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The Railway Children

IMDb ID: tt0215111 · Year: 2000 · Rating: 7.4 (1,018 votes)

Genres: Drama · History · Mystery

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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesCanada: Les enfants du chemin de fer (French)
France: Les enfants du chemin de fer
Slovakia: Deti zeleznice
Spain: Los niños del tren
Hungary: Vonatlesők
Los niños del tren
Release Date2000-11-12Runtime108 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews25Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordstoy train
boy's birthday
husband wife relationship
household servant
financial problems
Filming LocationsLasham, Hampshire, England, UKProduction CompaniesCarlton Television
Masterpiece Theatre
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Official SitesPBS (United States) - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/railway/index.htmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215111/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0215111.jpgUpdated At2025-08-02T10:13:07

Stars

Jack Blumenau
Clare Thomas
Jemima Rooper
Jenny Agutter
Michael Kitchen
Valerie Minifie
Melanie Clark Pullen
Georgie Glen
Gregor Fisher
Amanda Walker

Directors

Catherine Morshead

Writers

Simon Nye
E. Nesbit

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Jack Blumenau | Character: Peter
Actor: Clare Thomas | Character: Phyllis
Actor: Jemima Rooper | Character: Bobbie
Actor: Jenny Agutter | Character: Mother
Actor: Michael Kitchen | Character: Father
Actor: Valerie Minifie | Character: Cook
Actor: Melanie Clark Pullen | Character: Ruth
Actor: Georgie Glen | Character: Aunt Emma
Actor: Gregor Fisher | Character: Perks
Actor: Amanda Walker | Character: Mrs. Ransome
Actor: Clive Russell | Character: Station Master
Actor: Richard Attenborough | Character: The Old Gentleman
Actor: David Bamber | Character: Doctor Forrest
Actor: Jane Wood | Character: Mrs. Viney
Actor: Ian Gain | Character: Bargee
Actor: Sophie Thompson | Character: Mrs. Perks
Actor: JJ Feild | Character: Jim
Actor: Bobby Windebank | Character: Bargee's Boy
Actor: Velibor Topic | Character: Mr. Szczepansky
Actor: Geoffrey Beevers | Character: District Superintendent
Actor: Michael Gunn | Character: Engine Driver
Actor: Paul Trussell | Character: Fireman
Actor: Max Southworth | Character: Son of Perks
Actor: Lee Turnbull | Character: Draper's Boy
Actor: Richard Lloyd | Character: Draper
Actor: Russell Baker | Character: Self - Host
Actor: Alice Swire | Character: Peter's Friend

[Directors Group]
Name: Catherine Morshead | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Simon Nye | Role: Writer
Name: E. Nesbit | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Charles Elton | Role: Producer
Name: Freya Pinsent | Role: Producer
Name: Jonathan Powell | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Simon Lacey | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: John Daly | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Don Fairservice | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Laura Scott | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Tim Hutchinson | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Sharon Cartwright | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Howard Burden | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Carmel Jackson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Graham Johnston | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Simon Crawford-Collins | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Christopher Dando | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Patrick James Stephens | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Holly Watson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: John Allenby | Role: Art Department
Name: Vince Ball | Role: Art Department
Name: Gerry Kelly | Role: Art Department
Name: Tim Lanning | Role: Art Department
Name: James Lewis | Role: Art Department
Name: David Lusby | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Simon Bishop | Role: Sound Department
Name: Simon Gershon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andy Griffin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Hamblin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stuart Hilliker | Role: Sound Department
Name: Garie Kan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Schmidt | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Peter Hutchinson | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Riky Ash | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Steve Anthony | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Banwell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Benson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Funnell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Will Humphris | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Hymns | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stuart King | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tony Nutley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Parnham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Phil Penfold | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Senior | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alf Tramontin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Wallace | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Rosie Grant | Role: Costume Department
Name: Richard Sale | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ulrike Münch | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Jo Beckett | Role: Location Management
Name: Russell Lodge | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Michael Haslam | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Parr | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Maxine Davis | Role: Production Department
Name: Kate Ledger | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Marissa Cowell | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Katie Harlow | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Philip Shelley | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Will Ayres | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Bailey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julie Burnell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Clarke | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Barry Gates | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roy O'Connor | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daren Reynolds | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Maxine Davis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andy Wickes | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215111/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: April 23, 2000
New Zealand: June 18, 2000
United States: November 12, 2000

Awards

Winner | 2000 | Shanghai International TV Festival | Magnolia Award | Best Technology | The Railway Children

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.