ""Here Come the Double Deckers"" (1970–71). Other roles included Phyllis in a television version of ""The Railway Children"" (1968), Janey in ""The Witch's Daughter"" (1971), and Callie in ""Follyfoot"" (1971–73). She was less prominent as an adult, although she remained working being cast in roles such as Jinny Carter in series 1 of ""Poldark"" (1975), Ravella in the first episode of ""Blake's 7"" (1978),"
"October 1985 until November 1987. The fourth actress to play the role was Joanna Foster, who appeared in eight episodes in 2001 until the character was killed off. The character's final appearance was on 11 February 2001. Susan was the daughter of Ken and Valerie Barlow and twin sister of Peter Barlow. She was born on 5 April 1965 after Len Fairclough drove Valerie to the hospital in his van. Most of Susan's early storylines were alongside her twin brother, Peter. Valerie's life changed completely as her time was spent looking after the twins and Ken. The Barlows had many"
"voiced over and sent them overseas. The preview of the episode totaled a combined 10.8 million viewers. Since airing, the episode has received mixed reviews from critics. Stepbrothers Phineas (Vincent Martella) and Ferb (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) are sitting lazily under the big tree in their backyard when they decide to construct a large rollercoaster. With their mother Linda (Caroline Rhea) at the grocery store, their sister Candace (Ashley Tisdale) wants to catch them in the act and ""bust"" them. Candace goes to the store to tell their Mom of the boys' activities, though she is keen on neglecting it. Isabella (Alyson"
"Peter. Agutter had previously played the same role in the 1968 BBC Television adaptation of the story. Dinah Sheridan was cast as Mother, and Bernard Cribbins as Perks the porter. Lionel Jeffries used the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, and its station at Oakworth, as the backdrop for the film, referring to it as the ""Great Northern and Southern Railway"". At the time of filming there were still very few heritage railways in Britain, and only the KWVR could provide a tunnel, which is important in a number of scenes. The tunnel is a lot shorter in reality than it"
"sister Daphne, she outlived her by thirteen years. Originally aspiring to follow the family tradition of acting, she planned to be an actress and spent two seasons on the stage. She played Wendy Darling alongside both Gladys Cooper and Dorothy Dickson as Peter Pan. She worked on the land in Cornwall during the war and travelled extensively in Europe. She later turned to writing, with the release of her earlier works coinciding with the publication of her sister's ""Rebecca"" and ""Jamaica Inn"". Her works of fiction include ""The Road to Leenane"", ""Pilgrims by the Way"", ""The Perplexed Heart"", ""Reveille"" and"
"Heading home, they come across a fiery train wreck, from which Claire saves a man, escaping unharmed. Peter Petrelli's story crosses paths with many of the other characters. A hospice nurse in New York, Peter has recurring dreams of flying. He tells his brother, congressional candidate Nathan Petrelli, that he believes he can fly. Nathan responds by saying that Peter should put his time to better use. Peter tells his mother that he has a metaphysical connection with Nathan, but his mother is skeptical. Simone, who is the daughter of one of Peter's patients, tells him to bring morphine to"
"series in 1957 and a 7-episode series in 1968. The 1968 adaptation was placed 96th in the BFI's 100 Greatest British Television Programmes poll of 2000. It starred Jenny Agutter as Roberta and Gillian Bailey as Phyllis. Of all the BBC TV adaptations, only the 1968 version is known to be extant (it is currently available on DVD); the rest may be lost. After the successful BBC dramatisation of 1968, the film rights were bought by the actor Lionel Jeffries, who wrote and directed the film, released in 1970. Jenny Agutter and Dinah Sheridan starred in the film. The music"
"Peter Freedman, has secretly earned his freedom after many years in bondage. Strangers to each other, Peter and Jane end up on the same train, traveling north to Philadelphia. Peter is going to seek his long-lost mother, from whom he was separated as a child. Jane hopes to escape with her children once her master brings her onto free soil. In Philadelphia, Peter begins to search the city, and Jane tries to pass a message to a black porter at her hotel. Finally, word of her desire for freedom reaches William Still at the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Office. At the same"
"Sally Thomsett Sally Thomsett (born 3 April 1950) is an English actress who was born in Sussex, England. She appeared in the film ""The Railway Children"" (1970) and played Jo in the TV sitcom, ""Man About the House"" (1973–76). She also appeared in the film, ""Straw Dogs"" (1971). In 1970, Thomsett was cast as the 11-year-old Phyllis, despite the actress being 20 years old at the time, three years older than Jenny Agutter, who played her elder sister, Bobbie. Her contract forbade her to reveal her true age during the making of the film, and she was not allowed to"
