The Great Train Robbery (2013 TV series)

*The Great Train Robbery*
The Great Train Robbery
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	Great Train Robbery
Written by	Chris Chibnall
Directed by	Julian Jarrold; James Strong;
Starring	Luke Evans; Jim Broadbent; Paul Anderson; Jack Roth; Martin Compston; Neil Maskell; Del Synnott; Nicholas Murchie;
Theme music composer	Paul Englishby; Glenn Gregory;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Producer	Julia Stannard
Cinematography	George Richmond; Gary Shaw;
Editors	Mark Eckersley; Billy Sneddon;
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	World Productions
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	18 December –; 19 December 2013

The Great Train Robbery is a two-part British television miniseries, written by Chris Chibnall, that was first broadcast on BBC One on 18 and 19 December 2013. The series is distributed worldwide by Kew Media.

It tells the story of the Great Train Robbery on 8 August 1963, first from the perspective of the robbers, and then from the perspective of the police. Episode one, A Robber's Tale, details the organisation of and successful completion of the robbery. Episode two, A Copper's Tale, follows the police investigation into the crime and subsequent arrest of many of the perpetrators. Coincidentally, the first part, A Robber's Tale, was shown on the same day that train robber Ronnie Biggs died.