episode second series british dark comedy anthology inside written directed episode set sleeper carriage french train english doctor traveling important job interview climbs bed disturbed drunk english couple les later sleep australian brings english hugo cabin pair surprising discovery episode stars story inspired intimacy sleeper carriages people aim sleep close proximity strangers draws literary associated stories murder strangers train following characters unknown traveling characters played actors somewhat correspond british comedy episode story humour derives characters critics responded positively commending cast script noted inside acquired taste showing episode watched million viewers audience production development second series inside written filmed end early episode features new characters writers able attract actors unwilling commit entire series fan says steve find shaped hole second series addition stars commended cast saying appear episode working exciting weird given recent suicide character called amazing little double act pair previously played husband wife radio follows characters sleeper carriage travelling paris said writers aimed exploit intimacy setting unusual situation created trying sleep potentially room strangers odd play discussing filming said set definitely intimate location springs moves like train carriage suffer bad motion sickness day threw literally run set half way scene throw start commented intimacy filming saying location inside episode series nonetheless fun week filming episode noting despite limited space set amazing quickly similarly noted filming resulted tough week fun fun episode prior filming director worked hard story board small space added need plan production process explained shot worked advance set situated filming shaken manually assistant director create effect motion surprised production crew filmed episode removing walls carriage time shooting angles meaning effectively set times noted tight space created challenge camera crews actors great plot english doctor traveling paris disturbed drunk german climbs couple traveling daughter wedding les bed couple climb australian enters places bag leaves closes door les laughing begin bed les wakes understanding limited translates switches les climbs hours later enters room english hugo pair sit share travel stories hugo says stay carriage class pair begin face appears man falls floor carriage inhabitants wake confirms man dead leaves look guard finds family photo man pocket returns suggests use emergency stop button les prepares smash glass hugo stops says interview morning les annoyance confesses want risk missing wedding explains situation les argue refuses let hugo gives offers eulogy body placed hugo climbs passengers settle lies dawn les accidentally wakes sees absent train brakes waking hugo corpse fall floor stopped train stands dropping trousers jumped train les repeatedly hits held hugo sees train hit deer enters later dressed hugo enters wearing shirts says cleaning les talk feels remorse insists attend dead man funeral hugo leave carriage intend exploring says les receives driver waiting turns body says terribly sorry candidate says dressed answers explains traveling interview leaves carriage looks corpse silence analysis like episode previous series introduces characters gradually explores man capacity behave confined space creepy comic effect sleeper carriage setting like wardrobe environment characters forced comedy critic setup similar maybe comic sinister nightmare inducing sleeper carriage setting gave number traumatic elements exploit proximity strangers motion elements associated settling sleep getting characteristics led elements typical work characteristics guardian critic calls including horror stiff handling multiple twists commentators stressed characters generally particularly likable people critic observed actors somewhat played student characters british comedy rude german traveller british norms humour advance plot gradually instance apparently meaning les revealed somewhat discovery body reveals humanity characters instance revealed ill vulgar hugo shown poor character contrast character controls action protagonist traps viewer coach opening seconds episode closing reversal way theatre opening brings viewer story translator acts link characters furthermore episode subtitles acts link viewers revelations character seeded different way characters profession supply medication bring mind upper class gentleman serial killers cut glass british actors brought play cold killers hollywood cinema revelation murderer satisfying figured final twist identity control taken audience identified clear influences writing independent saw element addition usual gothic horror influences described episode mix tales unexpected compared episode scenario old horror writing entertainment website den geek identified murder strangers train planes trains automobiles plot influences writers claimed able viewer expectations strangers train plot including bad manners suspense potential murder reviewed alongside battle number daily_mail speculated degree political satire episode noted inside storylines meant starting look like political comment compared character hugo public school breezy answer character little man funny voice committed murder win berth beginning wonder mistake stevens claimed inside bizarre interpretation reception received television critics awarded stars daily telegraph times daily_mail described beautifully beautifully dark funny writing guardian delight tightly worked independent episode typically inventive inspired felt episode clever opening series solid start run surprises writing guardian commended script calling delight line delivered possibly hear television year offered similar view saying delivered seriously lines entirely believable said found revelation end episode fairly predictable writing performances engaging hardly episode inventive wicked similarly considered setting fairly characters stereotypical said writers scored laugh seconds home run savage resolution writing radio_times described hilarious sharply observed commended cast saying mini performances jones called episode toilet humour twist saying produced episode climax hugo followed instantly line going need bigger box commended cast writing entertainment website popmatters described stand guest stars second series course review stevens suggested inside acquired taste noted don laugh duo inventive writers reviewed episode guardian observed humour generally extremely personal said got stuff said appreciate narrative understand found funny love watching laughing viewer unimpressed episode wrote times review reader claimed episode humour dimensional figures watched million viewers audience slightly higher episode series watched million audience
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