The Railway Children (1968)
Synopsis
At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury children—Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter—move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home.
First Air Date: 1968-05-12
Last Air Date: 1968-06-23
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 7
Created By: Campbell Logan
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Ann Castle as Mother
- Jenny Agutter as Roberta Faraday
- Neil McDermott as Peter Faraday
- Gillian Bailey as Phyllis Faraday
- Gordon Gostelow as Perks
Seasons
Miniseries (1968)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Visitors
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?
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Ep. 2: The Coalminers
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.
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Ep. 3: The Message
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.
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Ep. 4: The Foreign Gentleman
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.
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Ep. 5: The Secret
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.
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Ep. 6: The Rescue
The children are rewarded by the railway company, and they soon need their courage again when a boy goes missing in the tunnel.
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Ep. 7: The Meeting
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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