The Great Train Robbery
TV Show
TV-14
67%

The Great Train Robbery

Drama

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?

Dec 18, 20131 seasons2 episodesEndedEN
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Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

DCS Tommy Butler

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Luke Evans

Luke Evans

Bruce Reynolds

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Jack Roth

Jack Roth

Charlie Wilson

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Robert Glenister

Robert Glenister

DI Frank Williams

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Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

Gordon Goody

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Neil Maskell

Neil Maskell

Buster Edwards

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Martin Compston

Martin Compston

Roy James

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Nicholas Murchie

Nicholas Murchie

Roger Corderey

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Del Synnott

Del Synnott

Brian Field

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Jack Gordon

Jack Gordon

Ronnie Biggs

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James Wilby

James Wilby

John Wheater

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James Fox

James Fox

Henry Brooke, Home Secretary

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Nick Moran

Nick Moran

DS Jack Slipper

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Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

DS Maurice Ray

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Richard Hope

Richard Hope

DCS Malcolm Fewtrell

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John Salthouse

John Salthouse

DCI Sid Bradbery

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Bethany Muir

Bethany Muir

Franny Reynolds

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Seasons
Season 1

Season 1

2 episodes

Premiered Dec 18, 2013

Episodes
1–2 of 2
A Robber's TaleEp 1

A Robber's Tale

Dec 18, 2013
88m

A group of criminals join forces with a corrupt solicitor to hijack a mail train.

A Copper's TaleEp 2

A Copper's Tale

Dec 19, 2013
90m

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

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BBC One

BBC One

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