The Great Train Robbery

Overview

8 August 1963: Britain wakes up to news of the biggest robbery in the country’s history. A train has been hijacked and robbed, 35 miles from its arrival in central London. The country is stunned. Who could be behind it? How did they pull off such an audacious raid?

Episodes

A Robber's Tale

S01E01 A Robber's Tale

December 18, 2013 8.0 88 min
A group of criminals join forces with a corrupt solicitor to hijack a mail train.
A Copper's Tale

S01E02 A Copper's Tale

December 19, 2013 8.0 90 min
The police investigate the robbery in the full glare of public and media scrutiny.

Cast

Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent
DCS Tommy Butler
Luke Evans
Luke Evans
Bruce Reynolds
Jack Roth
Jack Roth
Charlie Wilson
Robert Glenister
Robert Glenister
DI Frank Williams
Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson
Gordon Goody
Neil Maskell
Neil Maskell
Buster Edwards
Martin Compston
Martin Compston
Roy James
Nicholas Murchie
Nicholas Murchie
Roger Corderey
Del Synnott
Del Synnott
Brian Field
Jack Gordon
Jack Gordon
Ronnie Biggs
James Wilby
James Wilby
John Wheater
James Fox
James Fox
Henry Brooke, Home Secretary

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