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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Cruel Train Trailer - BBC2 1996
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Cast
David Suchet
Ruben Roberts
Saskia Reeves
Selina Roberts
Adrian Dunbar
Jack Dando
Alec McCowen
Supt. Fish
Jonathan Moore
Sgt. Handy
Richard Ridings
Percy Cotton
Melanie Hill
Phyllis Pratt
Vivienne Burgess
Mrs. Liddle
Gerard Horan
Colin Caine
Minnie Driver
Flora Mussell
Bryan Pringle
Maurice Mussell
Sheila Reid
Vera Mussell
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