The Navigators (film)

The Navigators
French DVD cover
Directed by	Ken Loach
Written by	Rob Dawber
Produced by	Rebecca O'Brien
Starring	Dean Andrews Thomas Craig Joe Duttine Steve Huison Venn Tracey
Cinematography	Barry Ackroyd
Edited by	Jonathan Morris
Music by	George Fenton
Release dates	16 November 2001 (2001-11-16) (UK) 21 February 2003 (2003-02-21) (U.S.)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom Germany Spain
Language	English

The Navigators is a 2001 British film directed by Ken Loach with screenplay by Rob Dawber.

It tells the story of the reactions of five Sheffield rail workers to the privatisation of the railway maintenance organisation for which they all work, and the consequences for them. The film was inspired by the failure of the Connex South Central and the Connex South Eastern franchises: Connex was ultimately stripped of both franchises before the franchise period ended due to poor service and financial mismanagement.

Rob Dawber received the 2001 BAFTA award (posthumously) for "New Writer" for the film.