The Railway Children Sally Thomsett On Shocking Real Age Secret 

If you can’t say something nice about someone, then don’t say anything. Thanks for your work Sally.

Sally was lovely then and still is now, she has a goodness and sweet expression that still shine through!

I'm in my sixties, I remember this being a really Great film. It doesn't matter what age Sally was, she was an actress 'Playing' a part. Doesn't that prove what an extremely good actress she was/is!

The Railway Children and Man about the house. Priceless memories. Thank You Sally.

The fact that she was able to convincingly play an eleven year old at age 20 shows her acting ability.

Talented actress. I loved her in Man About The House

Think of the joy and happiness this film brought into peoples lives.

What a brilliant film The Railway Children is. Nice gentle family stuff with actors at their best. I’m only seventy but I can honestly say it is probably one of my all time favourite films. No computers, no televisions, no snowflakes, kids dressed like kids, no cursing, kids respecting their elders. The list goes on.

One of my favourite films, very sad that Bernard Cribbins has died today aged 93.

I loved that film of the Railway Children…..I cannot say how many times I have seen it. Loved all the cast……Sally you were brilliant.

Good for you Sally it doesn't matter I loved the railway children as a child in the 70s and still do I've been lucky enough to meet Jenny she was such a lovely down to earth person too ♥️

I am sad to learn today of Bernard Cribbins' passing. Revel in Paradise, RIP

What can I say but thank you sally. It was so good to see you again.

Lovely to see Sally! She was wonderful in the film.

Loved the film and Sally still looks lovely to me. Brought back good memories of a time gone by.

Ms. Thomsett, how lovely to see you on my computer. i am much older than you, bu I see you forever in "The Railway Children". But now, how nice to see you in real life. You are lovely!

Everyone gets older, bless her, she's lovely

She still has that glint in her eye 🌹

The Railway Children, my most favourite film of all time. My mum took me and my sis to the pictures to see it.

The Railway Children was such a heartwarming film about a time that sadly will probably never exist again. Nice to see that Sally is fine. Great memories.

The railway children was one of my favourite films as a child and I would still happily watch it now in my 50s and can’t wait for my grandsons to be old enough to watch it with me. Love sally she is adorable.

She was a great actress,the railway children,man about the house ,ect,ect,miss you on tv❤️❤️👏👏👏

I enjoyed that film, great story, great cast. I remember Sally from Man About the House, the bubbly blonde. Sally still has that cheeky smile and you recognise her immediately. We all get older and age, people always refer to ladies getting older but never men.

I am 73. Loved this story as l can relate to it so much in my childhood experiences. My children growing up also loved it. I hope my grandchildren will feel the same. When the father got off the train and his daughter shouted " Daddy,Daddy!". Heart wrenching. It was deja Vue for me. I had exactly the same experience after being away from home and meeting my father on Heuston Station in Dublin in the fifties. I said the same, adding , " l hardly knew you in your new shoes " I was four years old. That moment in the film was my experience.

I imagine quite a few people twigged when she turned up in "Man About the House" three years later playing an adult!

What a fantastic film the original was! I was just a little boy when this film came out and it brings back fond memories'. Thankyou Sally. Thankyou to all involved in the film. An absolute classic.

Absolutely love the Railway children. All great actors. ❤ Thank you.

She was 20??!! Haha, that's crazy, I never knew that. Lovely film 🥰

Bless her! She is so likeable!!

This woman has lived life full on she's brilliantly honest, she's growing older naturally which makes her more lovely, would love to see The Railway Children again sometime..

Wonderful lady, 🥰🌹

The original film is still the best version 😍

Good film. And it was only 3 years later that Sally was part of the cast for TV comedy Man About The House, which shows she couldn't have been 14 by then. Anyway, she did good. Thankyou Sally for your acting abilities x

Every now & again they pop this wonderful movie on, here in my city, Melbourne. Beautiful memories & what a lovely lady she is, warm, caring & honest.

