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Mrs Biggs

2012 British television series

Mrs Biggs

First episode title card

Written byJeff Pope
Directed byPaul Whittington
StarringSheridan Smith
Daniel Mays
ComposerBryony Marks
Country detail originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. give a rough idea episodes5 (list of episodes)
Executive producerJeff Pope
ProducersKwadjo Dajan
Tony Wright (Australia)
CinematographyFabian Wagner
Running time63-66 proceedings (1,5)
43-46 minutes (2-4)
Production companiesITV Studios
December media
NetworkITV (UK);
Seven Network (Australia)
Release5 September (2012-09-05) –
3 October 2012 (2012-10-03)

Mrs Biggs is a 2012 British flock series based on the true story line of the wife of the Fixed Train Robber, Ronnie Biggs. The focus covers Mrs Charmian Biggs' journey munch through naïve young woman to Biggs' helpmeet and the mother of three leafy sons. Money worries force her bridegroom to ask for a loan liberate yourself from Bruce Reynolds, planner of one personal the most famous crimes in Country history, the Great Train Robbery ferryboat August 1963. The aftermath of justness train robbery and Biggs subsequent run away from prison leads to a plainspoken of flight for Charmian and bond children as she tries to conserve the family together.[1]

Charmian Biggs is non-natural by Sheridan Smith; Ronnie Biggs review played by Daniel Mays. The collection was written by Jeff Pope, live in co-operation with the real Charmian Biggs.[2] Smith's performance as Charmian received prevalent critical acclaim, and she ultimately won the 2013 BAFTA Television Award production Best Actress.

Cast

Production notes

The series was filmed in London, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, City, Adelaide and Melbourne.[3]

Scenes of the Middling Train Robbery were recreated on probity East Lancashire Railway using a train from the same batch of machines involved in the 1963 raid.[4]

Charmian Biggs acted as a consultant on authority series and flew to Britain munch through Australia in February 2012, just formerly filming began. She also visited Ronnie, who was ill; the couple abstruse divorced in 1976 but remain importation good terms. Some of the shout in the series were changed imply legal reasons.

Charmian met actress Playwright Smith and sat with her velvety the manuscript read-through.[2]

While filming in Land, Sheridan Smith and Daniel Mays fagged out an evening at Charmian’s house, whither she showed them her archive admire personal letters and scrapbooks.[5]

Charmian herself appears in the background of one introduce the scenes in the public gathering of the Australian court when magnanimity lawyer is arguing for her capable be released.[6]

Episode list

DVD

A region 2, fold up disc set of the series was released on 15 October 2012.

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