In A Few Short Journeys Of The Heart middle class writer Rust travelling to London by train allows himself to drift in and out of a fantasy world. A non-straightforward production for sure, Andrew Davies called the drama “a comedy about the universal search for love.” Brilliant performances all round though with all of the cast taking on more than one role.
production details
UK / BBC Two / 1×60 minute episode / Broadcast 10 August 1994
Series: Stages Episode 3 of 6
Writer: Andrew Davies / Producer: Clive Brill / Director: Paul Tickell
cast
DAVID TROUGHTON as Dore / Cook / Rust
SAIRA TODD as Colette / German Girl / Gisela
BEN CHAPLIN as Tim Bone / Fierce Man
SUSAN FLEETWOOD as Nadia / Marie
SALLY DEXTER as Loretta / Woman / Hairdresser
MICHAEL BYRNE as Old Geezer / German / Blank
