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.
Updated / Thursday, 6 May 2021
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Jenny Agutter will reprise her role from much loved 1970s family drama
The Railway Children in a sequel also starring Sheridan Smith and Tom Courtenay.
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The Railway Children Return, which is set during World War Two, begins this Monday at key locations from the original film, including Oakworth Station, Haworth, and The Bronte Parsonage.
Jenny Agutter
The original 1970 movie, which also starred Bernard Cribbins and Sally Thomsett and was based on the E Nesbit book, saw Agutter play the eldest sister in a trio of resourceful children who are forced to move to a small village in Yorkshire with their mother after their father is arrested on mysterious spying charges.
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