The Railway Children (1970 Lionel Jefferies)

It was great today to see both films in their correct shape for a change - 1.66:1. And, our old copy from ITV was missing stuff, e.g. the scene where the kids get even with their horrible maid, who's then fired by mum Dinah Sheridan.

I didn't know that Jenny had played Bobby in a BBC version a couple of years before. Otherwise, the interview extras are wrecked by inane and dull questions 'How long were you on location? / Did you have much experience with steam trains before?' I sense - more from what was not said than was - that Agutter and Thomsett may have not been the best of friends. Great though Jenny is, Sally has a great bubbly presence in her scenes and Gary Warren is fine as the brother. Perhaps the nice old gentleman William Mervyn is a bit of a let down and some of the locals are a bit caricatured.

It's wonderful.