Actor who appeared in several popular TV dramas and sitcoms and memorably played Mrs Perks in the 1970 film The Railway ChildrenDeddie Davies, who has died of ovarian cancer aged 78, will be remembered as Nell, wife of the station porter Mr Perks, in The Railway Children, the director Lionel Jeffries's lovingly made 1970 film adaptation of Edith Nesbit's Edwardian novel.The character brings the three children " playe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM on January 2, 2017