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- DirectorDavid BracknellStarsBernard CribbinsSonia GrahamDermot KellyThe children of Barton United are trying to win the cup in their local football league. Nasty councillor Mr Bates doesn't like them and wants the team his son plays for to win instead so he makes life as difficult as he can for them. However, Barton United are offered help by the local professional team that just happens to be Manchester United with its manager Matt Busby.
- DirectorDavid EadyStarsPeter NewbyGary KempEileen FletcherA young boy runs away from an approved school to meet up with his father in the hope that he can persuade his dad to allow him to travel to Canada with him. He also meets up with two local children and discovers that his father is instead planning a bank heist.
- DirectorJack GrossmanStarsGeorge SweeneyRoger DaltreyJoe MeliaThe Pirates, a schoolboy pop group, enter a major talent contest, things are going well but unbeknownst to the others, lead singer Paul is heavily involved with his uncle's video piracy scam.
- DirectorMichael PowellStarsMark DightamRobert EddisonHelen WeirJohn and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school, he is not very attentive and falls asleep during a lesson about electricity so his teacher sends him home. On the 'tube' there is a sudden flash, and John, the train and all of the passengers turn yellow. With the help of Nick (short for 'Electronic') John learns about electricity, invades the Tower of London and saves his pet mouse ... or was it a dream. This is the Powell & Pressburger touch applied to children's films.
- DirectorFrank GodwinStarsJack McNichollNeville WatsonTracey Ann-MorrisA mixed-up, teenage runaway becomes involved with a tough teenage street gang and its lawless activities while trying to find a way to redeem himself.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsEugeniusz ChylekSydney TaflerMichael BalfourA superb early work by illustrious British director Lewis Gilbert (Alfie, You Only Live Twice) which follows orphaned Polish refugee Janek, who runs into trouble in the shape of two scheming thieves. Starring popular character actor Sydney Tafler (Carve Her Name with Pride, The Spy who Loved Me) as a cunning spiv, and featuring an appearance from John Laurie (The 39 Steps, Dad's Army), Johnny on the Run is an action-packed adventure with a remarkable performance from its young lead.
- DirectorFrank GodwinStarsDavid JacksonIan BartholomewJohn BowlerTwo brothers take to Stockers Wood of a Saturday afternoon, to build a den and do some birdwatching. Their day takes a surprising turn when a car is dumped in the woods. Curious, David investigates the boot of the car. What he finds is a suitcase of clothes and identification. Soon afterwards, the men on the identification appear to pick up the car, and discover the two boys have been spying on them. The two men are prison escapees, who are keen to get away and beat the police roadblocks. They decide to use the boys to convey the impression they are all related and go through the roadblocks. Be prepared for a charming 80's TV film that will warm your heart.
- DirectorMilo LewisStarsKeith ChegwinJeffrey ChegwinKathryn DaweA robot is used by children to carry out their chores.
- DirectorHarold OrtonStarsLisa EastDexter FletcherSarah JerkinsA group of kids, who are part of the police-sponsored scheme 4D Special Agents, tackle a gang of Cockney crooks.
- DirectorHarley CokelissStarsBen BucktonAndrew AshbyTalfryn ThomasA huge chemical company pays illegal dumpers for disposal of chemical waste dangerous to the environment.
- DirectorJohn KrishStarsJohn BardonStacey TendeterJohn HolmesTwo children in wartime England find a German fighter pilot.
- DirectorJohn KrishStarsAli AllenMandy HarperFrazer HinesWhilst building a rabbit hutch, a group of children break Dad's saw. Needing to replace it, the children do odd jobs all across London.
- DirectorDavid EadyStarsSydney BromleyDerren NesbittGeorge RoderickSchool children save an old junk collector from being accused of a theft and try to prevent his partner from stealing a valuable painting.
- DirectorDavid EadyStarsGraham Fletcher-CookEngin EshrefJayne TottmanA young lad accidentally sees a gang of criminals steal a priceless Egyptian mummy but can't tell the police because he would have to admit to trespassing on railway property, in search for his model plane, which resulted in one of the railway workers getting injured trying to stop rolling stock from hitting the young lad. The next day the young lad tells his mate and although he doesn't believe him he offers to help. While telling his mate what happened he sees the same criminals using a railway arch lock up to store the mummy and together with his friends they decide to watch and follow the criminals to get evidence so they can tip the police off without getting involved themselves.....
- DirectorHarley CokelissStarsBen BucktonKeith JayneRon PemberTwo teenage boys try to help a tiny spherical alien get back to its mothership, while the army and a devious petty crook pursue the creature for its wonderful powers.
