English Children: Life in the City

Produced: 1949

Length: 11 Minutes

English Children: Life in the City paints an idyllic picture of a typical Yorkshire family in post World War II England. The film documents their family life, including the kids at school, playing cricket, Mum making tea, going shopping for groceries, and listening to sports broadcasts on the wireless. When Dad comes home from his job on the railways, the family takes a holiday to the seaside, in Whitby, in order to visit their grandparents. There are some great shots of the famous 199 steps up the cliff and fishing boat fleets. This film shows a Britain that was quickly recovering from the bombings, food rationing, and economic hardship of the war.