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The Railway Children (1970 Film)
''The Railway Children'' is a 1970 British family drama film based on the 1906 novel of the same name by E. Nesbit. The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries and stars Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter (who had earlier featured in the BBC's 1968 dramatisation of the novel), Sally Thomsett and Bernard Cribbins in leading roles. The film was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 21 December 1970. The film rights were bought by Jeffries. It was his directorial debut and he wrote the screenplay. ''The Railway Children'' was a critical success, both at time of release and in later years. Plot The storyline is episodic, reflecting the original serialisation of the novel. In 1905, the Waterburys are an affluent family who live in a luxurious villa in the suburbs of London. Charles Waterbury, the father, works at the Foreign Office. The day after Christmas, he is arrested on suspicion of being a spy. This is hidden from the rest of the family by his wife. The family become impoveri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Jeffries
Lionel Charles Jeffries (10 June 1926 – 19 February 2010) was an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He appeared primarily in films and received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award nomination during his acting career. Early life Jeffries was born in Forest Hill, London, Forest Hill, south London. Both his parents were social workers with the Salvation Army. As a boy, he attended the Queen Elizabeth's School, Wimborne Minster, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Wimborne Minster in Dorset. In 1945, he received a Queen's Commission, commission in the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served in British Burma, Burma at the Rangoon radio station during the World War II, Second World War, being awarded the Burma Star. (He blamed the humidity there for his hair loss at the age of 19.) He also served as a captain in the Royal West African Frontier Force. Career He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign And Commonwealth Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, department of the Government of the United Kingdom. Equivalent to other countries' Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ministries of foreign affairs, it was created on 2 September 2020 through the merger of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID). The FCO, itself created in 1968 by the merger of the Foreign Office (FO) and the Commonwealth Office, was responsible for protecting and promoting British interests worldwide. The head of the FCDO is the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, commonly abbreviated to "Foreign Secretary". This is regarded as one of the four most prestigious positions in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabinet – the Great Offices of State – alongside those of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Leech
Richard Leeper McClelland (24 November 1922 – 24 March 2004), known professionally as Richard Leech, was an Irish actor. Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Isabella Frances (Leeper) and Herbert Saunderson McClelland, a lawyer. He was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Dublin, and qualified as a doctor in 1945. He worked in that profession from 1945–6, then became a full-time actor. His numerous film credits include '' The Dam Busters'' (1955) (playing Dinghy Young), ''Night of the Demon'' (1957), '' Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst'' (1957), ''Ice Cold in Alex'' (1958), ''Tunes of Glory'' (1960), ''Young Winston'' (1972), ''Gandhi'' (1982) and the acclaimed ''The Shooting Party'' (1985). On television Richard Leech appeared in ''Dickens of London'', ''The Barchester Chronicles'', ''Smiley's People'', three episodes of '' The Avengers'' in different roles, ''Redcap'', ''Danger Man'', '' The Doctors'', '' The New Avengers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally James (presenter)
Sally James (born Sally Cann, 10 May 1950) is a former presenter on the ITV Saturday morning children's show ''Tiswas'' from 1977 until it ended in 1982. James's role on the show included conducting the "Almost Legendary Pop Interviews", interviewing musical acts including Elvis Costello, Sting, The Clash, Motörhead, and Kate Bush, and serving as music editor. Before joining ''Tiswas'', James was an actress, appearing in the films '' To Sir, with Love'' (1967), ''Journey to the Unknown'' (1969), ''The Railway Children'' (1970), and ''Never Too Young to Rock'' (1975). Her television roles included parts in '' Castle Haven'' (1969), ''Cousin Bette'' (1971), and ''The Black Arrow'' (1973–74). She was a presenter on ''Saturday Scene'' (later known as ''Supersonic Saturday Scene''), starting in 1974, and interviewed pop stars in a segment of the show. James was a member of the Four Bucketeers group, whose single "Bucket Of Water Song" reached No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Chitty
Erik Chitty (8 July 1907 in Dover, Kent – 22 July 1977 Brent, Middlesex), was an English stage, film and television actor. Early life Chitty was the son of a flour miller, Frederick Walter Chitty and his wife Ethel Elsie Assistance née Franklin; they married in 1902. He attended Dover College and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was one of the founders of the Cambridge University Mummers, before training at RADA and becoming a professional actor. He then ran his own repertory company in Frinton-on-Sea. Personal life Chitty and former actress Hester Bevan married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen genealogist. Television career Early television (1936–1939) Chitty was an early player in the fledgling BBC television output, which started in November 1936 until it was closed at the beginning of WWII. * ''Pyramus And Thisbe'', 23 July 1937, Snout *''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'', 2 March 1938, Guildenstern *''Henry IV'' 22 March 1938, "Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Cowling
Brenda Rose Cowling (23 April 1925 – 2 October 2010) was an English actress from London. Cowling wanted to be a film actress from the time she was a child; however, upon leaving school, she trained instead as a shorthand typist. Biography After a time she joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she was a member of the same class as Warren Mitchell and Jimmy Perry. While there, she made her film debut in a small role in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Stage Fright'' (1950). Much of her early acting work was in repertory, before she began her television career. She also appeared in films, such as ''The Railway Children'' (1970), ''Please Sir!'' (1971), ''Carry On Girls'' (1973), ''Carry On Behind'' (1975). '' International Velvet'' (1978), ''Oliver Twist'' (1982) and ''Octopussy'' (1983). Television serials in which she appeared include ''Follyfoot'', ''Miss Marple'' in '' They Do It With Mirrors'' as Mrs Rodgers in 1991, ''Fawlty Towers'' as a nurse in "The Germans", '' Only When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lodge (actor)
