Sheridan Smith and Jenny Agutter share a nostalgic moment in the first glimpse of The Railway Children Return.
Reprising her role as Bobbie Waterbury from the beloved 1970 film, Jenny, 69, stars in the first look clip with Sheridan, 40, playing her daughter Annie.
The clip from the movie - a heart-warming adventure aimed at new generation - sets the scene as it shows the pair, decked out in World War II-era clothing, at the train station.
First look: Sheridan Smith (left) and Jenny Agutter (right) share a nostalgic moment in the first glimpse of The Railway Children Return
Nostalgic: Jenny is reprising her role as Bobbie Waterbury from the beloved 1970 film, with Sheridan playing her daughter Annie
Annie fondly asked her mother: 'Do you remember your arrival here?'
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An emotional Bobbie replies: 'Like it was yesterday.'
At that point a steam train can be heard whistling as it pulls into the platform, and a conductor - played by Game of Thrones star John Bradley - announces its arrival at Oakworth Station.
Arrival: At that point a steam train can be heard whistling as it pulls into the platform, and a conductor - played by Game of Thrones star John Bradley - announces its arrival at Oakworth Station
First impressions: A group of young evacuee children hop out as the station employee quips they could get in the 'coal shed'
Quest: The story will follow child evacuees from Salford to the Yorkshire village of Oakworth during the Second World War
A group of young evacuee children hop out as the station employee quips they could get in the 'coal shed'.
Set in 1944, the sequel shows a time where life in Britain's cities becomes increasingly perilous.
Three evacuees - Lily (Beau Gadsdon), Pattie (Eden Hamilton) and Ted (Zac Cudby) Watts - are sent to the Yorkshire village from Salford by their mother.
Upcoming: The film, slated for release on 15 July 2022, is an eagerly-anticipated sequel to the 1970s classic The Railway Children (Kenneth Aikens pictured as American soldier Abe)
Heartwarming: The children quickly befriend injured solider Abe and embark on a potentially-dangerous quest to assist him in finding his way home
Bobbie, Annie and Bobbie's grandson Thomas (Austin Haynes) are there to greet the young children and help them settle into their new life in the countryside.
However when they discover injured American soldier Abe (KJ Aikens), hiding out in the railyard at Oakworth Station, they are thrust into a dangerous quest to assist their new friend who, like them, is a long way from home.
The official trailer for The Railway Children Return was released by StudioCanal in April.
Famous faces: Also starring in the upcoming feel-good family feature include Austin Haynes (middle left) as Bobbie's grandson, as well as BAFTA-Award winning actor Tom Courtenay (bottom right) and Game Of Thrones' John Bradley (bottom left)
Also starring in the upcoming feel-good family feature are BAFTA-Award winning actor Tom Courtenay and Game Of Thrones' John Bradley.
At the directorial helm is Morgan Matthews, whose previous credits include Taxidermy: Stuff the World, Channel 4's My Crazy Parents and feature-length Beautiful Young Minds.
Matthews is known for films X+Y and Shooting Bigfoot, while Jemma Rodgers will produce the film for StudioCanal, which owns the rights to the original.
Back again: Call The Midwife star Jenny reprises her role in The Railway Children sequel - over 50 years after starring in the original film, right in 1970
Original: Jenny (pictured right) played the eldest child Bobbie in a 1968 TV adaptation, reprising her role in the film version just two years later
Cat: Sheridan Smith (left) and Tom Courtenay, 84, will appear in the new version of The Railway Children
Meanwhile, Danny Brocklehurst, whose writing credits include Brassic and Shameless, has penned the screenplay.
The original film was based on the novel by E Nesbit, which tells the story of three children who are set to be shipped off to live in the country at The Three Chimneys house beside a railway line, following their father's arrest on spying charges.
The crew shot scenes in key locations from the original film, including the Haworth, Oakworth Station, The Brontë Parsonage and the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
Impressive: The original 1970 film became a huge hit when it was released and earned an impressive three Bafta nominations
Filming on the sequel commenced in May 2021 and took between six and eight weeks.
The Railway Children Return will feature key locations as first seen in the original, including the iconic Oakworth Station, The Bronte Parsonage and Haworth.
Reviving the spirit of the original, Oakworth Station was seen transformed into a World War II era space, complete with vintage trains, luggage and signs placed around the set.
Return: Jenny will star in the rebooted version, alongside Sheridan Smith and Tom Courtenay, with Sheridan excitedly tweeting about her new role last year
The rolling green hills of the Yorkshire countryside provided the perfect backdrop for a film which was widely lauded by critics and is seen as an iconic part of British cinema.
Call The Midwife star Jenny was just 16 when she played Bobbie Waterbury in the 1968 BBC series, before going on to star in the 1970 film version at 18-years-old.
The TV personality also returned to play the children's mother in an ITV remake in 2000.
The original 1970 film became a huge hit when it was released and earned an impressive three BAFTA nominations.
It also currently boasts a '100 per cent fresh' rating on review website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 critics' review.
The iconic Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, which appeared in the original production will also feature in the reboot.
The Railway Children Return will release in UK cinemas on 15th July.
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