1968 BBC adaptation of the evergreen E. Nesbit story.
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7 Episodes
The Visitors
E1
The VisitorsDuring Peter’s birthday party, strangers arrive and take Father away. Mother says he has gone away on business - but when will he return and what will Mother and the children do?
The Coalminers
E2
The CoalminersNow living in their new home in the country, without their father, the children befriend Perks at the local railway station and go ‘coalmining’ at the station stores.
The Message
E3
The MessageMother is taken ill and the children get a message of help to a kindly old gentleman on the train, who sends her a hamper.
The Foreign Gentleman
E4
The Foreign GentlemanMother and the children come to the aid of a distressed Russian gentleman who arrives at the station and Bobbie learns the truth about her father.
The Secret
E5
The SecretMother tells Bobbie she must keep her secret from the other children. Later, the children discover a fallen tree on the line as the express train is due.
The Rescue
E6
The RescueThe children are rewarded by the railway company, and they soon need their courage again when a boy goes missing in the tunnel.
The Meeting
E7
The MeetingThe children save Jim from the tunnel and take him home to be looked after. A train arrives at the station bringing some good news.
Cast of Miniseries
Neil McDermottPeter Faraday
Jenny AgutterRoberta Faraday
Mary Healey
Frederick Treves
Gillian BaileyPhyllis Faraday
Gordon GostelowPerks
John RinghamDr. Forrest
Ann CastleMother
Brian HayesStationmaster
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