If Only the Trains Came (1968)
Play based on a story by Chekhov. For Gromov, behind the bars of a mental ward, the railway is the one hope of escape. For the doctor in charge, Andrei, it is the link with civilisation which alone could rose him from the lethargy of life in provincial Russia.
Director: Barry Davis
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Bernard Archard as Dr. Andrei Ragin |
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Edward Brayshaw as Dr. Khobotov |
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Michael Brennan as Nikita |
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Diana Davies as Town Hall Maid |
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Andrew Sachs as Sergei Sergeich |
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Marne Maitland as Mores |
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Kevin Lindsay as Stepan |
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Mark Jones as Ivan Gromov |
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Mary Hignett as Darya |
| Production | Margaret Morris | Producer |
| Directing | Barry Davis | Director |
| Writing | Anton Chekhov | Writer |