- DirectorJeremy SummersStarsReggie WinchLawrie MarkDavid YoungA young boy's lucky t-shirt is transformed through a power surge and gives its wearer super-powers.
- DirectorPeter PlummerStarsStephen BrassettJohn BlundellLinda RobsonIn a slapstick comedy set in a school, a teleportation device causes all sorts of mayhem and muddles.
- DirectorJan Darnley-SmithStarsMichael McVeyPheona McLellanPatrick TroughtonOn their way to school Paul and Fiona find and help a Professor Wagstaff who's trapped inside his new, untested time machine, so beginning an adventure that will send them back and forth through their local history.
- DirectorKay ManderStarsChristopher BradenBernard BradenBobby StevensonWhen a Canadian boy visits his cousins in Scotland, his attitude first causes antagonism with Scottish youngsters, then disappears when he helps an injured shepherd.
- DirectorRobert HirdStarsLesley RoachGary SmithRachel BrennockA little girl, Mary, is disappointed when she doesn't receive a pet rabbit for her birthday, but then she gets one after all, in the form of an imaginary friend. Mary's parents can't see him, even though she insists that he is real.
- DirectorAnthony SquireStarsSamantha WeysomClark FlanaganMichael MannionMr. Selkie is a seal who comes ashore in the shape of a man during full moon. He helps some children in an anti-pollution campaign.
- DirectorIan ShandStarsTeresa CodlingAdrian HallDavid WilliamsAn alien spaceship lands on earth, and its inhabitants decide to help a poor family.
- DirectorMike AlexanderStarsIain AndrewJean FauldsIsobel Gardner
- DirectorJeremy SummersStarsJayne CollinsToby BridgeAndrew AshbySteve runs away from home, having argued with his father, and hides in a slate mine where his friend finds him and brings him back. However, on returning to their village the two boys find the place completely deserted. Or so they think.
- DirectorJohn KrishStarsGary HallidayMichael FlowersEmma InghamIn an English village, three youths see the spirit of a child who died in a 17th-century plague epidemic. They decide to learn about the town's history to find out how they can help set the child's ghost free.
- DirectorGerry O'HaraStarsPhilip BlissAndrew BowenSimon ThompsonMade by the Children's Film Foundation, this is the story of a group of young musicians who are able to bust a gang of robbers.
- DirectorCecil PettyStarsJulia GamboldGary DundavinAlex McCrindle
- DirectorMichael ForlongStarsMichael GouldPatricia DavisIan AllisOrdinary English family visits Safari Park and, through a series of mishsps, meets Duke of Bedford.
- DirectorDavid EadyStarsIan RamseyStuart LockStephen MallettJimmy Riley makes friends with Colin and Brian Buxton, both keen members of a schoolboys' scramble club. Lennie and Cliff, old friends of Jimmy's, steal wealthy Mr Hepplewhite's car. Jimmy finds the crooks with the car but will not join in with them.
- DirectorJohn BlackMatt McCarthyStarsKeith ChegwinMandy TullochKeith JayneRobin Hood Junior helps Maid Marion to escape from her wicked uncle.
- DirectorDavid AndrewsStarsSimon Fisher-TurnerPerry BalfourLesley DunlopSkindivers on holiday in Malta discover strange world beneath the sea.
- DirectorRonald SpencerStarsAndrew DoveLisa NorrisJoey ClarkeYoung naturalists protect a seal sanctuary on Pebble Island.
- DirectorCharles FrendStarsLiam RedmondWilliam LucasEllen McIntoshThis Children's Film Foundation story is about Tom, a boy with his head in the clouds who wishes he could fly. But a chance encounter with a Mr Lovejoy at an abandoned airfield helps Tom realise his dream as the amateur inventor is out to build the first man powered flying machine - the Sky-Bike! Will the two of them get it off the ground? Or will they be beaten by an unscrupulous Squadron Leader who has plans of his own?
- DirectorRonald SpencerStarsKay HumblestoneNicky CoxDanny Martyne
- DirectorC.M. Pennington-RichardsStarsAdam RichensMichael McVeySylvia O'DonnellAdventure film involving two boys who wage a battle against diamond smugglers with radio controlled model Spitfire aeroplanes loaded with darts. When their model plane crashes Mike and Harry are befriended by ex-pilot Charlie Bradford and his niece Maggie, who teach them how to fly radio-controlled planes. When crooks steal Charlie's latest model in an attempt to smuggle a stolen diamond across the Channel, the children embark on an ingenious and exciting plan to thwart them.
