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The Railway Children   2000         TV, 100 min. Genre: Family Director: Catherine Morshead   Cast: Jenny Agutter, Michael Kitchen, Jack Blumenau, Clare Thomas, Jemima Rooper, Valerie Minifie, Melanie Clark Pullen, Gregor Fisher, Clive Russell, Richard Attenborough, Georgie Glen, Amanda Walker, David Bamber, Jane Wood, Ian Gain   This made-for-TV remake of the popular 1970 version is every bit as good as the former film, with Jenny Agutter—the "leader" of the three children in the first film—as the mother. After the father is imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, the family, now poor, must move to cheaper surroundings in the country. The children become enamored with trains and with the characters of the area and, with the help of their new-found friends, set out to prove their father's innocence. Cast Jenny Agutter Mother Michael Kitchen Father Jack Blumenau Peter Clare Thomas Phyllis Jemima Rooper Bobbie Valerie Minifie Cook Melanie Clark Pullen Ruth Gregor Fisher Perks Clive Russell Station Master Richard Attenborough The Old Gentleman Georgie Glen Aunt Emma Amanda Walker Mrs. Ransome David Bamber Dr. Forrest Jane Wood Mrs. Viney Ian Gain Bargee