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Cruel Train

Cruel Train

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Cruel Train

1995

1h 40m

4.3(4 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

In wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, also her godfather. With her assistance, Ruben plots murder on the Brighton Express.

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BBC

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

David Suchet

David Suchet

Ruben Roberts

Saskia Reeves

Saskia Reeves

Selina Roberts

Adrian Dunbar

Adrian Dunbar

Jack Dando

Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

Supt. Fish

Jonathan Moore

Jonathan Moore

Sgt. Handy

Richard Ridings

Richard Ridings

Percy Cotton

Melanie Hill

Melanie Hill

Phyllis Pratt

Vivienne Burgess

Mrs. Liddle

Gerard Horan

Gerard Horan

Colin Caine

Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver

Flora Mussell

Creative team

Directed by: Malcolm McKay
Written by: Malcolm McKay
Produced by: Mervyn Gill-Dougherty

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