The Railway Station Man

1h 30min

TV Movie

Drama

Romance

Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.

Production Companies

BBC Film

First Film Company

Cast

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Helen Cuffe
Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Roger Hawthorne
John Lynch

John Lynch

Damian Sweeney
Mark Tandy

Mark Tandy

Manus Dempsey
Ingrid Craigie

Ingrid Craigie

Mary Heron
Frank McCusker

Frank McCusker

Jack Cuffe
Niall Cusack

Niall Cusack

Father Quinlan
Maire Hastings

Maire Hastings

Mrs Sweeney
Peadar Lamb

Peadar Lamb

Mr Hasson
Ann Callanan

Ann Callanan

Policewoman
Gary Walker

Gary Walker

Policeman
Johnny O'Doherty Craig

Johnny O'Doherty Craig

Young Jack Cuffe

Release date

18th Oct 1992

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English