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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

When bad weather grounds all planes, an uptight advertising man and a laid-back shower curtain ring salesman are thrown together by circumstance to travel against the clock and against the odds to get home to Chicago before Thanksgiving.

1 hour, 25 minutes

Last on

Christmas Eve 202501:50
BBC Three

Credits

Neal PageSteve Martin
Del GriffithJohn Candy
Susan PageLaila Robins
State TrooperMichael McKean
OwenDylan Baker
MartiOlivia Burnette
DoobieLarry Hankin
JoyCarol Bruce
WaltRichard Herd
PegDiana Douglas
GusCharles Tyner
Second Motel ClerkMartin Ferrero
Car Rental AgentEdie McClurg
Taxi RacerKevin Bacon
WaitressSusan Kellerman
DirectorJohn Hughes
WriterJohn Hughes

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Nov 202522:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sun 23 Nov 202523:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Sun 21 Dec 202500:05
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Sun 21 Dec 202501:05
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Christmas Eve 202501:50
    BBC Three

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