The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
225 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael FraynScreenplay
- Christopher MorahanDirector
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John CleeseBrian Stimpson
- Penelope WiltonPat Garden
- Alison SteadmanGwenda Stimpson
- Stephen MooreMr. John Jolly
- Joan HicksonMrs. Ellie Trellis
- Benjamin WhitrowHeadmaster
- Geoffrey PalmerHeadmaster
- Michael AldridgePrior
- Sharon MaidenLaura Wisely
- Penny LeatherbarrowWoman Teacher
- Howard Lloyd-LewisTed
- Jonathan BowaterClint
Stills
Themes
englandchaosprincipaltrain