The Railway Children (2000 film)

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The Railway Children (2000 film) is a British television adaptation of E. Nesbit’s classic children’s novel about three siblings who move to the countryside and befriend the local railway community after their father is mysteriously taken away.

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instanceOf children’s film
television film
adaptationOf The Railway Children (novel) NERFINISHED
basedOn The Railway Children NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor E. Nesbit NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Chris Seager NERFINISHED
composer Ed Welch NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Catherine Morshead NERFINISHED
distributor ITV NERFINISHED
editor John Wilson NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Father
Mother NERFINISHED
Perks NERFINISHED
Peter Waterbury NERFINISHED
Phyllis Waterbury NERFINISHED
Roberta "Bobbie" Waterbury NERFINISHED
The Old Gentleman NERFINISHED
genre adventure
drama
hasSetting countryside
railway
isAdaptationOf The Railway Children (1906 novel) NERFINISHED
language English
leadCharacter Roberta "Bobbie" Waterbury NERFINISHED
medium television
originalChannel ITV1 NERFINISHED
originalNetwork ITV NERFINISHED
partOfFranchise The Railway Children adaptations NERFINISHED
plotSummary Three siblings move to the countryside after their father is taken away and befriend the local railway community.
portraysTheme family
friendship
resilience
producer Nick Gillott NERFINISHED
productionCompany Carlton Television NERFINISHED
Nick Gillott Productions NERFINISHED
releaseYear 2000
screenwriter Simon Nye NERFINISHED
setInCountry England NERFINISHED
targetAudience children
family

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EMI Films backedFilm The Railway Children (2000 film)
this entity surface form: The Railway Children (1970 film)
EMI Films notableWork The Railway Children (2000 film)
this entity surface form: The Railway Children (1970 film)
Gavin Millar notableWork The Railway Children (2000 film)
this entity surface form: The Railway Children (2000 television film)
Michael Kitchen notableWork The Railway Children (2000 film)