The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter DuffellDirector
- Stephen PoliakoffWriter
Cast
- Peggy AshcroftFrau Messner
- Michael KitchenPeter
- Wendy RaebeckLorraine
- Michael SheardPreston
- Ingo MogendorfKellner
- Louis Sheldon WilliamsDietrich
- Michael KingsburyHans
- John DolanSmall Man in Mac
- Christopher FrederickGerman Guard
- Ken ShawGerman Guard
- Terry GurryBelgian Guard
- Baron CasanovFat Man