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Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails (2008)
TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

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Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails (2008)

TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

Ian Hislop looks at the effect of the Beeching railway closures of the 1960s and examines whether Beeching and the government ministers made the right decision.

Director

Deborah Lee

Producer

Deborah Lee

Cinematographers

Patrick Acum (photography) | Jim Ashcroft (photography) | Louis Caulfield (photography) | Brendan Easton (photography) & 2 more

Editor

Gareth Johnson

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Release date

Oct 2, 2008 (United Kingdom)

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Ian Hislop Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Harry Enfield and Chums (1994)
Richard Morant Extracts read by (voice) Extracts read by (voice) See fewer	The Last Place on Earth (1985)
Charles Loft Self - Author, 'Government, Railways and the Modernisation of Britain' Self - Author, 'Government, Railways and the Modernisation of Britain' See fewer	Politics on Track (2013)
Christian Wolmar Self - Author, 'Fire and Steam - A New History of the Railways in Britain' Self - Author, 'Fire and Steam - A New History of the Railways in Britain' See fewer	Arena (1975)
Jonathan Glancey Self - Architectural Critic / Author, 'John Betjeman on Trains' Self - Architectural Critic / Author, 'John Betjeman on Trains' See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
John Nunneley Self - Chief Publicity Officer, British Transport Commission, 1962-1963 Self - Chief Publicity Officer, British Transport Commission, 1962-1963 See fewer	Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails (2008)
Bill Bradshaw Self - Junior Manager, British Railways, 1963 / Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesman (as Lord Bradshaw) Self - Junior Manager, British Railways, 1963 / Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesman (as Lord Bradshaw) See fewer	The London Programme (1975)
Richard Marsh Self - Government Minister, 1966-1970 Self - Government Minister, 1966-1970 See fewer	Dee Time (1967)
Richard Beeching Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Ernest Marples Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	This Week (1956)
Tony Hancock Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Call Me Genius (1961)
Harold Macmillan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The First World War (2003)
Harold Wilson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Royal Family (1969)
John Betjeman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock (1972)
Madge Elliott Self - Housewife Self - Housewife See fewer	Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails (2008)
Trevor Knight Self - Former Railway Worker Self - Former Railway Worker See fewer	Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails (2008)
Rod Thompson Self - Former Railway Worker Self - Former Railway Worker See fewer	Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails (2008)