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The Great Train Robbery

TV·2013–2013·1 season, 2 episodes·BBC One·Drama·1h 30m·6.6·Created by Chris Chibnall

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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?

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Great Train Robbery S01E02A Copper's TaleS01E02 · 8.5The police investigate the robbery in the full glare of public and media scrutiny.
  2. 02The Great Train Robbery S01E01A Robber's TaleS01E01 · 8.0A group of criminals join forces with a corrupt solicitor to hijack a mail train.

Castfull cast & details

Jim BroadbentJim BroadbentDCS Tommy ButlerLuke EvansLuke EvansBruce ReynoldsJack RothJack RothCharlie WilsonRobert GlenisterRobert GlenisterDI Frank WilliamsPaul AndersonPaul AndersonGordon GoodyNeil MaskellNeil MaskellBuster EdwardsMartin CompstonMartin CompstonRoy JamesNicholas MurchieNicholas MurchieRoger Corderey

Episodes by season

Season012Episodes2013Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S01E01The Great Train Robbery S01E01A Robber's TaleDecember 18, 2013 8.0A group of criminals join forces with a corrupt solicitor to hijack a mail train.
  2. S01E02The Great Train Robbery S01E02A Copper's TaleDecember 19, 2013 8.5The police investigate the robbery in the full glare of public and media scrutiny.

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