God's Wonderful Railway (1980)
Synopsis
Three generations of the Grant family live and work on the Severn Valley branch of the Great Western Railway, from the Victorian era to the Second World War.
First Air Date: 1980-02-06
Last Air Date: 1980-03-26
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 8
Created By: Avril Rowlands
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Richard Pearson as Mr Jellicoe
- Ian Sandy as George Grant
- Shirley Cain as Jane Grant
- John Barrett as Robbie Grant
- Dale Bayford as Ted Jarvis
- Ralph Lawton as Holmes
- Terry Pearson as Harvey
- Terry Molloy as Fry
- Andrew Hughes as Andy Grant
- Colin Douglas as George Grant
Seasons
Series 1 (1980)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Permanent Way (Part 1)
1860: Robbie Grant injures his leg placing explosive fuses in an embankment while working as a Navvy with his father Giant while local farmers oppose the new railway. Engineer John Fowler has high expectations of manager Henry Bridgman and low expectations of the navvies on payday. Robbie has to prove himself in the sight of the other navvies, as he gets to know their landlady Martha's niece Deborah.
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Ep. 2: The Permanent Way (Part 2)
Engineer of the line Mr Fowler offers Robbie a job, and Deborah teaches him to read and write. Giant plans to seek Martha's hand in marriage. Tragedy strikes and Robbie wants to leave instead of taking his job at Hampton Loade.
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