The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
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"A heist retold from both sides of the law"
This two-part British drama dramatizes the 1963 Great Train Robbery, one of the most audacious heists in UK history. The first part follows the gang planning and executing the theft of a Royal Mail train; the second flips perspective to the detectives hunting them down afterward. It's a tense, procedural-minded piece heavy on period detail and moral ambiguity rather than flashy action. The pacing is deliberate, almost matter-of-fact, letting the planning and the manhunt breathe. It works best as a character-driven true-crime study rather than a heist thriller with big set pieces.
the clever structural choice of showing the same crime from robbers' and police perspectives.
you want fast-paced action rather than a measured, procedural true-crime drama.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | A Robber's Tale | 7.6 | 405 | 88 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | A Copper's Tale | 7.4 | 353 | 94 min |