The Last Train
- TV Mini Series
- 1999
- 54m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.1K
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A group of commuter train passagers are put in accidental suspended animation and emerge years later into a devastated world.A group of commuter train passagers are put in accidental suspended animation and emerge years later into a devastated world.A group of commuter train passagers are put in accidental suspended animation and emerge years later into a devastated world.
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I was hooked on this mini series watching it religiously for weeks on end, only to move house to Wales where we couldn't get any reception.
I'd love to see the final episodes of this mini series or buy it. So my comment is to assist the above gentleman's words although we're years apart. There are still people out there that would love a re-run of this series and to buy the film. If anyone from ITV comes across this then please release the mini series on DVD.
If anyone comes across this on the internet I would appreciate a link to where I could acquire it.
Craig.
I'd love to see the final episodes of this mini series or buy it. So my comment is to assist the above gentleman's words although we're years apart. There are still people out there that would love a re-run of this series and to buy the film. If anyone from ITV comes across this then please release the mini series on DVD.
If anyone comes across this on the internet I would appreciate a link to where I could acquire it.
Craig.
There was too much hype over this series at the start, but as the series continued there was no advertising at all. However I really quite enjoyed this series. For once it is the common British public trapped in an apocalyptic tale. From start to finish you hang on to every emotion and problem that the survivors suffer. Incredibly moving in parts and quite chilling, this story was certainly worth the £4 Million to make it, Carlton T.V.'s highest ever payment to produce a show. Great story with a number of interesting twists at the end. Definitely worth watching.
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I really enjoyed this. That it wasn't an original idea is beside the point. HG Wells, John Wyndham, Fred Hoyle, ...many wrote about the End of the World as it might affect the ordinary bod in the street long before such as 'Deep Impact' and other high-impact extravaganzas were made. & I've never forgotten 'Threads'... As a commuter, I can say that no train journey will ever be quite so boring again. I stumbled on this website by chance and am sending this comment in the hope that enough appreciation might persuade Granada to publish a video,
If you liked any Quartermass, Threads, Village of the Dammed or books like "After the Rain", "Chalk Giants" or anything by John Wyndham then this is one for you.
Unrelenting post-apocalypse depression that I believe only works if you grew in the U.K. in the seventies. I liked it a lot.
Unrelenting post-apocalypse depression that I believe only works if you grew in the U.K. in the seventies. I liked it a lot.
At a time when ITV was struggling to make drama that did not revolve around a rose tinted view of the fifties or was based in a medical practise in the Derbyshire hills this post apocalyptic (forgive the corny cliche) drama came as a welcome surprise. With a cast of familiar faces but no real stars this was 6 episodes of excellent well written and characterised drama. The similarity with Survivors is evident. The main character in Survivors searched for her son, in The Last Train the main character searched for her former lover. Still they both got into scrapes to entertain us.
Commendable performances from James Hazeldine and Treva Etienne and a truly moving death scene form Amita Dhiri (remember that punch in This Life) but more than this was a taut plot that had twists and turns but was still focussed.
I would hope The Last Train would be released on DVD sometime soon, It was great.
Commendable performances from James Hazeldine and Treva Etienne and a truly moving death scene form Amita Dhiri (remember that punch in This Life) but more than this was a taut plot that had twists and turns but was still focussed.
I would hope The Last Train would be released on DVD sometime soon, It was great.
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough the train station setting is supposed to be Sheffield Train Station, filming actually took place at the long disused Manchester Mayfield train station. As Sheffield station is seen masquerading as Chesterfield.
- ConnectionsReferenced in This Morning with Richard Not Judy: Episode #2.7 (1999)
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