A romance novelist (Maggie Smith) invites three other survivors of a train disaster to convalesce at her Italian villa. Girotti: Giancarlo Giannini. Quinty: Timothy Spall. Riversmith: Chris Cooper. The General: Ronnie Barker. Aimee: Emmy Clarke. Werner: Benno Furmann. Directed by Richard Loncraine ("The Gathering Storm"). Based on the novella by William Trevor.