The Railway Children Return

2022 Drama
66%

In 1944, Salford siblings Lily, Pattie and Ted Watts are evacuated to the Yorkshire village of Oakworth. The children are placed with headmistress Annie Waterbury, whose husband is away at war, and her son Thomas. Eventually the youngsters stand up to injustice close to home when they encounter a soldier on the run. Sequel to beloved family drama The Railway Children, starring Beau Gadsdon, Jenny Agutter, Sheridan Smith and Tom Courtenay

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by Brian Lloyd
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'The Railway Children Return' is an old-school family adventure like the original

As World War II rages across England, a group of children (Beau Gadson, Eden Hamilton and Zac Cudby) are evacuated from Manchester to the idyllic countryside of Yorkshire and are taken in by Bobbie (Jenny Agutter) and her daughter and local head teacher (Sheridan Smith). However, stationed nearby are American GIs and the children witness the forced segregation, in particular, a young American soldier named Abe (KJ Aikens)...

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