Big Train

Name: Big Train
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1998-11-09
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Simon Pegg, Kevin Eldon, Rebecca Front, Mark Heap, Tracy-Ann Oberman

★ 7.3 /10 (58) • 1998–2002

Comedy

Creator Arthur Mathews, Graham Linehan

Director Jonathan Gershfield

Twisted and original sketch show from the minds of Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, starring Simon Pegg, Kevin Eldon and Mark Heap.

Seasons

Episodes

Country

United Kingdom

Status

Ended

Cast

Simon Pegg

Various Roles · 12 eps

Stare-Out Commentator · 7 eps

Rebecca Front

· 6 eps

Tracy-Ann Oberman

· 6 eps

Barry Davies

Stare-Out Commentator · 6 eps

Nick Frost

Construction Worker (uncredited) · 1 eps

Chaka Khan - Wild West Gunslinger · 1 eps

Reviews

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Trailer

Official trailer

Big Train

Where to Watch

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Episode Guide

Episode 1

09 Nov 199830 min

Woman asks for directions in France in English; the boss who continually escapes his employees chasing-up of owed bonuses; the Inquisition; the 43rd stare-out world championships, disturbed by a streaker; Jesus vs. Satan (office bullying); radio dj using child slave labour for puns; The Bee Gees gunfight with Chaka Khan; surgeon taking a call at an inappropriate moment; childlike adults dressed for the hunt but wanting to be firemen.

Episode 2

16 Nov 199830 min

Unwilling policeman; something's spooked the jockeys; My Name is Paul, I'm 52-and-a-half-years-old; (costume) cat and mouse fight; jockeys in the will being preyed-upon by The Artist Formerly Known as Prince; "I've turned into a ventriloquist's dummy"; Stare-Out Stare-Break; Small Train, Big Hand, Size-Perception Issues; horse suicide; dating agency - going for the opposite to normal type of date; postman-hitman; hypnotists; Stare-Out Richard Gere; uh-huh-huh, hu-huh, uh-uh-uh-huh-huh.

Episode 3

23 Nov 199830 min

Missing Persons Appeal on a fairground ride; Dr. Jekyll and Very Tart; 43rd World Stare-Out Championships; Misters; Ming the Domesticated; Nuns in Captivity; fake psychiatrist; Professor BBQ Pictures; Ming the Unwell; permanent squirrel costume; The Monks and The Johnny; Shakespeare Lookalikes; fake magician; teaching son to ride his bike with varying successes; the hymnast.

Episode 4

30 Nov 199830 min

The difficulties of being a police sketch artist are uncovered and there is an alternative interpretation of the famous film 'Matter of Life'. Adolf Hitler is in an unusually jovial frame of mind and the World Stare-Out Championships continue with Nanak versus Duran.

Episode 5

07 Dic 199830 min

A visit from Darryl Hall and John Oates to a deprived council estate causes as much anger as optimism. A daredevil embarks on some crazy antics and Chairman Mao is in 'Top of the Pops' mode. The World Stare-Out Championships features Wallace versus Popstopolous.

Episode 6

14 Dic 199830 min

The World Stare-Out Championships reach a thrilling climax as Kampagnola takes on Spatsky. Florence Nightingale is shown in a whole new light, a group of office workers react to the appointment of their new boss and Chairman Mao is found in another unusual setting.