The Railway Children Return
The Railway Children Return | |
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Directed by | Morgan Matthews |
Written by | Danny Brocklehurst |
Based on | The Railway Children by E. Nesbit |
Produced by | Jemma Rodgers |
Starring | Jenny Agutter Tom Courtenay Sheridan Smith |
Cinematography | Kit Fraser |
Edited by | Rebecca Lloyd |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Railway Children Return is an upcoming film, which serves a sequel to the 1970 film, The Railway Children, itself based on the E. Nesbit novel. Filming began in May 2021 on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, with release intended for 2022.
Synopsis[]
The story is based around the backdrop of the child evacuees from inner cities to the countryside during the Second World War. The children also encounter a soldier who is very far from home.[1][2]
Cast[]
- Jenny Agutter as Roberta "Bobbie" Waterbury.
- Tom Courtenay
- Sheridan Smith
- KJ Aikens
- Beau Gadsden
- Eden Hamilton
- Austin Haynes
- Zac Cudby[4]
Production[]
Like its predecessor film, scenes were shot in and around the countryside of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in West Yorkshire,[5] with filming beginning on 10 May 2021,[6] and took between six and eight weeks.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ a b Hyde, Nathan (7 May 2021). "Agutter to return in sequel to Railway Children". The Yorkshire Post. p. 3. ISSN 0963-1496.
- ^ Cremona, Patrick. "The Railway Children sequel announced with Jenny Agutter to star alongside Sheridan Smith and Tom Courtenay". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Lawrence, Ben (7 May 2021). "Welcome back to the Railway Children". The Daily Telegraph (51, 623). p. 26. ISSN 0307-1235.
- ^ Mitchinson, James, ed. (25 June 2021). "back on track; first glimpse of Railway Children sequel". The Yorkshire Post. p. 2. ISSN 0963-1496.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (6 May 2021). "'The Railway Children,' All-Time U.K. Children's Classic, Gets Sequel From Studiocanal". Variety. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Mitchinson, James, ed. (11 May 2021). "Railway Children sequel will put 'line back on map'". The Yorkshire Post. p. 3. ISSN 0963-1496.
- ^ Mitchinson, James, ed. (12 May 2021). "Lights, cameras, Oakworth: shots of the new Railway Children". The Yorkshire Post. p. 7. ISSN 0963-1496.
- ^ "Jenny Agutter to reprise Railway Children role in film sequel". BBC News. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Upcoming films
- 2022 films
- English-language films
- British films
- Films set in Yorkshire
- Films shot in Yorkshire
- Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
- Rail transport films
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on children's books