THE MAN FROM NOWHERE

GB
1975
59 mins
Dir: James Hill
Starring: Sarah Hollis Andrews and Ronald Adam

In 1860, a young orphaned girl is sent to live with her uncle, but she is troubled by a shadowy figure who appears and disappears

This short drama mystery from the Children’s Film Foundation is actually pretty effective. It also features excellent opening scenes on the Kent & East Sussex Railway at Tenterden Town station. A train arrives behind ex-LBSCR AIX Class ‘Terrier’ 0-6-0T No.3 Bodiam. As it departs, there is a glimpse in the background of unrestored Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST W/No.1955 of 1917. It later became the line’s No.14 Charwelton and is seen working in the 1995 film Cold Comfort Farm (qv). Thanks to reelstreets for the screen captures.

Tenterden Town station on the Kent & East Sussex and a train arrives behind A1X Terrier No.3 Bodiam
Tenterden Town was reopened by the preservation movement in 1974, less than year before filming
As the train departs another locomotive is revealed on the left. This is the unrestored Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST W/No.1955 of 1917.
A closeup view of the signal box at Tenterden Town