The Compartment
Written byJohnny Speight
Directed byJohn McGrath
Starring
Original release
Release22 August 1961 (1961-08-22)

The Compartment is a 1961 British TV drama. Written by Johnny Speight, it was a two-hander starring Michael Caine and Frank Finlay. Caine played a young beatnik musician and Finlay played a middle-aged businessman. The two characters are confined to a train compartment together on a half-hour journey and Caine's musician begins to resent the older man.[1]

The play was crucial to Michael Caine's career because it was highly acclaimed and increased his visibility. It also led to him being signed by a new agent, Denis Selinger, and to being offered a number of other TV jobs.[2][3]

According to Caine, there is no existing recording of this programme. The BBC told him that the tape used for the broadcast was re-used, a common practice on some networks in the early days of television.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sir Michael Caine says BBC taped over TV drama that launched his career". Press Association at The Daily Telegraph. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Michael Caine biography at Michaelcaine.com
  3. ↑ Michael Caine, The Elephant to Hollywood, Hachette 2010 accessed 14 December 2014
  4. ↑ “with Michael Caine and Tom Courtenay,” Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review. Sept. 7, 2018.
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