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Cruel Train is a British television crime drama, written and directed by Malcolm McKay, that first broadcast on BBC2 on 22 December 1996. Based on Émile Zola's La Bête humaine, and set during the Blitz, the film stars David Suchet as Ruben Roberts, a railway official who discovers that his wife, Selina, was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, Arthur Grandridge, who also happens to be her godfather. Assisted by Selina, Ruben plots to murder Grandridge on the Brighton Express.
Original Release
01/01/1995
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| Patrick Godfrey | Davidson (station master) |
| Steven Crossley | John Muster |
| Paul McKay | Henry Holloway |
| David Belcher | Arthur Grandridge |
| Gerry Hinks | Air Raid Warden, Victoria |
| Danny Davies | Air Raid Warden, Brighton |
| Vincent Worth | Newsvendor |
| Louise Papillon | Waitress |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| George Faber | Executive Producer |
| Chris Parr | Executive Producer |
| Beverley Dartnall | Producer |
| Mervyn Gill-Dougherty | Producer |
