Caught on a Train
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 that Poliakoff had himself made from London to Vienna.[1] It was first shown, as part of BBC2 Playhouse, on 31 October 1980, and was re-shown in 2001 and 2006.[2][3]
The play stars Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Michael Kitchen, and the main supporting cast features Wendy Raebeck and Michael Sheard. The soundtrack was written by the jazz composer Mike Westbrook.[4]
The play won a BAFTA Television Award and other plaudits in 1980.[5][6]
Having previously been available on VHS, the play was released on DVD by BBC Worldwide in 2004, with an audio commentary by Poliakoff and the producer, Kenith Trodd.[7]
References[]
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Caught on a Train (1980)". screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Playhouse: Caught on a Train". 31 October 1980. p. 75 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Caught on a Train". 15 January 2006. p. 61 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Caught on a Train (1980)". BFI.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "Caught on a Train · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.
External links[]
- The film's entry at the BFI Screenonline
- Caught on a Train at the Internet Movie Database
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