Night Train for Inverness
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| Night Train for Inverness | |
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| Directed by | Ernest Morris |
| Written by | Mark Grantham |
| Produced by | |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Spencer Reeve |
| Music by | Albert Elms |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Night Train for Inverness (also known as Night Train to Inverness) is a 1960 black and white British second feature ('B')[1] drama film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Norman Wooland, Jane Hylton and Dennis Waterman.[2][3][4] It was written by Mark Grantham and produced by The Danzigers.
It is notable as the film debut of Dennis Waterman[5] and was referenced in an episode of The Minder Podcast (about the ITV series 1979–1994, 2009, featuring Waterman).[6]
Roy Lewis, just released from gaol, is told by his hostile ex-mother-in-law that his ex-wife and their young son Ted do not want to see him. He meets his son, who in fact is fond of his father and agrees to go with him on a train trip to Inverness, not knowing that Lewis intends to keep permanent custody of Ted and bring him up on his own. However, Lewis does not know that Ted has recently been diagnosed as diabetic and must have regular insulin injections. Meanwhile, Ted's mother calls in the police who launch an urgent operation to track them down.
Cast
- Norman Wooland as Roy Lewis
- Jane Hylton as Marion Crane
- Dennis Waterman as Ted Lewis
- Silvia Francis as Ann Lewis
- Valentine Dyall as Inspector Kent
- Irene Arnold as Mrs Wall
- Colin Tapley as Dr Jackson
- Howard Lang as sergeant
- Kaplan Kaye as Charles
- Arnold Bell as Higgins
- Anton Rodgers as intern
- Larry Noble as buffet attendant