Martin Sherman

Thomas is a cheeky, fussy little engine that often gets into scrapes, usually by being overeager to do things best left to bigger and more sensible locomotives.

Drawing on her own experience as a wartime evacuee, Hollywood actress and campaigner Vanessa Redgrave tells the story of refugees fleeing European war zones throughout the last century and drawing parallels between government attitudes towards refugees in the 1930s and now. Starring Emma Thompson and Ralph Fiennes and their constant fights for human rights.