The true story of Charmian Biggs (née Powell), the rebellious product of a strict 1950s upbringing, and her whirlwind romance with Ronald Biggs leading to a descent into crime, most infamously 1963's Great Train Robbery.
Acting
Sheridan Smith transforms from repressed good girl to criminal matriarch.
Costume
Every headscarf and crimplene dress screams 1960s working-class Britain.
Direction
Paul Whittington makes domesticity feel as tense as the heist itself.
Director
Paul Whittington
Sheridan Smith
Charmian Biggs
Daniel Mays
Ronald Biggs
Caroline Goodall
Muriel Powell
Adrian Scarborough
Bernard Powell
Tom Brooke
Mike Haynes
Jack Lowden
Alan Wright
Claire Rushbrook
Ruby Wright
Leo Gregory
Eric Flower
Ron Cook
Peter
Iain McKee
Charlie Wilson
Phil Cornwell
DS Jack Slipper
Luke Newberry
Gordon
Adrian Rawlins
DI Williams
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Charmian Biggs consulted on the script and visited set, though she later distanced herself from the final portrayal.
The Great Train Robbery's £2.6 million haul would be roughly £60 million today, yet most of it was never recovered — Ronnie Biggs famously spent his share on plastic surgery and parties in Brazil.
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