The Railway Children

Starring: Blumenau, Jack

Masterpiece Theater: Railway Children Directed by Catherine Morshead This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: January 2002
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: PBS
• Director: Mooreshead, Catherine
• Starring: Blumenau, Jack
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

This is a Masterpiece Theater TV production.

Masterpiece Theatre: Railway Children S30.E5 Episode aired Nov 12, 2000 After their father mysteriously disappears, the family is reduced in income and stature. They moved to the country near a rail line. There, the children learn more about life and people than they would have in their previous pampered environment. Many of their neighbors also learn a few things about sacrifice and friendship. Meanwhile, the children, while worried about the disappearance of their father, begin waving to passing trains, and this leads to many adventures. Jenny Agutter played Bobbie Waterbury in the 1970 version. In this version, she plays "mother". Even though the story is transparent, the execution is excellent. The acting is superb, and the costumes, even the train, fit the period of the story. It may have been a stretch to believe in a philanthropic railroad tycoon.