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The Navigators

The Navigators

Genres

Drama

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In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that because of privatization, their lives will never be the same. When the trusty British Rail sign is replaced by one reading East Midland Infrastructure, it is clear that there will be the inevitable winners and losers as downsizing and efficiency become the new buzzwords.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

14 September 2001

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Dean Andrews

Dean Andrews

John

Thomas Craig

Thomas Craig

Mick

Joe Duttine

Joe Duttine

Paul

Steve Huison

Steve Huison

Jim

Venn Tracey

Venn Tracey

Gerry

Andy Swallow

Andy Swallow

Len

Sean Glenn

Sean Glenn

Harpic

Juliet Bates

Juliet Bates

Fiona

John Aston

John Aston

Bill Waters

Graham Heptinstall

Graham Heptinstall

Owen

Angela Saville

Angela Saville

Tracy

Clare McSwain

Clare McSwain

Lisa

Megan Topham

Megan Topham

Chloe

Abigail Pearson

Abigail Pearson

Eve

Nigel Harrison

Nigel Harrison

Mr Hemmings

Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown

Jack

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