The Great Train Robbery series comes to Acron TV from BBC’s release of the most infamous heist that was released on its 50th anniversary. The two films come with to different perspectives. One from the perspective of the robbers. And the other from that of the police.
The Great Train Robbery Cast
Chris Chibull writes the adaptation of the real events as they unfolded and led to the infamous heist. The series premiers on January 27 2020.
A Robber’s Tale (2020)
This is the true story of the key protagonists, led by Bruce Reynolds, and their role in the crime of the century. Told from the perspective of the perpetrators, it details how a group of mid-level criminals teamed together with a corrupt solicitor to pull off an audacious heist that baffled and frustrated the police, and thrilled the general public.
It details what happened as the robbers retreated to a nearby farmhouse to divide up the money and lie low until it was safe to leave the area. It also explores the fall-out from the coshing of the driver, Jack Mills, and why, within days of the robbery, the best laid plans had to be abandoned, the safe house evacuated and all those involved forced to go on the run – some for the rest of their lives.
Developed By: Chris Chinbull
Cast: Luke Evans, Neil Maskell, Martin Compston, Paul Anderson, Jack Roth
Network: Acorn, BBC
Air Date: January 27 2020
A Copper’s Tale (2020)
8 August 1963. Early morning, a slumbering police force awakes to news of a robbery.
Developed By: Chris Chinbull
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Robert Glenister, Nick Moran, Tim Piggott Smith
Network: Acorn, BBC
Air Date: January 27 2020
At Buckinghamshire CID, there is a frantic scramble down to the crime scene, where 65 policemen are searching for the lost engine of a train, unaware that any money has even been stolen! But as the scale of the robbery becomes evident, it’s clear that the local CID is not equipped to solve a crime of this magnitude. They need help.
And amidst the painstaking detective work, done the traditional way – tip-offs, snouts, leads, shoe-leather, questioning, paperwork, inspirational hunches and occasionally some good old-fashioned chasing. Only late nights, early mornings, dogged determination and unlikely methods will crack this case. Plus, one Maurice Ray – a copper who drinks in the same local as Bruce Reynolds – the brilliant forensic scientist who is briefed to examine the farmhouse where the robbers took refuge, and not stop until he has enough evidence to nail those who did it.
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