Original version

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

BBC One London

London

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East

BBC One North West

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One Yorkshire

BBC One Oxfordshire

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

BBC One Wales

Wales

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

Drama: Classic & Period

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?

BBC One

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.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Great Train Robbery

Episode 2: A Copper's Tale

Contributors

Genres

Series

BBC One Northern Ireland

About BBC One