Strangers on a Train

A suspenseful full-cast BBC radio adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's classic psychological thriller

When Guy Haines meets Charles Bruno in the dining car of a Texas-bound train, they share their secrets in the way that only strangers can. Charles confides his hatred for his controlling father, Guy confesses that he is divorcing his unfaithful wife. As the drink flows and the conversation turns darker, Charles proposes the perfect solution to both their problems - a murder swap - and Guy laughingly agrees.

Back home, he quickly forgets their drunken pact: but Charles does not. Soon Guy is facing a nightmarish choice - fulfil his part of the bargain, or be framed for a murder he didn't commit...

Dramatised for radio by award-winning playwright Craig Warner, this disturbing tale of obsession, blackmail, guilt and fear stars Michael Sheen (Good Omens, Staged) as Guy Haines and Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones, Endeavour) as Charles Bruno.

Credits

Written by Craig Warner, based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith

Original music by Craig Warner

Directed by Andy Jordan

Cast

Charles Bruno........................Anton Lesser

Guy Haines........................Michael Sheen

Anne........................Saskia Reeves

Gerard........................Bill Nighy

Elsie Bruno........................Jane Whittenshaw

Alex........................Denys Hawthorne

Myers........................Roger May

Treacher........................Stephen Critchlow

Cop........................John Hartley

Frear........................Andrew Branch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 25 January 1996

Strangers on a Train © 1993 by Diogenes Verlag AG Zurich, all rights reserved.

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