Great Train Robbery (1963) in the capture of Roy James, Ronald Biggs, Jimmy Hussey and John Daly. The trial of the robbers began at Aylesbury Assizes, Buckinghamshire, on 20 January 1964. Because it would be necessary to accommodate a large number of lawyers and journalists, the existing court was deemed too small and so the offices of Aylesbury Rural District Council were specially converted for the event. The defendants were brought to the court each day from Aylesbury Prison in a compartmentalised van, out of view of the large crowd of spectators. Mr Justice Edmund Davies presided over the trial, which lasted 51 days
The Great Train Robbery (2013 TV series) gave it four stars out of five and noted the high attention to detail by Chris Chibnall. Sam Wollaston from "The Guardian" said "A Robber's Tale" "beautifully explores the dynamic of a gang of men". "The Great Train Robbery" received a BAFTA nomination in 2014. The two films have been released on DVD by publisher Acorn Media UK and is available from the BBC. It was released at other outlets on 6 January 2014. The Great Train Robbery (2013 TV series) The Great Train Robbery is a two-part British television miniseries, written by Chris Chibnall, that was first broadcast on