"get the part of Santa's helper. The kids, Matt (Jason Woliner) and Tanya (Nicole Leach), write letters to Santa Claus and Mr. Conductor sends them on their way. An old man, Mr. Nicholas (Lloyd Bridges), enters the station carrying a Christmas tree with Harry's cousin, Tucker Cooper (Ardon Bess), and immediately knows everything about Stacy Jones (Didi Conn) from when she was a little girl. Mr. Nicholas says he is there to catch the Northern Star, a train that doesn't run on that railway, but Mr. Nicholas is confident it will come. Meanwhile, Stacy agrees to watch Claire's (Judy Marshak)"
"The Railway Children (1970 film) The Railway Children is a 1970 British drama film based on the novel of the same name by E. Nesbit. The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries, and stars Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter (who had earlier featured in the successful BBC's 1968 dramatisation of the novel), Sally Thomsett and Bernard Cribbins in leading roles. The film was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 21 December 1970. The film rights were bought by Lionel Jeffries. It was his directorial debut, and he was also responsible for writing the screenplay for the film. ""The Railway"
"Poirot, Roger Lloyd-Pack as Inspector Caux, James D'Arcy as Derek Kettering, Lindsay Duncan as Lady Tamplin, Alice Eve as Lenox and Elliott Gould as Rufus Van Aldin. The television film, The Mystery of the Blue Train includes several changes from the original novel. In the film, Ruth's lover is travelling on the train with her, and they are both fleeing her husband. Lady Tamplin, Corky and her daughter Lenox also travel on the blue train. Ruth becomes friends with Katherine Grey. They switch train compartments, and when Ruth is bludgeoned to death, making her features unrecognisable, Poirot speculates that the"
"a young girl named Sofia, who is holding incriminating information on powerful people and was to go into witness protection at the final stop of the train. Michael asks Sofia why she did not go to the police. She reveals that it was the police who killed Enrique, who was Sofia's cousin. Joanna calls Michael and tries to convince him to kill Sofia for the sake of his family, but Michael refuses. Joanna activates the fail-safe plan and derails the train in order to kill everyone aboard. Michael manages to save all of the passengers by unhooking the final carriage"
"driver, you know""). She very often muddles her words and seems to be fond of Harry (who always ignores her advances). Gloria (Lindsay Grimshaw), Jack and May's pretty teenage daughter, loves wearing short skirts, much to the chagrin of her father. She shows an interest in men, but Jack is over-protective, and will not let any man take her out. Several other members of railway staff appear, including the elderly engine driver, Arnold Thomas (Ivor Roberts); his inexperienced fireman, Ralph (Perry Benson), who is training to be a driver; and the flirtatious guard, Percy (Terry John), with whom Ethel appears"
"plane crash over the Grand Canyon, and she and her two siblings – Victoria and Jonathon – are moved to South London, to the care of her tyrannical uncle Philip, a bullish and eccentric maker of life-sized puppets and fantastical old fashioned toys. There, she meets her mute aunt Margaret, who is mistreated by and terrified of her husband and only converses through notes. She also meets Margaret's younger brothers Francie, a fiddler, and the rakish Finn. At first, Uncle Philip ignores Melanie and her siblings as they are introduced to his bizarre puppet shows and she is made to"
"agrees to teach Petrova to fly planes. The movie ends with Pauline and Posy vowing to get Petrova into the history books, while Petrova flies over Sylvia and Mr. Simpson's wedding. A July 2007 report from ""Digital Spy"" written by Kimberley Dadds announced the involvement of Woods, Griffiths and Warren; the BBC announced that open casting for the roles of the sisters would be a week later. Emilia Fox plays the part of Sylvia Brown in this adaptation; her mother, Joanna David, played the part of Theo Dane in the 1975 BBC adaptation of the same story. Emma Watson, Richard"
"on 7 June 2013. Hardy announced his departure from the role on 19 November 2014, making his final on screen appearance on 24 February 2015. Peter and his twin sister Lucy Beale (Eva Brittin-Snell) are born in December 1993, to Ian (Adam Woodyatt) and Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins). Peter is named after Ian's father, Pete Beale (Peter Dean), who dies on the day Lucy and Peter were born, from a car accident with his girlfriend, Rose Chapman (Petra Markham). In 1996, Cindy hires a hitman to kill Ian, but he survives and fearing she will be arrested, she goes on"
"The Railway Children The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally serialised in ""The London Magazine"" during 1905 and first published in book form in 1906. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the 1970 film version is the best known. The ""Oxford Dictionary of National Biography"" credits Oswald Barron, who had a deep affection for Nesbit, with having provided the plot. The setting is thought to be inspired by Edith's walks to Chelsfield railway station close to where she lived, and her observing the construction of the railway cutting and tunnel between"