- DirectorBob KellettStarsRichard OwensMark JefferisRebecca LaceyA family on holiday in Italy get into trouble when a cable car journey goes wrong.
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsPeter RobinsonPerry BensonLynne WhiteA boy's uncanny ability to foretell the future leads him into trouble.
- DirectorDavid EadyStarsRaymond BoalKim CliffordPerry Benson
- DirectorHarold OrtonStarsPaul HennenSally Anne MarloweOswald LindsayFour children save money to buy a boat but are accused of boat stealing. When the boat is wrecked, they have to raise the wreck to prove their innocence.
- DirectorJohn BlackMatt McCarthyStarsPaul GyngellDenise GyngellKaren LucasWhen the world's only yeti in captivity is kidnapped from London Zoo, a group of children succeed in rescuing it.
- DirectorDarrell CatlingStarsFrancesca AnnisJohn PikeJeremy BullochThe Cat Gang are a group of English children who like to hang around the local harbour even though the Customs Officers wish they'd go away. Then one day the gang spots somebody behaving very suspiciously and discover a gang of smugglers. Watch out for a very young Francesca Annis in her first screen role.
- DirectorAndrew BogleStarsAndrew KeirBarbara EwingBob ShermanAn American brings his daughter from the bright lights of the USA to the mystical landscapes of Cornwall, with the intention of reviving the tin mining tradition. But the ghosts of the mines have other ideas.
- DirectorFrederic GoodeStarsWaveney LeeIan EllisChristopher EllisSet during some East Anglian floods, the story revolves around how eight children trapped in a farmhouse manage to cope by themselves until rescued.
- DirectorHenry GeddesStarsPip RollsTony PaulColin NealA young lad attempts to climb Eagle Rock by himself and learns the hard way that sometimes teamwork is the best way to do things.
- DirectorDiarmuid LawrenceStarsAnthony BateBrenda FrickerCharlie CondouIn the late 1800s, two boys decide to divert an underground river and this causes problems for everyone in two villages, who demand the water for themselves.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsBarry MacGregorAnthony LangAngela MonkSwanky Clarke (Barry MacGregor) and his gang of chums take on a gang of bike thieves with the help of the local police.
- DirectorGuy FergussonStarsMarcia ManolescueGillian HarrisonFella EdmondsA group of schoolchildren come upon an alien from Venus, and help him against a gang of criminals who are trying to kidnap him.
- DirectorBen BoltStarsMartin MurphyMichael SalmonMichael ElphickJoe and Michael, 13-year-old Brits, become separated from their class outing, stranded on a small island, and captured by armed men.
- DirectorDavid EadyStarsMarcus EvansSimon HendersonDebby SalterA group of children, lost in fog on Dartmoor, encounter a wild dog, an escaped convict, and other dangers.
- DirectorJeremy SummersJan Darnley-SmithStarsPierre BedenesLucinda JacksonPeter BartlettFour young children are shipwrecked on an island but they are not alone.
- DirectorWilliam C. HammondStarsChristopher WittyGena YatesHeather LyonsChildren who use a beach in Devon for racing sand yacht's discover the Army is taking over their beach for training. The children try to gather support from the local community to save their beach but first they must raise the money to hire the village hall to hold a public meeting. Meanwhile in the dunes the discovery of disused mines from the war complicate things.
- DirectorJan Darnley-SmithStarsDennis WatermanJimmy CapehornFrazer HinesA group of youngsters have fun using their ingenuity to build their own go-kart - with the hope of eclipsing a rival children's gang, and beating them at the local race track.
- DirectorKen FairbairnStarsGary SmithStephen MallettStephen ChildsDouglas is on an "educational" cruise and has a parcel to deliver to his pen pal in Tangiers. His pal decides that it's contraband and when Mr Danvers appears the parcel goes missing and everything gets a bit dodgy for the boys.
- DirectorJames HillStarsSarah Hollis AndrewsRonald AdamAnthony McCafferyIn 1860, a young orphaned girl is sent to live with her uncle, but she is troubled by a shadowy figure that appears and disappears.
- DirectorJan Darnley-SmithStarsStephen BrownMark WardCheryl VidgenThree children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are helped by a group of friendly ghosts.
- DirectorPat JacksonStarsGareth RobinsonLen JonesJohn RossA gang of children, "The Rockets" have their clubhouse (above an old garage) used by a pair of villains on the run. The villains have stolen a doctors car which had some deadly pills left in it. One of the children finds the pills and, thinking they are sweets, shares them out to the rest of the gang. The race is on for the police to find them all before the children eat any of the deadly pills.
