Overview

British playwright Stephen Poliakoff's comical teleplay investigates Europe's changing social landscape via three strangers who meet on a train. Peter, an English businessman on an overnight trip through Europe, shares a compartment with a beautiful American woman, Lorraine. But Peter's hope for romance is soon dampened by Lorraine's xenophobia and the arrival of a haughty Viennese aristocrat.

Cast

Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Kitchen, Wendy Raebeck, Michael Sheard, Ingo Mogendorf, Louis Sheldon Williams, Michael Kingsbury, John Dolan

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What is "Caught on a Train" about?

British playwright Stephen Poliakoff's comical teleplay investigates Europe's changing social landscape via three strangers who meet on a train. Peter, an English businessman on an overnight trip through Europe, shares a compartment with a beautiful American woman, Lorraine. But Peter's hope for romance is soon dampened by Lorraine's xenophobia and the arrival of a haughty Viennese aristocrat.

When was "Caught on a Train" released?

Caught on a Train was released in 1980.

Who stars in "Caught on a Train"?

The cast includes Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Kitchen, Wendy Raebeck, Michael Sheard.