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"The story was adapted as a television series four times by the BBC. The first of these, in 1951, was an 8 episode series of 30 minutes each and was adapted for television by the author, Edith Nesbit." Hey! Edith Nesbit died in 1924 according to her Wiki page! [[User:Xxanthippe|Xxanthippe]] 04:46, 3 July 2006 (UTC) |
"The story was adapted as a television series four times by the BBC. The first of these, in 1951, was an 8 episode series of 30 minutes each and was adapted for television by the author, Edith Nesbit." Hey! Edith Nesbit died in 1924 according to her Wiki page! [[User:Xxanthippe|Xxanthippe]] 04:46, 3 July 2006 (UTC) |
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While the 1970 film clearly says Yorkshire, the book is not specific about location. |
While the 1970 film clearly says Yorkshire, the book is not specific about location. It is unlikely that anyone would be commuting daily from Yorkshire to London in ~1905 (especially on a 9:45 train!) |
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==Film adaptation== |
==Film adaptation== |
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Not sure about fraud - the father was a government offical and as far as a remember the implication was that he was falsely accused of espionage.
- Clearly. The whole Russian bloke subplot was related to this. Icundell 11:45, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Having just read the eText at Project Guttenberg, he was charged with selling state secrets to the Russians. Icundell 12:25, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
"The story was adapted as a television series four times by the BBC. The first of these, in 1951, was an 8 episode series of 30 minutes each and was adapted for television by the author, Edith Nesbit." Hey! Edith Nesbit died in 1924 according to her Wiki page! Xxanthippe 04:46, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
While the 1970 film clearly says Yorkshire, the book is not specific about location. It is unlikely that anyone would be commuting daily from Yorkshire to London in ~1905 (especially on a 9:45 train!)
Film adaptation
I have created a new article for the film: The Railway Children (film) and I have moved the information about the film there. Count de Ville 03:21, 17 February 2007 (UTC)