The Navigators

[Sheffield History]

The Navigators

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.

A cheery camaraderie is soon replaced by uncertainty and turmoil when their depot manager fills them in on the details of the new arrangement. Privatization means that the customer now comes first, something that is instilled into the men in new training sessions.

But there are inconsistencies and shortsightedness to the new ways. Men used to working together now find themselves belonging to different, competing companies. Some even have to tender for their old jobs. Others decide to take the redundancy packages offered by the firm.

As always, corners are cut in the interest of lowering costs, leading to a series of misadventures. Written by Sujit R. Varma

Cast (in credits order)

Dean Andrews ... John

Thomas Craig ... Mick (as Tom Craig)

Joe Duttine ... Paul

Steve Huison ... Jim

Venn Tracey ... Gerry

Andy Swallow ... Len

Sean Glenn ... Harpic

Charlie Brown ... Jack

Juliet Bates ... Fiona

[Sheffield History]

A few screengrabs from the movie:

[Guest cheekymonkey]

tommy craig wednesday through and through! :D

[Stuart0742]

tommy craig wednesday through and through! :D

Navigators - bbc.co.uk

Here is a link to a bbc.co.uk page with a little more information about this film.

Stuart

[Sheffield History]

Nice on Stuart - thanks for the link