A grieving man builds a tiny railway while his life derails spectacularly.
In 1950, a man returns home to the UK from India after the death of his wife to build bridges with his son, but instead ends up building an elaborate model railway.
Acting
Alan Bates simmers with magnificent, contained anguish.
Direction
Jim Lee finds dread in model train kits and beige wallpaper.
Director
Jim Lee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for BBC's Screen Two, this exemplifies the '90s golden age of British television cinema — low budgets, high devastation.
Henry's railway obsession mirrors Britain's own post-imperial nostalgia: intricate, isolating, and ultimately going nowhere.
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