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1980 Certificate 15
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  • 70
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An English businessman is on the Ostend-Vienna Express making his way to a important meeting. Two women enter his compartment; one is a beautiful young American woman, the other a frosty elderly Austrian woman played by Oscar-winner Dame Peggy Ashcroft. What follows on the overnight journey has a profound effect on the .. Read more

Starring Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Kitchen, Wendy Raebeck
Director Stephen Poliakoff
Genres Drama, Television

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Caught On A Train

An English businessman is on the Ostend-Vienna Express making his way to a important meeting. Two women enter his compartment; one is a beautiful young American woman, the other a frosty elderly Austrian woman played by Oscar-winner Dame Peggy Ashcroft. What follows on the overnight journey has a profound effect on the Englishman. The story is based on Poliakoff's own experience as he travelled from London to Vienna at the age of 25.

Starring Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Kitchen, Wendy Raebeck
Director Stephen Poliakoff
Studio BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING
Run time DVD: 1 hr 21 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, Television
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released DVD: 09 Feb 2004
Production year: 1980
Format DVD

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  • "...A revelatory piece of television film-making..."

    • Sunday Times
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

  • "...Brilliant..."

    • The Guardian
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 14 out of 14 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Interrailing for adults

    This BBC tv drama comes with a good pedigree. Its stars, Peggy Ashcroft and Michael Kitchen, were enough to make me watch this story of a young man on a trans-European train journey and the characters he meets on the way. If you have ever done such a trip this will bring back those memories vividly. You never quite know what is going to happen and you do care about the characters. A gentle British drama - treat yourself!

      • A customer from London, England
      • Posted 21 Aug 2004 21:56

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

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    Brilliant portrayal of characters by Kitchen and Ashcroft, character 'Lorraine' felt a bit neglected by comparison. For those of us who love train journeys, the people watching, wondering etc. - a real treat!

      • A customer from Wales
      • Posted 15 Jul 2005 14:03

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