David William Frederick Lodge (19 August 1921 – 18 October 2003) was an English character actor. Career During the Second World War, Lodge served in the RAF. Before turning to acting he worked as a circus clown. He also appeared in Gang Shows and variety before making his screen debut in ''The Cockleshell Heroes'' and going on to feature in many British films usually portraying military types, and often comedic roles. He was a close friend of Peter Sellers and appeared as part of Spike Milligan's team on his '' Q'' programmes (a running gag being that in each episode he or Spike would mention his role in ''The Cockleshell Heroes''). Lodge was very prolific during the 1950s and in 1958 alone he appeared in ten films. He appeared in a 1969 episode of '' Randall and Hopkirk Deceased'' (" Who Killed Cock Robin?"), and continuing with his military-type roles as Company Sergeant-Major Sharp in an episode of ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'' in 1976. Lodge appeared in ''Carry On Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deddie Davies
Deddie Davies (born Gillian Nancy Davies, 2 March 1938 – 21 December 2016) was a Welsh people, Welsh character actress. Biography Davies was born in Bridgend, Wales. She trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, RADA and is most familiar to television viewers for comedy roles in a host of series, including ''The Rag Trade'', ''That's My Boy (1981 TV series), That's My Boy, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' and ''Chance in a Million''. She appeared in non-comedic roles in series such as ''The Bill'', ''Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series), Upstairs, Downstairs, The Forsyte Saga (1967 series), The Forsyte Saga'' and ''Grange Hill''. Her film roles include that of Nell Perks in ''The Railway Children (1970 film), The Railway Children'' (1970), and ''The Amazing Mr Blunden'' (1972). In her later life, Davies was concerned for issues facing the elderly. In May 2007 she had musical success as a member of superannuated pop group The Zimmers. Their cover version of "My Generation" reached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bromilow
Peter Brian Bromilow (21 April 1933 - 16 October 1994) was an English-born actor. Active on stage, he made his film debut in 1967 in ''Camelot'', playing Sir Sagramore to Vanessa Redgrave's Guenevere. He moved to Hollywood in the 1970s, and made television guest appearances on ''Daniel Boone'', '' The Virginian'', ''The Feather and Father Gang'','' Remington Steele'' and ''The Wonder Years''. His U.S. theatre work included playing Inspector Lestrade in ''Sherlock's Last Case'', directed by Charles Marowitz, with the Los Angeles Actors' Theatre in 1984. Select filmography * ''Camelot'' (1967) - Sir Sagramore * ''The Railway Children'' (1970) - Doctor Forrest * '' Nasty Habits'' (1977) - Baudouin * '' Semi-Tough'' (1977) - Kostov's Interpreter * ''Cheech and Chong's Next Movie'' (1980) - Gay Motorcyclist * ''Evita Peron'' (1981, TV Movie) - Capt. Gayado * ''Breakin''' (1984) - Judge * ''Hot Chili'' (1985) - Herr Fritz * '' Club Paradise'' (1986) - Nigel * ''Hard Ticket to Hawaii'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Cuthbertson
Iain Cuthbertson (4 January 1930 – 4 September 2009) was a Scottish character actor and theatre director. He was known for his tall imposing build and also his distinctive gravelly, heavily accented voice. He had lead roles in ''The Borderers'' (1968–70),''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' (1971), '' Budgie'' (1971–72), its spinoff ''Charles Endell Esquire'' (1979–80), ''Danger UXB'' (1979) and ''Sutherland's Law'' (1973–76), as well as the films ''The Railway Children (1970 film), The Railway Children'' (1970), and ''Gorillas in the Mist'' (1988). He guest starred in many prominent British shows including ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'', ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'', ''The Onedin Line'', ''Survivors (1975 TV series), Survivors'', ''Ripping Yarns'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Juliet Bravo'', ''Rab C. Nesbitt'', ''Minder (TV series), Minder'', ''Inspector Morse (TV series), Inspector Morse'' and ''Agatha Christie's Poirot''. Early life Born in 1930, the son of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Forbes
Bryan Forbes CBE (; born John Theobald Clarke; 22 July 1926 – 8 May 2013) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist described as a "Renaissance man"Falk Q. . BAFTA. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2013 and "one of the most important figures in the British film industry".Batty DBryan Forbes, acclaimed film director, dies aged 86 ''The Guardian''. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013 He directed the film '' The Stepford Wives'' (1975) and wrote and/or directed several other critically acclaimed films, including '' Whistle Down the Wind'' (1961), ''Séance on a Wet Afternoon'' (1964) and '' King Rat'' (1965). He also scripted several films directed by others, such as ''The League of Gentlemen'' (1960), ''The Angry Silence'' (1960) and ''Only Two Can Play'' (1962). Early life Forbes was born John Theobald Clarke on 22 July 1926 in Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, West Ham, London. His father was a salesman and he grew up at 43 Cranmer Road, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourth Wall
The fourth wall is a performance convention in which an invisible, imaginary wall separates actors from the audience. While the audience can see through this ''wall'', the convention assumes the actors act as if they cannot. From the 16th century onward, the rise of illusionism in staging practices, which culminated in the realism and naturalism of the theatre of the 19th century, led to the development of the fourth wall concept. The metaphor suggests a relationship to the mise-en-scène behind a proscenium arch. When a scene is set indoors and three of the walls of its room are presented onstage, in what is known as a box set, the fourth of them would run along the line (technically called the proscenium) dividing the room from the auditorium. The ''fourth wall'', though, is a theatrical convention, rather than of set design. The actors ignore the audience, focus their attention exclusively on the dramatic world, and remain absorbed in its fiction, in a state that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
