The Great Train Robbery
Created by Chris Chibnall
On BBC One
A tense, procedural reconstruction of Britain's most audacious heist, built on historical intrigue and the cat-and-mouse hunt between criminals and law enforcement.
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?
Essence
Ensemble
Jim Broadbent
DCS Tommy Butler
Luke Evans
Bruce Reynolds
Jack Roth
Charlie Wilson
Robert Glenister
DI Frank Williams
Paul Anderson
Gordon Goody
Neil Maskell
Buster Edwards
Martin Compston
Roy James
Nicholas Murchie
Roger Corderey
Del Synnott
Brian Field
Jack Gordon
Ronnie Biggs
James Wilby
John Wheater
James Fox
Henry Brooke, Home Secretary
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