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NORTH SEA HIJACK - British Railway Movie Database

NORTH SEA HIJACK

GB
1979
1hr 40mins
Dir: Andrew McLaglen
Starring: Roger Moore and James Mason

Terrorists take over British oil rigs and hold them for ransom

This action thriller was not a success though it is enjoyable, and it features a brief scene early on with Roger Moore boarding a train of early Mk.2 coaching stock. It is not yet known which station was used, and the matter is confused further by the brief glimpse of Class 117 DMU set L411 arriving at Iver station, which appears in the middle of the sequence! The film was adapted by Jack Davies from his novel Esther, Ruth and Jennifer and was released in the US as ffolkes, only to be renamed Assault Force when released there on television in 1983.

This is the side entrance to the as yet unidentified station. The stone walls are a distinctive feature.
Class 117 DMU Set L411 arrives at the up relief platform of Iver station in Buckinghamshire The ‘L’ designation represented London area workings out of Old Oak Common and Reading depots.
Roger Moore has arrived just in time to catch the train, but this is not Iver. So where is it?
A bearded Roger Moore seated in a First Class compartment, probably an early Mk.2