The Railway Children Return

Having seen the original Railway Children numerous times since it was first released in 1970, I had high hopes for this film, on the basis that Jenny Agutter had agreed to appear in it. However, I was sorely disappointed, as historical inaccuracies and retrospective applied politically correct ideas totally ruined the film for me. To give just a few examples:

The film is based on children being evacuated from Manchester in 1944 in response to a renewed German bombing offensive. While such an offensive did occur (and was known as the Baby Blitz) it was largely concentrated on London and the south east of England.

Bobbie's grandson, Thomas, had a far too broad Yorkshire accent for someone from a middle-class family.

Lily would not have been detained for a prolonged period by the American MPs, but would have been handed over to the British police at the earliest opportunity.

The British policemen would have been wearing helmets and not flat caps.

Lily seeking to hide Abe's army uniform by giving him civilian clothes is completely ludicrous, as he would have been immediately identifiable by his skin colour (or perhaps color).

A young man with Down's syndrome would not have been employed as a telegraph boy at that time.

The American general at the end of the film would not have been black.