"The film - which sticks closely to E Nesbit's original dialogue and glows with a rural, pre-World War One innocence - is a classic in its own right." 
★★★★★  Anna Baddeley, Daily Telegraph

"It all slips down very nicely; Bernard Cribbins is terrific as railwayman Perks, and Jeffries' final scene... is justly celebrated" 
★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

"Jeffries mounts the whole thing with charm, humour and subtle smarts. And, let's face it, our obsession with Jenny Agutter, 11 years before American Werewolf, started here." 
★★★★ Ian Freer, Empire Magazine