{"id":8172,"date":"2010-04-01T06:34:32","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T05:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=8172"},"modified":"2010-04-01T06:35:41","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T05:35:41","slug":"interview-jenny-agutter-on-the-railway-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/04\/01\/interview-jenny-agutter-on-the-railway-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Jenny Agutter on The Railway Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Adapted from E. Nesbit’s novel<\/a> in 1970,\u00a0The Railway Children<\/a><\/strong> quickly established itself as perennial favourite amongst family audiences.<\/p>\n

It is the tale of a family who are forced to move from London to a house in Yorkshire after the father is imprisoned on a mysterious charge.<\/p>\n

There the three children, Roberta (Jenny Agutter<\/a>), Peter (Gary Warren<\/a>) and Phyllis (Sally Thomsett<\/a>), are entranced by the nearby railway and become friendly with the locals, such as the station porter (Bernard Cribbins<\/a>) and the Old Gentleman (William Mervyn<\/a>) who takes the 9:15 train.<\/p>\n

Written and directed by Lionel Jeffries<\/a>, it was a critical success on its initial release – receiving three BAFTA nominations – and has since become a much loved film through regular broadcasts on television.<\/p>\n

It is getting re-released at UK cinemas this week on a newly remastered digital print and I spoke with Jenny Agutter<\/strong> recently about her role in the film and its enduring appeal.<\/p>\n

You can listen to the interview here:<\/p>\n[audio:http:\/\/filmdetail.receptionmedia.com\/Jenny_Agutter_on_The_Railway_Children.mp3]\n

You can download this interview as a podcast via iTunes by\u00a0clicking here<\/a><\/p>\n

The Railway Children is out at selected UK cinemas from Friday 2nd April and is out on DVD and Blu-ray from Monday 3rd May<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

> Download this interview as an MP3 file<\/a>
> IMDb entry<\/a>
> Get local showtimes via Google Movies<\/a>
> Pre-order the DVD<\/a> or Blu-ray<\/a> from Amazon UK<\/p>\n

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