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- ↑ Love on a Branch Line Info, Trailers, and Reviews at MovieTome Archived 2 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Amazon.com: Love on a Branch Line: Michael Maloney, Leslie Phillips, Maria Aitken, Graham Crowden, Stephen Moore, Amanda Root, David Haig, Cathryn Harrison, Abigail Cruttenden, Charlotte Williams, Gillian Raine, Joe Melia, Maggie Wells, Jennifer Pier...
- ↑ Love On A Branch Line – DVD – ChoicesUK.com
- ↑ Play.com (UK) : Love On A Branch Line (2 Discs) (BBC) : DVD - Free Delivery
