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The Great Train Robbery

Jim Broadbent

George Costigan

Robert Glenister

Nick Moran

Tim Pigott-Smith

James Fox

James Wilby

Luke Evans

Bradley Snelling

Richard Hope

Alexa Morden

Tom Chambers

James MacGregor

John Salthouse

Eric Hulme

Tommy McDonnell

Nicholas Murchie

Christine Cox

Matthew Jure

Tom Beard

Del Synnott

Ken Bones

Jack Roth

Paul Anderson

Gwyneth Strong

Alistair Donegan

Bethany Muir

Martin Compston

Jack Gordon

James Bye

Anthony Hunt

Neil Maskell

Julia Stannard

James Strong

Chris Chibnall

The Great Train Robbery: Episode 2: A Copper's Tale

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Drama: Crime

A Copper's Tale

Episode 2

Episode 2: A Copper's Tale

BBC One - The Great Train Robbery, A Copper's Tale

The police investigate the robbery in the full glare of public and media scrutiny.

Drama based on the true story of the investigation into the train robbery, spearheaded by the Flying Squad's DCS Tommy Butler and conducted under intense scrutiny.

Drama based on the true story of the police investigation into the 1963 train robbery, spearheaded by the Flying Squad's legendary DCS Tommy Butler and conducted in the full glare of public and media scrutiny. 

In a race against time, can Butler and his hand-picked team of detectives identify every criminal involved in the robbery and bring them to justice before they flee the country? And even if they catch the criminals - can they find the money itself?

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Two films telling the story behind the most infamous heist in British history.

Two new films from writer Chris Chibnall, telling the story behind the most infamous heist in British history on its 50th anniversary.

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