The Railway Children

The Railway Children

Set in Yorkshire at the dawn of the 20th century, the comfortable lives of three Edwardian children are shattered when their father is arrested on suspicion of betraying state secrets. The children and their mother are forced to move to a modest cottage in the Yorkshire countryside, where their new lives centre around the local steam railway line.

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Seasons

1. The Visitors

Air Date: 1968-05-12

During Peter’s birthday party, strangers arrive and take Father away. Mother says he has gone away on business - but when will he return and what will Mother and the children do?

2. The Coalminers

Air Date: 1968-05-19

Now living in their new home in the country, without their father, the children befriend Perks at the local railway station and go ‘coalmining’ at the station stores.

3. The Message

Air Date: 1968-05-26

Mother is taken ill and the children get a message of help to a kindly old gentleman on the train, who sends her a hamper.

4. The Foreign Gentleman

Air Date: 1968-06-02

Mother and the children come to the aid of a distressed Russian gentleman who arrives at the station and Bobbie learns the truth about her father.

5. The Secret

Air Date: 1968-06-09

Mother tells Bobbie she must keep her secret from the other children. Later, the children discover a fallen tree on the line as the express train is due.

6. The Rescue

Air Date: 1968-06-16

The children are rewarded by the railway company, and they soon need their courage again when a boy goes missing in the tunnel.

7. The Meeting

Air Date: 1968-06-23

The children save Jim from the tunnel and take him home to be looked after. A train arrives at the station bringing some good news.

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Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

1968-05-12

Episodes

7 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Ann Castle

Ann Castle

Mother

Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Roberta Faraday

Neil McDermott

Neil McDermott

Peter Faraday

Gillian Bailey

Gillian Bailey

Phyllis Faraday

Gordon Gostelow

Gordon Gostelow

Perks