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The Railway Children Return

The Railway Children Return

A new adventure begins.

20226.51h 35m

Overview

Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

Directed by Morgan Matthews
Written by Daniel Brocklehurst, Edith Nesbit
Produced by Jemma Rodgers
Box Office0Revenue: $457K

Top Cast

Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury

Sheridan Smith

Sheridan Smith

Annie Waterbury

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Uncle Walter

Beau Gadsdon

Beau Gadsdon

Lily Watts

K

KJ Aikens

Abe

Austin Haynes

Austin Haynes

Thomas Waterbury

Eden Hamilton

Eden Hamilton

Pattie Watts

Z

Zac Cudby

Ted Watts

John Bradley

John Bradley

Richard Perks

Hugh Quarshie

Hugh Quarshie

General Harrison

Themes & Keywords

world war iisequelyorkshiretrain1940s

About The Railway Children Return

The Railway Children Return is a drama, family, adventure film released in 2022 exploring themes of world war ii, sequel, yorkshire, train, 1940s. Directed by Morgan Matthews, it stars Jenny Agutter, Sheridan Smith, Tom Courtenay. Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

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