Dispatches: Train Journeys from Hell

Synopsis
The taxpayer has been spending billions to upgrade the British rail network yet many passengers have complained of high ticket prices, overcrowded carriages and cancellations. Dispatches asked actor Richard Wilson to investigate the state of the railways a few weeks ahead of a major Government spending review on the trains. He experiences the hustle and bustle of the daily train commute, and interviews train experts and industry insiders as well as everyday commuters. As members of the public tell their stories on Dispatches’ Train Journeys from Hell website (http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/articles/train-journeys-from-hell), Richard finds that buying tickets and travelling on the trains is no easy task.
Series
Dispatches, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2011
Year of production
2011
Notes
Broadcast on C4 on 21/3/2011
Subjects
Travel & tourism
Keywords
transport; rail travel; travel infrastructure

Credits

Contributor
Richard Wilson

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£30.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
60 minutes
Year
2011

Type
VHS
Format
PAL
Price
£25.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
60 minutes
Year
2011

Distributor

Name

Hardcash Productions

Email
hardcash@hardcashproductions.com
Web
http://www.hardcashproductions.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7253 2782
Fax
020 7253 2761
Address
35 Waterside
44-48 Wharf Road
London
N1 7UX
Notes
Hardcash Productions, founded by David Henshaw, is an independpent production company specialising in investigative and undercover documentary films, many of them broadcast in the Dispatches series on Channel 4. Recent programmes have studied NHS terminal care, hate and violence in Muslim schools in the UK, and abuse by employers of illegal domestic workers. The company has also built a reputation for penetrating some of the most hostile territories in the world - North Korea. Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Saudi Arabia. Sale on video or DVD.

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