7.3/1098 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/9/1998
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.
Director: Graham Linehan
Writer: Arthur Mathews, Peter Baynham, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Graham Linehan
7.5/1079 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/16/1998
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.
Director: Graham Linehan
Writer: Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews, Peter Baynham
7.1/1073 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/23/1998
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.
Director: Graham Linehan
Writer: Arthur Mathews, Graham Linehan
7.6/1071 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/1998
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.
Director: Graham Linehan
Writer: Arthur Mathews, Graham Linehan
7.6/1068 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/1998
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.
Director: Graham Linehan
Writer: Arthur Mathews, Graham Linehan
7.5/1068 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/1998
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.
Director: Graham Linehan
Writer: Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews
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Twisted and original sketch show from the minds of Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, starring Simon Pegg, Kevin Eldon and Mark Heap.
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC Two
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Big Train" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 98 votes. Directed by Graham Linehan and written by Arthur Mathews, Peter Baynham, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Graham Linehan, it aired on 11/9/1998. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".