- DirectorGilbert GunnStarsJudy GeesonHennie ScottFrancesca BertorelliSheffield, England: someone in the steelworks is selling details of a new alloy to a foreign agent. The children lead to his capture with the help of a prize pigeon.
- DirectorMax AndersonStarsJohn RuddockRichard PalmerHilda FenemoreA teenage boy goes in search of treasure at an old mill in the hope of solving all his mother's money worries.
- DirectorDavid GowingStarsAdam RhodesWilliam BookerFelicity HarrisonSandra and Gary discover that two Cornish potters are involved in the theft of a golden minotaur statue stolen from the British Museum.
- StarsSally ThomsettChristopher CooperJack WildGavin, Jean and Peter meet Danny the Dragon, an unintentional visitor from outer space. Danny and the children encounter many adventures.
- DirectorLaurence HensonStarsDavid GallacherRon SinclairAndrew ByattSome children try to capture a wild horse with the aim of selling it to mend an old boat. Then another child turns up and claims to be able to capture the wild horse all by himself.
- DirectorAlberto CavalcantiStarsRachel ClayMichael WadeTerry RavenA group of children befriend a monster.
- DirectorJan Darnley-SmithStarsJohn Moulder-BrownKevin BennettLeonard BrockwellA group of young railway enthusiasts attempt to stop the closure of the local railway by trying to raise money to buy it and the steam engine "Matilda." They get help from a pair of men saying they are also enthusiasts. What the children don't know though is that these men are impostors and are really robbers who plan to rob the mail train. They find out the truth when a lorry is parked on the line. After a lengthy chase with the express train, Matilda ends up in London, crashing into buffers at the terminus and the children are pleased when the branch line and Matilda are reprieved. The two robbers are then arrested after hiding under coal in Matilda.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsMandy MillerHilda FenemoreRussell WatersA little girl accidentally breaks her mother's favourite ornament and goes hop-picking to replace it.
- DirectorJames HillStarsFrazer HinesMandy HarperChristopher WarbeyA group of children attempt to bring to book a gang of oil men intent on stealing valuable invention.
- DirectorJohn HaggartyStarsMavis SageVernon MorrisJennifer BeechTwo children on holiday in Alderney, along with two local children catch men stealing bird eggs on the uninhabited island of Burhou but discover more than they bargained for.
- DirectorMichael ForlongStarsSimbaJames ForlongRobert DeanA lion escapes from a circus but is rescued and protected by a young boy.
- DirectorDerek WilliamsStarsSean ScullyJacques VerbruggeSandra SpurrTim (Sean Scully) comes over to Amsterdam to visit his penfriend Piet (Jacques Verbrugge). An Englishman operating as a tourist guide is a diamond-smuggler and the boys along with Piet's sister Annike (Sandra Spurr), foil his plans in a boat chase.
- DirectorDavid EadyStarsAnoop SinghLinda RobsonPhil DanielsTwo English kids meet their friend Anoop Singh and his baby elephant Ranee. The nasty circus owner wants the elephant for his circus and the children decide that they must prevent this.
- DirectorTerry BishopStarsDavid CooteJohn KellyHugh LatimerOne Irish boys adventures with his beloved donkey.
- DirectorJohn DavisStarsAnthony KempMary BurleighMartin BeaumontAn Imaginative young boy called Tony whose Dad is the Town Mayor, isn't believed when he might actually be telling the truth for once.
- DirectorJim ClarkStarsWilliam BurleighKate NichollsAnthony HonourOutpatient Gary determines to get a tree for the children who will be in hospital for Christmas. He enlists the aid of brother and sister and they set out to find one.
- DirectorGerry O'HaraStarsCharlie DrakeAdam RichensDebra CollinsProfessor Popper develops a shrinking formula which he and a group of school kids take by accident, ending up trapped in his laboratory. But that's not the only problem that faces the professor and his friends.
- DirectorMilo LewisStarsKeith ChegwinJulie CollinsTracey CollinsEgghead creates a robot double of his sister.
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsPeggy AitchisonJohn BarrowJohn BlundellIt isn't really the fault of the children in 2B that their efforts to be helpful end in disaster.
- DirectorJames HillStarsMavis SageLance SecretanPeter Neil
- DirectorTony ThompsonStarsDorothy HannafordJasper JewittGuthrie MasonTerry from London, on holiday in Devonshire, is introduced to sailing and bird watching on the River Dart.
