Return of The Railway Children! Filming takes place in Yorkshire at the SAME iconic Oakworth Station for the new sequel – 50 years after original s release
The original film, released in 1970 was based on the novel by E Nesbit, which tells the story of the three Waterbury children - Bobbie (Jenny Agutter), Phyllis (Sally Thomsett) and Peter (Gary Warren)
Anticipated sequel, to be released in April 2022, will see a group of children evacuated to a Yorkshire village during World War II and there they come across a young soldier who similarly is far away from his home
The Railway Children Return will feature key locations as first seen in the original, including West Yorkshire s iconic Oakworth Station, The Bronte Parsonage and Haworth
An iconic scene in The Railway Children filmed on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
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The Railway Children is a classic film in which Yorkshire is a star in itself. The film, with Oakworth Station and Haworth playing lead roles, celebrated its 50th anniversary last year.
Now filming is due to start on a sequel, The Railway Children Return, due for release this time next year. Returning to the screen will be Jenny Agutter, alongside Sheridan Smith, Tom Courtenay and a new generation of Railway Children.
BAFTA winning director Morgan Matthews will be shooting in key locations from the original film, including Oakworth Station, Haworth, and The Bronte Parsonage. The iconic Keighley & Worth Valley Railway from the original film will also feature.
Railway Children sequel announced after 50 years with original star Jenny Agutter to return as Roberta Waterbury
Actress Jenny Agutter, who starred in the 1968 TV series when she was just 16 years old, and then later reprised her role in the 1970 feature film, will be returning as Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Waterbury
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More than 50 years after The Railway Children film first hit our screens, a sequel – The Railway Children Return – has finally been announced.
It is a film that holds a special place in the hearts of film-goers five decades after its release.
Now fans of The Railway Children will be able to rediscover the magic with the sequel The Railway Children Return, which begins filming in the UK next week.
Actress Jenny Agutter will return as Bobbie Waterbury, the character that propelled her to stardom when she was just 18 years old.
Now 68, Jenny s career has gone from strength to strength in the decades since. She has won a BAFTA and an Emmy and for the last nine years has starred in hit BBC drama Call The Midwife as Sister Julienne.
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Our young heroes try to stop the train in the opening scenes of The Railway Children (1970)
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“Daddy, my daddy.” These words, cried out by Jenny Agutter as Bobbie, near the end of the 1970 film adaptation of The Railway Children, have been etched on the nation’s heart for half a century. In an extraordinary slow-motion scene, we see Bobbie drawn to the train station for a reason she can’t quite articulate, and through the swirling steam on the platform she sees a tall silhouette, familiar but not overly so.