The Railway Children ReturnPG

Directed by Morgan Matthews | UK | 2022 | 1h 38m | Starring Jenny Agutter, Sheridan Smith, John Bradley, Tom Courtenay

A group of children are evacuated to a village in Yorkshire during the Second World War, where a retired head teacher has set up a school for them. Soon, some of the youngsters find a soldier who, like them, is far away from home. The much-anticipated follow up to the beloved original, featuring Jenny Agutter reprising her iconic role of Bobbie from over fifty years ago.

Reviews

‘This good-natured, resolutely old-fashioned film will likely make any adults who grew up on Jeffries’ original a little misty-eyed.’
Guy Lodge, Variety

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