First broadcast 15th March 1980.

On a train journey William Perkins is convinced that the passenger seated opposite him is 'Galloping' Foxley, who made his life a misery when they were at school together.

Roald Dahl ... Self - Introduced by
John Mills ... William Perkins
Anthony Steel ... The Stranger
Paul Spurrier ... Young William Perkins
Jonathan Scott-Taylor ... Young Bruce Foxley (as Jonathan Scott Taylor)
Anthony Woodruff ... Housemaster
Colin Thomas ... City Gent
Guy Humphries ... Stamford
Clifford Abrahams ... Schoolboy
Adrian Breeze ... Schoolboy
Timothy Breeze ... Schoolboy
Wayne Brooks ... Schoolboy