Cruel Train
5.4
In wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, also her godfather. With her assistance, Ruben plots murder on the Brighton Express.
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24 people
David Suchet
Ruben Roberts
Known for
His Dark Materials
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Saskia Reeves
Selina Roberts
Known for
Slow Horses
Luther
Emile Zola
Malcolm McKay
Beverley Dartnall
Adrian Dunbar
Jack Dando
Known for
Line of Duty
The Crying Game
George Faber
Alec McCowen
Supt. Fish
Known for
Gangs of New York
Frenzy
Mervyn Gill-Dougherty
Jonathan Moore
Sgt. Handy
Also in
Bleak House
My Beautiful Laundrette
Chris Parr
Also in
Titanic Town
Richard Ridings
Percy Cotton
Known for
Peppa Pig
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Malcolm McKay Director · Émile Zola Author
First release December 22, 1995 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 22, 1995
TV · BBC Two
No release date listed for United States.
Poland
September 4, 1999
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