Don't think I will be watching the new version with an imagined character who likely never existed in the english countryside around 1900 but Sally's version is the one of my youth and the one I love and watched many times!

Sally was a excellent actress from a very young age.And a user of London’s finest.

Jenny Agutter who played the older sister is actually 2 years younger than Sally.

its a shame that things and memories change. i remember so well seeing her on 'junior points of view' when the was about 12, and i still think of how she gave me such a boost and a feelgood memory.

Beautiful talented a great personality actoress. Thank you Sally. God bless you.

Loved the film, great cast and Sally was a sweetheart and breath of fresh air.

A beautiful actress, Sally played such an amazing role in this film, I love this film watched it many time, such Beauty, kindness, compassion and reality, something that is missing todays society. The Railway children is ultimately one of the best made films ever, the story and the actor and actresses were brilliant real good kind characters. Some of these actor sadly missed, I am 52 years old and this film has always cast in my mind some of warm happy feeling, and to top it all I work on the railways and deal with situations like the land slide in the film. I had a crush on Jenny Agutter she is beautiful, 🤩. A much loved and beautiful film, with some of the best actors and actresses ever. A celebration of all that were cast in the film and the director. Lovely heart warming, beautifully cast film.

Nothing beats the sweet innocence of the original movie, still one of my favourites.

Loved Sally In The Railway Children & Man About the House. Lovely lady. 💕

Great film and great cast. Love the film ❤️❤️❤️

I loved that film. Thank you Sally and it seems that you are just 9 days older than me, but you appear to be much, much younger.

Great story.. great film... great cast.. Could watch it again and again.. Well done Sally..

In 1978 when I started work in London, one day there was a heavy storm and I was running from Oxford Circus towards the BBC building near where I worked. I crashed into two women. I stopped and looked up and the women were Sally and the woman who played her mother in The Railway Children. I apologised and Sally gave me a lovely smile and said 'don't worry, it's OK' :)

Sally was on the TV a lot in those days.Always watchable.She was lovely in The Railway Children.

What a nice idea it would be for Sally, Paula Wilcox and Richard O'Sullivan to all have a get together!

Loved that movie, she was lovely in it

Beautiful lady

I was madly in love with this girl, still am.

As soon as she smiled you knew it was Sally

Aw, lovely to see her again - what great actress . . . gave me wonderful entertainment over the years, and for that, I 'Thank-You' Sally ❤

Sally we still love you, a mad life you've lived🍿😘💓💯🙏🗣️💯🇬🇧 ALL THE BEST THANKS FOR THE MEMORY'S 👍✌️🧐💪😍🤩 LONDON LOVE'S IT 😍🇬🇧🙏

"Old age ain't so bad when you consider the alternatives." I'm sure she is still a lovely person.

Great film, sadly this also reminds us how time passes quickly, stay healthy, live your life to its fullest, do everything you want to do and enjoy. Turn off the news! It's all manipulated.

Sally I would love to love you..you have not lost your charisma or charm and I would love to love you ..all those years ago you were the most beautiful lady I had ever seen..nothing has changed

What a lovely lady sally is!!!

On the back of the new release, I just rewatched the original film and even though I now know of the stars' actual ages, it's still a lovely film, so simple and delightful - great casting and great performances - everything a good old-fashioned Enid Blyton adventure story should be! A Big Thank You to Everybody Involved!!

I never thought she looked 11 in the film, but a teenager. People have to remember, she was a fully grown woman in Man About The House shortly afterwards. So people must have known she was nowhere near 11 as soon as that comedy show started.

Great actresses love Sally.

She still has that same cheeky look. Nice to see her again.

Well done Sally you were Fantastic.👍😘

The railway children happy memories

Great memories of the Railway Children, wonderful film, when we had a lovely country, not like now

Sally Thomsett played Phyillis on The Railway Children 👧 👧 🧒 in 1970. She was with Jenny Agutter who played Roberta and Gary Warren who played Peter on The Railway 🚃 Children 👧 👦 🧒 in 1970 is over 50 previous years ago. Now it’s 2023. Unbelievable thing to happen that time 🕰️ flew quickly. My age in 2023 is 47 years old. Bloody hell. Life is short. Good 👍 luck 🍀 Sally Thomsett and enjoy 😊 the rest of your life everyday without worrying about things and please 🙏 be happy 😊. Bring it on Sally Thomsett. 👍👍👍👍👍

Forever Phyllis......thanks for the memories...

