The Primrose Railway Children | Preview (BBC)

The Primrose Railway Children is a modern reimagining of Jacqueline Wilson’s novel inspired by E. Nesbit’s timeless classic.

The film stars Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy, Trainspotting) and Nina Toussaint-White (Bodyguard, Witness 3) as parents Rob and Sarah Robinson, and their three children Ava McCarthy as Phoebe, Ida Brooke as Becks and Tylan Bailey as Perry.

Filmed in and around Glasgow, the dramatic Scottish Highlands and heritage railways, the story follows Phoebe, her older sister Becks, younger brother Perry and their mum who are living a comfortable life in Glasgow when suddenly they are uprooted from their lives and moved to the remote highlands of Scotland.

Bringing to life Jacqueline Wilson’s modern classic, The Primrose Railway Children is an example of the best of homegrown storytelling that brings family audiences together over the festive period. Adapted by Tom Bidwell (The Velveteen Rabbit, The Irregulars), it is a story about growing up, being displaced, and finding your way in a community that seems alien.

When their Dad (Kevin McKidd) mysteriously disappears, the Robinson family are uprooted from their lives and find unexpected excitement, adventure and a new sense of belonging. It is a story about growing up, being displaced, and finding your way in a community that seems alien.

Dame Jacqueline Wilson says: “I’m so looking forward to seeing this exciting new adaptation of my book The Primrose Railway Children. It’s going to be a special treat for all the family.”

The Primrose Railway Children lands Sunday 1st December on BBC iPlayer.