Caught on a Train

Caught on a Train is a 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 the BBC2 Playhouse series, 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
  1. "BFI Screenonline: Caught on a Train (1980)". screenonline.org.uk.
  2. "Playhouse: Caught on a Train". 31 October 1980. p. 75 – via BBC Genome.
  3. "Caught on a Train". 15 January 2006. p. 61 – via BBC Genome.
  4. "Caught on a Train (1980)". BFI.
  5. "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  6. "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  7. "Caught on a Train · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.
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