The Great Train Robbery (2013) Series Cast & Crew . It begins in November 1962 at London Heathrow Airport where an earlier robbery took place, Bruce Reynolds (Luke Evans) then gathered a group of men to target the Royal Mail train heading between Glasgow and London.

[14][15] The second episode, A Copper's Tale, had a 23.1% audience share and 4.95 million viewers, according to overnight figures. Just run and spend and hope. [17] The Daily Telegraph's Tom Rowley gave it four stars out of five and noted the high attention to detail by Chris Chibnall. [10] Filey was used instead of Torquay for the scenes involving Reynolds' hideout. Andrew Cook (research material from the book "The Great Train Robbery - the untold story from closed investigation files"), Not a very accurate portrayal of main character. 94 min [18] Sam Wollaston from The Guardian said A Robber's Tale "beautifully explores the dynamic of a gang of men". Directed by Michael Crichton.

But you're no mastermind. Also he was depicted as living in a nice middle class type of house, when in fact, right up until he died he lived with his mother (my grandmother) in a shabby council house in Barnes. View production, box office, & company info, Chris Chibnall, [1], A Copper's Tale begins in the early morning of 8 August 1963 after the train robbery took place. Biography, Crime, Drama, Four days after the robbery Home Secretary Brooke puts Flying Squad Chief Superintendent Tommy Butler in charge of the case. With Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Alan Webb. The First Great Train Robbery, released in the United States as The Great Train Robbery, is a 1978 British heist neo-noir crime film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his 1975 novel The Great Train Robbery. Not Rated Created by Chris Chibnall.

The executive producers are Simon Heath for World Productions, the company behind the series, and Polly Hill for the BBC. Cast Gilbert M. Anderson Bandit George Barnes Bandit A.C. Abadie Sheriff Walter Cameron Sheriff Tom London Morgan Jones Marie Murray Dance-Hall Dancer Mary Snow Little Girl Crew Edwin S. Porter Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter Edwin S. Porter Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter Edwin S. Porter Cinematographer, Director, Screenwriter . Though a dour loner and not a popular colleague he assembles an ... See full summary ».   |  Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one.

Four days after the robbery Home Secretary Brooke puts Flying Squad Chief Superintendent Tommy Butler in charge of the case. Directed by James Strong.

Rob Ryan (inspired by the book "Signal Red"), [8] Julia Stannard is the producer of the two ninety-minute films.[8].

After a heist at London Heathrow Airport garners a disappointing haul. Episode one, A Robber's Tale details the organisation of and successful completion of the robbery. You got lucky - very lucky - but none of you were bright enough to ride your luck. Directed by (2) Writing credits (3) Cast (62) Produced by (11) Music by (2) Cinematography by (2) Film Editing by (2) Casting By (1) Production Design by (1) Art Direction by (2) Costume Design by (1) Makeup Department (4) Production Management (2) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (3) Art Department (10) Sound Department … Metro journalist Keith Watson gave the film two stars out of five and said he would have liked to have seen more background on the gang members.


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[1], The Great Train Robbery was commissioned by Ben Stephenson, controller of BBC Drama, and Danny Cohen, controller of BBC One. The Great Train Robbery is a two-part British television miniseries,[1] written by Chris Chibnall, that was first broadcast on BBC One on 18 and 19 December 2013.

  |  [13], Overnight figures showed that A Robber's Tale, the first episode of The Great Train Robbery, was watched by 23.2% of the viewing audience for that time, with 5.23 million watching it. [11], According to Cheshire Today, the BBC was criticised for glorifying criminals when it announced the series. The film stars Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Lesley-Anne Down. Plot. From the second you took the money, no plan at all.

[2], 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 two, A Copper's Tale follows the police investigation into the crime and subsequent arrest of many of the perpetrators. England, 1850s. [9] The production was inspired by the book Signal Red by Robert Ryan. [20][21][22][23], The two films have been released on DVD by publisher Acorn Media UK and is available from the BBC. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. [4][5][6], A Robber's Tale is set between November 1962 and the aftermath of the Great Train Robbery on 8 August 1963. [8] Various parts of Leeds city centre were used, such as the Adelphi public house, the Calls, Briggate, Hyde Park Picture House and other parts of Hyde Park.

BBC1 and ITV were VHF only until 1969. You're not stupid.

Leatherslade Farm has a UHF-only TV aerial, visible as the detectives look up at the farmhouse.

With Robert Glenister, Jack Roth, Paul Anderson, Luke Evans. [19], The Great Train Robbery received a BAFTA nomination in 2014.

A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) Full Cast & Crew.

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Offers. UHF broadcasting on BBC2 did not start until 1964. [10] According to the BBC, Yorkshire is the "most cost-effective and realistic alternative". Julia Stannard is the producer of the two ninety-minute films.   | 

The crest used on the wall in the recreation of the court case in Aylesbury Rural District Council's Chamber (which was used as a temporary court room as Buckinghamshire's Assizes were not big enough) is that of the Metropolitan Police Service.

You had no plan. The Great Train Robbery is a 1903 American silent short Western film made by Edwin S. Porter for the Edison Manufacturing Company. The Great Train Robbery was commissioned by Ben Stephenson, controller of BBC Drama, and Danny Cohen, controller of BBC One. The series is distributed worldwide by Kew Media. The two films were first due to be broadcast in August 2013, on the 50th anniversary of the train robbery, but was postponed to December 2013 because of scheduling issues. A two-part drama which portrays The Great Train Robbery of 8 August 1963, firstly from the point of view of the robbers and then from the point of view of the police who set out to identify and catch the robbers. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out. [16], A Robber's Tale received a mixed response.

With Jim Broadbent, James Fox, George Costigan, Bradley Snelling. It was released at other outlets on 6 January 2014. Six of the best police officers from Scotland Yard are called to help with the investigation, with DCS Tommy Butler (Jim Broadbent) in charge. The way his character was depicted, as a cold, lonely man obsessed with the job was not strictly true, he often visited family and friends and could be good company, while it is true he was the type of high ranking detective that was thorough and took pride in his work, and if that meant treading on toes or being a hard boss so be it, but he was always fair and was respected by fellow coppers and villains alike.

Filming began in Yorkshire in March 2013. [3] Coincidentally, the first part, A Robber's Tale, was shown on the same day that train robber Ronnie Biggs died.



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[7][8] The executive producers are Simon Heath for World Productions, the company behind the series, and Polly Hill for the BBC. Det Chief Supt Tommy Butler was my uncle, and as his nephew I can state that although the portrayal of the investigation of the Great Train robbery may or may not have been accurate, though if I were to nit pick, some of the minor details were not factual either, e.g he is shown as using a Jaguar as his car during the investigation, in fact he visited my parents home many times during the period of this investigation and he always turned up driving a black police Wolsey. Tommy Butler: Four days after the biggest robbery in British history to date, Olivia K Williams as Daughter of Charlie Wilson, This page was last edited on 7 September 2020, at 03:25. [10] The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway was used as Sears Crossing, where the actual robbery took place. See photos of celebrities like Scarlett Johansson and Leonardo DiCaprio before they hit the big-time, and revisit their earliest onscreen roles. [10] Other scenes were filmed at Bradford, Shipley, Haworth and Goole.