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Screenplay

In this heartwarming British comedy-drama, a renowned Rastafarian poet and rapper, Benjamin Zephaniah, finds himself on a train to Cambridge alongside a stubborn and culturally insensitive car parts salesman, Timothy Spall.

A renowned Rastafarian poet/rapper embarks on a train journey to receive a prestigious fellowship, where he finds himself in a heated confrontation with a racist car salesman. Unexpectedly, four iconic literary figures - Keats, Byron, Shelley, and Mary Shelley - materialize in the carriage, having been transported from a séance in Italy by a freak storm. The group engages in a lively exchange of wit, drugs, and poetry, leading to a memorable and unpredictable encounter.

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Studio(s): BBC

Originally Released: United States, Sep 23, 1992

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Drama