The Railway Children Return, the recent sequel to the classic British movie, has been released on Netflix.
The 2022 film sees Call the Midwife's Jenny Agutter return to the role of Bobbie from the 1970 original, following events 40 years later and a new generation of Railway Children during the Second World War.
The movie was added to the streaming service over the weekend (September 1) – so if you missed out the first time or fancy a rewatch, it is available now.
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The sequel, which also stars Sheridan Smith, received largely positive reviews upon its release, with the Radio Times calling it a “charming update on a beloved classic”.
The Guardian added that the movie is “an amiable and ingenious tribute to the innocent, good-natured spirit of the original”.
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Opening up to Digital Spy at the time of its release, Agutter admitted that telling a “different story” enticed her back to the role.
"I like the idea of being Bobbie much later on," she said. "That Bobbie somehow survived through that First and Second World War.
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"I think [book author] E Nesbit would have liked the idea of it as well, because they all believed in time travel and in some funny way being able to time travel and bring something from the past to another period of time, which doesn't belong to us, but affects us. I was really pleased when it came up. I thought, 'Yes, this would work.'"
She added: "It's a very small role that I have in it because it really is about the new adventure. So it's about Annie [Sheridan Smith] being a mother, it's about this other world. But Bobbie's there, and to make that link work one has to realise that she's led a life in between that gets her to that point in 1945.”
The Railway Children Return is available to stream now on Netflix.
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Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies, TV and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME and Screen International. Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings to Love Is Blind, and is equally in his element crossing every 't' and dotting every 'i' as a sub-editor.
