Station Jim

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Station Jim ★★ ½ 2001

In the 1890s, a performing circus dog escapes its abusive master and is found by railway station porter Bob (Creed-Miles), who names the terrier Jim. Jim becomes a favorite of the kiddies at the local orphanage, especially young Henry (Sangster). Jim and Bob soon find themselves in a battle to save the orphanage from closure, even as the pooch helps Bob with romancing schoolteacher Harriet (Fraser) and thwarts a plot to kill Queen Victoria. 87m/C DVD . GB Charlie Creed-Miles, George Cole, Laura Fraser, Thomas Sangster, Frank Finlay, David Haig, Celia Imrie, Prunella Scales, Timothy West, David Ross; D: John Roberts; W: Mark Wallington; C: Vernon Layton. TV

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