The Signalman

The Signalman

The Signalman

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The Signalman

1976

0h 38m

6.9(40 votes)

TV Movie

Horror

Overview

A traveller comes across a signalman stationed by the exit of a railway tunnel in a deep cutting. The traveller becomes familiar with the signalman, and finds that he is troubled by an apparition which appears by the tunnel.

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Production Companies

BBC

The people behind it

Cast & crew

4 featured cast members

Starring

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

The Signalman

Bernard Lloyd

Bernard Lloyd

The Traveller

Reginald Jessup

The Engine Driver

Carina Wyeth

The Bride

Creative team

Directed by: Lawrence Gordon Clark
Written by: Andrew Davies
Produced by: Rosemary Hill

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