Caught on a Train
7.8
British playwright Stephen Poliakoff's comical teleplay investigates Europe's changing social landscape via three strangers who meet on a train. Peter, an English businessman on an overnight trip through Europe, shares a compartment with a beautiful American woman, Lorraine. But Peter's hope for romance is soon dampened by Lorraine's xenophobia and the arrival of a haughty Viennese aristocrat.
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Cast
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Peggy Ashcroft
Frau Messner
Known for
The 39 Steps
When the Wind Blows
Michael Kitchen
Peter
Known for
Out of Africa
Foyle's War
Wendy Raebeck
Lorraine
Known for
Shock Treatment
Michael Sheard
Preston
Known for
Force 10 from Navarone
High Road to China
Ingo Mogendorf
Kellner
Known for
Murphy's War
Louis Sheldon Williams
Dietrich
Known for
Our Mother's House
Michael Kingsbury
Hans
Also in
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Richard's Things
John Dolan
Small Man in Mac
Christopher Frederick
German Guard
Also in
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Ken Shaw
German Guard
Terry Gurry
Belgian Guard
Also in
Beau Geste
Mapp & Lucia
Baron Casanov
Fat Man
No other roles listed
Peter Duffell Director · Stephen Poliakoff Writer Mike Westbrook Composer
First release October 31, 1980 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, French, German
Production
BBC
Production
Time Life Films
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 31, 1980
TV · BBC Two (Playhouse)
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
February 9, 2004 · Physical · DVD
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