This is a remarkable true love story that starts with a first meeting on a train aged just 18, an ordinary suburban girl falling in love and then ultimately going on the run after her husband escapes from jail to new undercover life in Australia. Written and Produced by BAFTA award winner Jeff Pope (Appropriate Adult), in conjunction with Charmain Biggs. Starring double Olivier award winner Sheridan Smith (Gavin & Stacy) in the title role Mrs Biggs tells the story of Charmian, wife of great train robber Ronnie Biggs. Co-starring Danny Mays (Ashes to Ashes, Made In... Dagenham). [show more]
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play. Mrs Biggs, the true story of the woman behind Britain's most famous villain, Great Train Robber Ronald Biggs. Thought-provoking, heart-warming and life affirming, this series of five episodes tracks Charmian Biggs' (Sheridan Smith) remarkable evolution from naïve young woman on a train, lured into the exciting world of charming rogue Ronald Biggs (Danny Mays), to her life as a fugitive mother fighting to keep her family together against all odds. This is the inside story of one of the most infamous crimes of the twentieth century; but more than anything it is a sweeping love story told across three decades and from one side of the world to the other. Actors Daniel Mays, Sheridan Smith, Carol Bunting, Adrian Scarborough, Jay Simpson, Caroline Goodall & Tim Draxl. Director Paul Whittington Certificate 15 years and over Year 2012 Languages English Duration 4 hours and 20 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
Five-part drama series based on the life of Charmian Biggs, the wife of criminal Ronnie Biggs who played a significant part in the Great Train Robbery of 1963. Charmian (Sheridan Smith) first encounters Ronnie (Daniel Mays) on a train and they soon fall in love. When she becomes pregnant the two marry but Ronnie's involvement in the robbery results in his imprisonment. He escapes from jail less than two years later and, wanting to keep her family together, Charmian goes to Paris with their children to meet up with Ronnie. They flee to Australia but are unable to evade the constant threat of capture...
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