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GangsterThe Story of Ronnie BiggsEpisodes

    6. The White Cliffs of Dover

    Depression, debt and death in Rio ... or surrender to the UK justice system.

    5. The Magic Balloon Gang

    Buy your ticket for ‘The Ronnie Biggs Experience’ barbecue.

    4. The Slip-Up

    Welcome to Rio in 1970. Home of the last Great Train Robber at large.

    3. The Land of Milk and Honey

    What price freedom? And why should you never wear crocodile shoes when you’re on the run.

    2. The Hate Factory

    Wandsworth Prison. Where freedom might only be a chess game or a rope climb away …

    1. The Big One

    How is a criminal ‘legend’ born? Daniel Mays delves into unheard Biggs tapes to find out.

    Trailer

    The story of the Great Train Robber, featuring previously unheard Ronnie Biggs recordings.