The Great Train Robbery
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?
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?
Simon Heath
Creator / EP
Julia Stannard
Producer
Episodes
1. A Robber's Tale
A group of criminals join forces with a corrupt solicitor to hijack a mail train.
2. A Copper's Tale
The police investigate the robbery in the full glare of public and media scrutiny.
Cast & Crew
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
