The Railway Children

Season 1 Episode 4: The Foreign Gentleman

Jun 02, 1968NR24m7.3

One day a ragged man staggers off the train at Oakworth, babbling in French. He is Russian dissident Szczepansky, who has escaped the Siberian mines for England to find his family. Mrs Waterbury has Szczepansky convalesce at their home and...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Visitors

1. The Visitors

Aired: May 12, 1968

When their father is taken away on Christmas Day by two gentlemen from the Fo...

Episode 2 The Coalminers

2. The Coalminers

Aired: May 19, 1968

The children discover that a nearby field backs onto the railway line. They w...

Episode 3 The Message

3. The Message

Aired: May 26, 1968

Bobbie catches Peter stealing coal from the station shed to keep their mother...

Episode 4 The Foreign Gentleman

4. The Foreign Gentleman

Aired: Jun 2, 1968

One day a ragged man staggers off the train at Oakworth, babbling in French. ...

Episode 5 The Secret

5. The Secret

Aired: Jun 9, 1968

When the children ask around the town for birthday presents for Perks and are...

Episode 6 The Rescue

6. The Rescue

Aired: Jun 16, 1968

Knowing her father is innocent, Bobbie enlists the help of Parks and hands hi...

Episode 7 The Meeting

7. The Meeting

Aired: Jun 23, 1968

The children find their 'hound with a broken leg. The boy, Jim, is taken to T...

Info about The Railway Children

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Family