Sally was beautiful. I loved her in the role of Phyllis in the Railway Children and also as Jo in the TV series Man About The House.

I had a poster of Sally on my wall when I was a kid

She's a lovely lady

Wow I have to admit I loved and still love Sally thank you for your talents Sally.

After being almost 72, this last Sunday I saw the railway children for the first time, ashamed to admit to it, but it was a sickly sweet film and I loved it, such a lovely film to watch on my own on a hot sweltering evening. How sad to see how sally’s aged, she was a cute young lady back in the day

Sally was 20 when she played the part of 11 year old Phyllis Waterbury in 'The Railway Children' in 1970. She was 3 years older than Jenny Agutter despite Jenny Agutter playing her 17 year old sister Roberta (Bobby) Waterbury.

💕 super actress!

We all age, I think she looks really great. All the best Sally.

Time catches up with everyone but the film is ageless and timeless.

Beautiful Sally! ✌🏼❤️

One of my favourite films ❤️

Love her! Beautiful Sally!

Watched the film many times as a youngster and my children did too,hope my grandchildren find it just as we did enchanting of times gone by.

She s so lovely 😊

She aged gracefully.It happens to us all.The fountain of youth never lasts

Wow that’s amazing, I’d never have thought she was 20 in that film!! 😃

Newsflash....... We are all going to get old.

Love her ❤️

Oh I love Sally, thanks for entertaining us in Man About The House

sally thomsett is a great actress & television personality. I am a huge fan of the 70's sitcom man about the house like i am with many of the fantasic british comedies from the era. It is very easy to see whilst watching many of these sitcoms from the time that most of the cast & crew got on like a house on fire. It is for this reason why they worked so very well. Im not of the same generation as when these were first aired. I was a mid 80's child who very much had a good eye for detail. it is easy to see that there was something very interesting about the 1960's & 70's especially on that with fashion & music. I suppose its because people had to make more of what they had and took much less for granted. It was only 20-30 years after the war. Peoples way of thinking was different. The 1970's i feel was the most exciting era of the century with transport becoming slightly better technology was more on the up although still basic. I definately feel that people communicated much better during the 60's & 70's they certainly had a very good time with parties and family gatherings. Getting to the point. Some people who are making rude comments on sally's apperance. What you have to remember is that sally just like many of her contemporaries at the time lived the high life of the 1970's. Sally was young, she was beautiful, sally loved sports cars, craved excitement, she had it all. I have absolutely no doubt that sally liked a good drink and most likely a smoke along with it. Absouletly everyone drank and smoked during the 70's. If you were of a certain age at the time with money you certainly went along with it all when working alongside the many stars of the day up in high places. Im ultimately sure that sally will tell you that seeing what she has experienced has very little to no regrets. Im pretty sure there are many here who have met her, can tell me what a lovely lady sally is. Her personality always shines!!!!

Loved the film and Sally🥰

sally you are great the railway children

Man About The House: sun lamp episode, Sally in her green bikini; memories are made of this.

Brilliant actress especially in man about the house as well as the railway children.

A great movie for all us kids back then , she was brilliant and still is.

I remember my mates around 1970 pushed her sports car when she broke down in Trafalgar Square, blooming hell she's 73 now

certainly shows how skilled she is as an actress to pull it off, well done Sally !

Loved the film and well done Sally.

Age is a cruel mistress..it strips us of happiness..Sally thomasett is a lovely looking lady whose face is a reminder of the ravages of time ..not something to be ashamed about...age is a frightening thing and beautiful as well..it enriches our Life

Ahh bless her heart xx

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Imagine what a mess they would make of it if they remade it, wait......