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Jenny Agutter will reprise her role as Roberta Waterbury in a sequel to The Railway Children more than 50 years after the original film.
The Call The Midwife star, 68, will be joined by Sheridan Smith and Sir Tom Courtenay for The Railway Children Return.
Principal photography will begin in the UK on May 10.
The Railway Children told the story of a mother and her three children who move to the Yorkshire countryside after their father is falsely imprisoned. The book, written by E Nesbit, was originally published in 1906.
The Railway Children sequel announced after more than 50 years - with star Jenny Agutter reprising her role as Roberta Waterbury A sequel to The Railway Children has been announced more than 50 years after the original - with Jenny Agutter due to reprise her role as Roberta Waterbury.
Sheridan Smith and Sir Tom Courtenay will join Call The Midwife star Agutter, 68, in the cast, with filming due to start on 10 May.
The sequel, titled The Railway Children Return, will feature a new generation of youngsters who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who is also far from home.
The Railway Children sequel announced with Jenny Agutter returning as Roberta
Call the Midwife star Jenny Agutter will return as Roberta Waterbury in an all-new sequel to 1970 film The Railway Children
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The Railway Children sequel announced with Jenny Agutter returning as Roberta
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The North Street premises welcome back the public on Monday, May 17. “We’re so glad to be reopening at last,” said Mr Morris. “We’ve been shut for over a year, except for six short days in October. But finally we are reopening, with Peter Rabbit 2 – which will be a hit with the families – and Nomadland, which scooped the principal Oscars this year. “We have been working hard to get the cinema ready – all the seats and carpets have been cleaned and the outside is being repainted. “Initially we may have to rope-off some seats for social distancing purposes and we are encouraging people to book tickets on our website for screenings. We expect that masks will be necessary on entry, but can be taken off once people are seated.”
06 May 2021
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A sequel to the 1970 British family classic The Railway Children is in the works, with original star Jenny Agutter returning. Studiocanal officials announced on Thursday that principal photography on the sequel will begin on 10 May, more than 50 years after the original film, and The Avengers actress will be reprising her role as Roberta Bobbie Waterbury. The Railway Children Return will also star Sheridan Smith and Sir Tom Courtenay as well as a new generation of railway children , according to the announcement. The sequel will follow a group of children 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.