THE daughter of actress Celia Johnson will make a special appearance next month at Carnforth railway station where her mother filmed famous scenes from Brief Encounter in 1945.

Actress Lucy Fleming and her husband Simon Williams - of Upstairs Downstairs fame - will appear in Posting Letters to the Moon when they will read wartime letters between Lucy’s mother and father, Peter Fleming.

Described as touching and amusing, the letters from Celia to her husband tell of her experiences during the war, from coping with a large, isolated house full of evacuated children to learning to drive a tractor and dealing with rationing.

All the while, Celia was accepting offers of work when she could get away - for David Lean, Noel Coward, wartime propaganda films and ultimately in 1945 starring in the classic black-and-white romance Brief Encounter.

“It was a joy to discover these letters, and I hope you will find them as funny and moving as I do,” said Lucy, whose uncle was James Bond author Ian Fleming.

The performance will take place at Carnforth Station Heritage Centre on Sunday, April 5, at 7.30pm.

Tickets are on sale at the heritage centre or call 01524 735165.

To find out more, visit the website at www.carnforthstation.co.uk