- DirectorLeonard ReeveStarsSheila MuirKerrin MastermanKim PickupCompetition between Dick, whose father runs a riding school, and expects to win the local gymkhana, and the baker's children who teach their van pony to jump.
- DirectorMichael ForlongStarsRichard MorantJames ForlongTracy PeelThree children playing alone on a beach have their world turned upside down when approached by a young man who reveals a hand grenade and takes them hostage aboard their yacht.
- DirectorJohn ReeveStarsFrancesca AnnisJeremy BullochFrazer HinesTwo children on holiday on The Isle of Skye, Scotland, go back in time and help Bonnie Prince Charlie escape from Scotland to France.
- DirectorJoe MendozaStarsJohn RogersRoberta PatersonPeter GodsellA treasure has been hidden at Woburn Abbey at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. When the sale of the present-day estate is threatened three children find this treasure by means of five clues hidden in a deer's antler.
- DirectorWilliam C. HammondStarsGerald CaseEric CorrieDerek FreemanThe exciting adventures of five children who set out to vindicate a school friend wrongly accused of theft from the local museum.
- DirectorDon SharpStarsJohn Glyn-JonesJohn CharlesworthDavid MorrellA children's adventure. Hal V is a car owned (and loved) by the Hayward family and their children. Then a wicked garage owner tries to steal their beloved car to sell for lots of money, but the children are too quick for him and foil his wicked plots at every turn.
- DirectorJames HillStarsNati BandaRoy SavageGeorge ColeTwo youngsters round up crooks to blow up British fleet off Gibraltar.
- DirectorFrederic GoodeStarsEdward UnderdownMichael BrennanChristian ComberA group of children camping out in Devonshire try to prevent a gang of thieves from stealing all of the ponies from Dartmoor.
- DirectorLaurence HensonStarsAndrew ByattVictor CarinKaty GardinerA boy from a gypsy family, unpopular in the local village, wins the respect of the villagers with his bravery.
- DirectorDavid EadyStarsLuke BatchelorVirginia FiolPaul HillmanYoung bird watchers, cut off by tide, become involved with a ruthless group of smugglers.
- DirectorFrederick WilsonStarsJake D'ArcyBill DennistonMichael ElderThe Camerons
- DirectorJonathan IngramsStarsSimon Gipps-KentSharon FusseyVincent HallBob, along with his brother and sister, lives next to a fire station. They call themselves the 'Bramley Junior Fire Brigade' and follow the engines whenever they can. When Bob reports a fire he is commended by the brigade but suspicion soon falls on him when the fire is found to be the work of arsonists. It's up to the Junior Brigade to find out just who is responsible, catch them and clear Bob's name.
- DirectorHarry BoothStarsKim BurfieldDebbie RussJohn BluthalTime-travel tale about a boy who gets transported to the Middle Ages who battles a dragon.
- DirectorPat JacksonStarsDennis ConoleyRobert KennedyTracey CollinsOn moving to a new flat in London Ben meets neighborhood kids Lil and Thomas. But when they uncover a plot to kidnap Thomas the three decide to run away instead.
- DirectorFrank GodwinStarsTom ChadbonIvor DanversKris EmmersonA young Eskimo boy accidentally gets hit by a mysterious ray during a secret British experiment and finds that he is now electrified.
- DirectorStephen BaylyStarsColin DaleSaeed JaffreyDursley McLindenWhen the man who left a package in his care is murdered, detective Tim Diamond suddenly has every major gangster in the city after him. With only the package and the help of his little brother, he sets out to unravel the mysterious plot.
- DirectorFrederic GoodeStarsKenneth NashElizabeth WhiteJ. Peter GraeffeTwo children on vacation in Egypt with their archaeologist parents expose the villainy of Arab workmen and help their father find the treasure he seeks.
- DirectorJan Darnley-SmithStarsGary SmithJon PertweeFelix FeltonVictorian children improvise a balloon to escape from their Dickensian boarding school.
- DirectorSarah ErulkarStarsAlex NortonGordon RobbAmanda JonesA pleasure cruiser is abandoned by all aboard and Ian, Janet and Harry, children of a trawler skipper go out in their launch to claim her. They are marooned on the cruiser by accident and saved by a rival trawler skipper.
- DirectorDarcy ConyersStarsMichael CrawfordKeith DavisRoy TownsendChildren's drama. A children's gang in London called The Battersea Bats decide to build a car and enter it in a soapbox derby. A rival gang The Victoria Victors hear about the car and set out to steal it's plans.