SimilarScreen
The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

20136.61 Season2 EpisodesEndedTV-14

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?

Created by Rob Ryan
Written by Rob Ryan, Chris Chibnall, Andrew Cook
Produced by Julia Stannard
NetworksBBC One

Where to Watch

Stream

Amazon Prime VideoBritbox Apple TV Channel BritBox Amazon ChannelSpectrum On DemandAmazon Prime Video with AdsShout! Factory Amazon Channel

Buy

Amazon Video

Streaming data via JustWatch

Top Cast

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

DCS Tommy Butler

Luke Evans

Luke Evans

Bruce Reynolds

Jack Roth

Jack Roth

Charlie Wilson

Robert Glenister

Robert Glenister

DI Frank Williams

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

Gordon Goody

Neil Maskell

Neil Maskell

Buster Edwards

Martin Compston

Martin Compston

Roy James

Nicholas Murchie

Nicholas Murchie

Roger Corderey

Del Synnott

Del Synnott

Brian Field

Jack Gordon

Jack Gordon

Ronnie Biggs

Trailer

Themes & Keywords

based on true storyminiseriesbritaintrain robbery1960s

About The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery is a drama series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of based on true story, miniseries, britain, train robbery, 1960s. Created by Rob Ryan, it stars Jim Broadbent, Luke Evans, Jack Roth. 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?

Shows Similar to The Great Train Robbery

Discover shows like The Great Train Robbery — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 shows similar to The Great Train Robbery

If you enjoyed The Great Train Robbery, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, creator filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The Great Train Robbery.

Chief of War
34% Match

Chief of War(2025)

TV Show7.3/10

With Hawaii's four kingdoms divided by war, the ferocious warrior Kaʻiana embarks on an epic mission to unite his people—as an existential threat approaches their shores.

Julia
27% Match

Julia(2022)

TV Show7.3/10

Through Julia Child’s life and her singular joie de vivre, the series explores a pivotal time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women's movement, the nature of celebrity and America's cultural evolution.

Gentleman Jack
27% Match

Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Most notably for the time period, a part of her plan is to help the fate of her own family - by taking a wife.

Pride and Prejudice
26% Match

Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.

Bonnie & Clyde
24% Match

Miniseries based on the true story of Clyde Barrow, a charismatic convicted armed robber who sweeps Bonnie Parker, an impressionable, petite, small-town waitress, off her feet, and the two embark on one one of most infamous bank-robbing sprees in history.

The Penguin
22% Match

The Penguin(2024)

TV Show8.4/10

With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as "the Penguin."

Orange Is the New Black
21% Match

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.

Redemption
20% Match

Redemption(2022)

TV Show7.0/10

DI Colette Cunningham's no nonsense approach to policing has earned her the respect of her Merseyside Police colleagues. She seems unflappable, until she gets a call from the Garda in Dublin after the body of a young woman is discovered.

Oliver Twist
20% Match

Oliver Twist(2007)

TV Show6.5/10

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.

Until I Kill You
20% Match

A extraordinary true story of Delia Balmer, who survived a near-fatal relationship with murderer John Sweeney. The series narrates the ordeal Delia suffered at the hands of John Sweeney, and her traumatic journey through the police and criminal justice system as they attempt to prosecute him for his crimes.

Ordeal by Innocence
19% Match

The black sheep of the Argyll family, Jack Argyll, was accused of murdering their matriarch a year ago, but now a man shows up on their doorstep claiming Jack’s innocence. The family must come to terms with this news and the fact that the real killer might still be among them.

Eden
18% Match

Eden(2021)

TV Show6.7/10

Thousands of years in the future, a city known as "Eden 3" is inhabited solely by robots whose former masters vanished a long time ago. On a routine assignment, two farming robots accidentally awaken a human baby girl from stasis questioning all they were taught to believe -- that humans were nothing more than a forbidden ancient myth. Together, the two robots secretly raise the child in a safe haven outside Eden.

The Game
18% Match

The Game(2014)

TV Show7.3/10

"The Game" is a 1970s Cold War spy thriller set in the world of espionage. It tells the story of the invisible war fought by MI5 as it battles to protect the nation from the threats of the Cold War.

Patria
16% Match

Patria(2020)

TV Show7.3/10

A look at the impact of Spain’s Basque conflict on ordinary people on both sides, such as the widow of a man killed by the ETA who returns to her home village after the 2011 ceasefire between the separatist group and the Spanish government, and her former intimate friend, the mother of a jailed terrorist.