By Vlad Zakh · February 20, 2026
Dinah Sheridan brought warm, elegant charm to British film and delivered two of the era’s best-loved family performances decades apart. Genevieve turns a vintage car rally into a chaotic rivalry, The Railway Children befriends a railway porter while awaiting their father, Doctor at Large navigates chaotic medical postings, and Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont befriends a young man at a residential hotel. Where’s Charley? and Get Cracking round out the list.
01 Dinah Sheridan features in this drama about an elderly widow living alone at a residential hotel who forms an unexpected friendship with a young writer.
Directed by Dan Ireland · 1h 48m · Rated NR
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02 Bernard Cribbins features in this classic about three children relocated to the countryside who befriend a railway porter while trying to clear their father's name.
Directed by Lionel Jeffries · 1h 49m · Rated G
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03 A newly qualified doctor navigates a series of increasingly chaotic postings and romantic entanglements.
Directed by Ralph Thomas · 1h 44m · Rated NR
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04 Two couples' vintage car rally turns into a competitive, chaotic rivalry on the drive home.
Directed by Henry Cornelius · 1h 26m
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05 Dinah Sheridan is in this musical about a college student who disguises himself as his own aunt to provide a proper chaperone for his romance.
Directed by David Butler · 1h 37m · Rated NR
06 Dinah Sheridan is in this British comedy where rival Home Guard units compete fiercely to win a wartime efficiency trophy.
Directed by Marcel Varnel · 1h 36m
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