The Great Train Robbery

Synopsis

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?

First Air Date: 2013-12-18

Last Air Date: 2013-12-19

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 2

Created By: Chris Chibnall

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

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

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: A Robber's Tale (2013-12-18)

A group of criminals join forces with a corrupt solicitor to hijack a mail train.
Ep. 2: A Copper's Tale (2013-12-19)

The police investigate the robbery in the full glare of public and media scrutiny.