Synopsis
The Navigators follows the fortunes of a group of rail track workers based at a South Yorkshire depot, as the privatisation of British Rail takes effect. When 'Harpic', the depot boss, gives Paul, Mick and the rest of the gang their new working brief – the company's 'Mission Statement' – 'performance related pay' and unpaid holidays seem like a joke. But before long, the choice is made clear to the gang: take their chances with redundancy pay-off and life as casual agency workers, or toe the line and work for the new company under the new rules...
A superb ensemble cast – including Steve Huison (
The Full Monty), Joe Duttine (
Pie in the Sky), Tom Craig (
Where the Heart Is) and veterans of the Northern entertainment circuit Venn Tracey, Dean Andrews, Sean Glenn and Charlie Brown – bring the embattled gang of workers to life with warmth, authenticity and genuine affection, the dry Yorkshire humour of their banter played with brilliant comic timing.
Special Features
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Railing Against It, a documentary made for BBC Television about the film's writer,
Rob Dawber-
Making Tracks, an early British Transport Film
- Deleted scenes with editor's commentary
- Director's biography