US / GB
1980
2hrs 04mins
Dir: David Lynch
Starring: John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins
The story of Joseph Merrick who, despite deformity, became a member of society
This critically-acclaimed historical drama includes a scene at London Liverpool Street station that is preceded by a brief shot of BR Class 2MT 2-6-0 No.46443 (carrying number 644) near Arley on the Severn Valley Railway, a shot originally filmed for the 1978 version of The Thirty Nine Steps (qv).