Caught on a Train (1970)

• Drama

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 Poliakoff had himself made from London to Vienna. It was originally shown on BBC1 on 31 October 1980. The play starred Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Michael Kitchen, with the main supporting cast featuring Wendy Raebeck and Michael Sheard, with a soundtrack by the jazz composer Mike Westbrook. The production won a BAFTA Television Award and other plaudits in 1980, and was re-shown by the BBC in 2001 and 2006. Having previously been available on VHS, the play was released on DVD by BBC Worldwide in 2004, with an audio commentary from Poliakoff and producer Kenith Trodd.