Yesterday, the Missus and I went to see the production of the Railway Children at the old Eurostar Terminal at Waterloo. Leaving aside the criminality of moving the Eurostar terminal, which should not have happened anyway, and then not re-using the extra platform space at one of the busiest stations in London, the show was really good, and there were hordes of school kids who were enthralled by it. There were even several actors whom I recognised in the cast. The clincher was the fact that they used the real tracks and a real steam engine in the play, although I cannot help thinking that it was being electrically driven, with some special effects steam and smoke.
Afterwards, we went to an Argentinian restaurant in Bermondsey, of all places. As many of you probably know, Argentinian food consists of large chunks of singed cow with a few veggies around the edges. Scrumptious, especially when washed down with a bottle of a Bonarda, then followed by a Don Pedro, a mixture of ice-cream, walnuts, chocolate and, last but not least, a large dollop of Scotch!
All in all, a very enjoyable day!
Boadicea's Chariot 
I haven’t thought about the Railway Children in years. It sounds a rather a good interpretation to me.
About this singed cow; was it sort of rare in the middle?
Sounds great FEEG. If a real steam engine was used,, then was it not probably real steam with bits in? Or would that have been too smutty for children of a tender age? 😉
A colleague of mine had a thing about Jenny Agutter for decades after watching the Railway Children. He was *really* smutty.
Jahn1, I know of no man of a certain generation who did not have a ‘thing’ about Jenny Agutter.
And, it was not just ‘Railway Children’. We’re talking ‘Logan’s Run’ and ‘An American Werewolf in London’ as well, by the way.
I know for a fact that Janus will have to take a very cold shower if and when he reads your comment. Just back from mine and it was very refreshing.
And that film where she’s astray in the dessert with an Abornginal….. what was thatone called? “Walkabout”?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnRaCEoDRaY
Pseu. May you be forgiven! I was trying hard not to even think about ‘Walkabout’.
‘The Eagle Has Landed’ was OK as well, in my opinion.
Oh well, back to that cold shower then.
She got nekkit in American Werewolf. 🙂
I think she was about 16 when that was filmed. Naughty MW, the old perve.
Oooooh, Jenny, ‘Walkabout’! Oooooh! back later, time for that shower! 🙂
LOL I had no idea the mention of Jenny Agutter would rekindle such..erm..fond memories.
Yes, both Mrs FEEG and I like it that way.
The rest of you:
Jenny Agutter, drool. Of course in the second film, she was the mother!
As for “An American Werewolf in London”, I have the Blu-ray disc. Yummy, although I am sure you do not see quite so much of her as in the original, if you know what I mean!