Horror Express (1972)

BBC Four, 10.35pm ★★★★

This low-budget Spanish genre film imports two of British cinema’s most revered horror stars to lend it some weight: Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Professor Alexander Saxton (Lee) is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive human back to Europe from Manchuria, alongside his assistant, Dr Wells (Cushing). It all goes wrong, and the men must fight for their lives against the beast.