The 7.39: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Carl Matthews is stuck. At the age of 45 his life has become routine. Every morning Carl fights his way onto the 7.39 train where he sees the same unhappy faces doing the same daily commute into Waterloo. Happily married to his best friend from college, Maggie, with whom he has two healthy, if sullen, teenage kids, life for Carl has become predictable.

Sally Thorn has recently moved out of London, where she still works as the manager of a health club. But she's unsure if she likes her new suburban life, or the prospect of marriage to Ryan, a handsome personal trainer. Ryan is desperate to start a family, get married, settle down. Sally secretly wonders if he really is the man for her. Not that there's much time to worry about these things, not while she's running to catch the 7.39.

Over a fight for a seat Sally and Carl begin talking and suddenly their daily train journeys become a lot more interesting.

The 7.39 is the story of how even the most predictable of lives can, in a fleeting moment, dramatically change course.

Series details

• Title: The 7.39
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2014-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-01-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8436
• IMDb ID: tt2914762
• TVDB ID: 276791

Cast and credited roles

• David Morrissey — Carl Matthews
• Sheridan Smith — Sally Thorn
• Olivia Colman — Maggie Matthews
• Sean Maguire — Ryan Cole

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-01-06; final listed air date 2014-01-07; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The 7.39 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.