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The First Great Train Robbery

A stylish period thriller in which a gentleman crook and a master safe-cracker attempt the first moving train robbery - their target a British Army payroll on its way to the Crimean War. Exciting story based on fact, with director Michael Crichton adapting his own novel.

1 hour, 44 minutes

Last on

Sun 26 Mar 202313:00
BBC Two

Credits

Edward Pierce/John Simms/GeoffreySean Connery
Robert AgarDonald Sutherland
Miriam/Madame Lucienne/Brigid LawsonLesley-Anne Down
Edgar TrentAlan Webb
Henry FowlerMalcolm Terris
Inspector SharpRobert Lang
BurgessMichael Elphick
William WilliamsWayne Sleep
Emily TrentPamela Salem
Elizabeth TrentGabrielle Lloyd
Captain JimmyBrian Glover
WriterMichael Crichton
DirectorMichael Crichton

Broadcasts

  • Sat 31 May 200814:15
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Sat 3 Oct 200914:45
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Wed 29 Dec 202114:40
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 29 Dec 202115:10
    BBC Two HD, England, Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Sun 19 Jun 202213:50
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 21 Dec 202213:15
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 26 Mar 202313:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire