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The Great Train Robbery

2013 · 1 season

A meticulous, low-key procedural that trades glamour for period detail and quiet tension, letting you watch both sides of a famous heist unfold.

Created by: Chris Chibnall
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Luke Evans, Jack Roth

Overview: 8 August 1963: Britain wakes up to news of the biggest robbery in the country’s history. A train has been hijacked and robbed, 35 miles from its arrival in central London. The country is stunned. Who could be behind it? How did they pull off such an audacious raid?

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Created by: Chris Chibnall
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Luke Evans, Jack Roth

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
class
power
loyalty
justice
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Created by: Chris Chibnall
Written by: Chris Chibnall
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Luke Evans, Jack Roth, Robert Glenister, Paul Anderson, Neil Maskell, Martin Compston, Nicholas Murchie
Cinematography: George Richmond
Length: 1 seasons, 2 episodes, 90 min each
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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