Caught on a Train

May 21, 2024 (en) Drama [0] Min
  • First Air Date
    May 21, 2024
  • Production
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  • Original title
    Caught on a Train
  • Release
    May 21, 2024
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Overview

Caught On A Train is a critically successful British television play written by Stephen Poliakoff and directed by Peter Duffell, based on an overnight train journey across Europe, and following the route of a journey Poliakoff had himself made from London to Vienna. It was originally shown on BBC1 on 31 October 1980. The play starred Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Michael Kitchen, with the main supporting cast featuring Wendy Raebeck and Michael Sheard, with a soundtrack by the jazz composer Mike Westbrook. The production won a BAFTA Television Award and other plaudits in 1980, and was re-shown by the BBC in 2001 and 2006. Having previously been available on VHS, the play was released on DVD by BBC Worldwide in 2004, with an audio commentary from Poliakoff and producer Kenith Trodd.

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Caught on a Train ( )

May 21, 2024 (en)
Drama
[0] Min
  • First Air Date May 21, 2024
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 0%
Original Title Caught on a Train
en

Overview

Caught On A Train is a critically successful British television play written by Stephen Poliakoff and directed by Peter Duffell, based on an overnight train journey across Europe, and following the route of a journey Poliakoff had himself made from London to Vienna. It was originally shown on BBC1 on 31 October 1980. The play starred Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Michael Kitchen, with the main supporting cast featuring Wendy Raebeck and Michael Sheard, with a soundtrack by the jazz composer Mike Westbrook. The production won a BAFTA Television Award and other plaudits in 1980, and was re-shown by the BBC in 2001 and 2006. Having previously been available on VHS, the play was released on DVD by BBC Worldwide in 2004, with an audio commentary from Poliakoff and producer Kenith Trodd.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer