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List of London Underground related fiction

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Many works of fiction are set in the London Underground system or use it as a major plot element. This is a partial list.

Contents

Novels

  • Ben Aaronovitch: Whispers Under Ground (2012)
  • Margery Allingham: Death of a Ghost (1934). The climax of this murder mystery takes place on the Underground.
  • Julian Barnes: Metroland (1981)
  • Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code (2003)
  • Agatha Christie: The Man in the Brown Suit (1924). The mystery begins with the death of a passenger at Hyde Park Corner station.
  • Tom Clancy: Patriot Games (1987; also 1992 film)
  • Christopher Fowler: Bryant and May off the Rails: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery (2011)
  • Neil Gaiman: Neverwhere (1997; also 1996 television series)
  • Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon: Mind the Gap: A Novel of the Hidden Cities (2008)
  • Lisa Goldstein: Dark Cities Underground (1999)
  • James Herbert: The Rats (1974; also 1982 film Deadly Eyes)
  • Tobias Hill: Underground (1999). Involves disused South Kentish Town tube station.
  • Russell Hoban: The Underground is a character in Kleinzeit.
  • Geoffrey Household: Rogue Male (1939). A pivotal pursuit of the protagonist by an enemy agent sees them repeatedly using the shuttle service on the Aldwych branch line. A chase through Aldwych station ends with the enemy agent's death by electrocution on the track.
  • Aldous Huxley: Point Counter Point (1928) An early, character-defining scene takes place on the Underground.
  • Lawrence Leonard: The Horn of Mortal Danger (1980)
  • Keith Lowe: Tunnel Vision (2001)
  • Ian McEwan: Atonement (2001). One of the main protagonists Cecilia Tallis dies during the Blitz in Balham Tube Station.
  • Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis: Mutant 59: The Plastic Eater (1971)
  • Geoff Ryman: 253 (1997). Set on Bakerloo line.
  • Barbara Vine: King Solomon's Carpet (1991)
  • Nigel West: The Blue List (1989). This espionage story culminates in the war-time bunker built in the uncompleted tunnels of North End station, although this is incorrectly identified as Paddock, a separate bunker in Dollis Hill.
  • Conrad Williams: London Revenant (2004)

    • Short stories

  • John Betjeman: "South Kentish Town" (1951)
  • Arthur Conan Doyle: "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" (1908) (e-text)
  • Jeremy Dyson: "City Deep" (2000)
  • Christopher Fowler: "Crocodile Lady"
  • Samuel Selvon: "Working the Transport" (1957)
  • Alice Thompson: "Killing Time"' (1990)
  • Anthea Turner & Wendy Turner: "Underneath the Underground"
  • Connie Willis: "The Winds of Marble Arch" (1999) (online)
  • John Wyndham: "Confidence Trick" Jizzle (1954)

    • Films

  • Underground (1928)
  • Bulldog Jack (1935)
  • Passport to Pimlico (1949)
  • Train of Events (1949)
  • Seven Days to Noon (1950)
  • Georgy Girl (1966)
  • Press for Time (1966)
  • Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
  • Quatermass and the Pit (1967) — fictional station Hobbs End
  • Battle of Britain (1969)
  • The Bed-Sitting Room (1969)
  • Death Line (aka Raw Meat) (1972)
  • Hanover Street (1979)
  • An American Werewolf in London (1981)
  • Lifeforce (1985)
  • The Fourth Protocol (1987)
  • Hidden City (1988)
  • The Krays (1990)
  • Mission: Impossible (1996)
  • Secrets & Lies (1996)
  • The Wings of the Dove (1997)
  • Croupier (1998)
  • Sliding Doors (1998)
  • Tube Tales (1999)
  • Virtual Sexuality (1999)
  • The End of the Affair (1999)
  • Billy Elliot (2000)
  • Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
  • Die Another Day (2002) — fictional station Vauxhall Cross
  • Reign of Fire (2002)
  • 28 Days Later (2002)
  • Love Actually (2003)
  • Code 46 (2003)
  • The Mother (2003)
  • Shaun of the Dead (2004) — fictional station Crouch End
  • If Only (2004)
  • Touch of Pink (2004)
  • Creep (2004)
  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
  • Green Street (2005)
  • V for Vendetta (2005)
  • 28 Weeks Later (2007)
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
  • Atonement (2007)
  • Three and Out (2008)
  • Skyfall (2012) — fictional tube version of district line Temple - Westminster and train derailment

    • Doctor Who

  • The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964)
  • The Web of Fear (1967)
  • Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974)
  • The Mysterious Planet (1986)
  • "Rose" (2005) — fictional station

    • Others

  • Game On
  • The setting for 'The Lab' HQ of The Tomorrow People (1973–1979)
  • The setting of EastEnders features the fictitious Walford East tube station replacing Bromley-by-Bow.
  • CGI "Underground Ernie"
  • Primeval (2007)
  • Thunderbirds featured Tube stations, but they were deserted due to the series being set in the future.

    • Music videos

  • Howard Jones: "New Song" (1984) - Holborn Station
  • Boris Gardiner: "I Want To Wake Up With You" (1986) – Westbourne Park Station
  • Roxette: "Fireworks" (1994) — Piccadilly Circus Station, external
  • The Prodigy: "Firestarter" (1996) — Aldwych Station
  • Suede: "Saturday Night" (1997) — Holborn Station, disused platform and tunnel
  • Aqua: "Turn Back Time" (1998) — Holborn and Bank Station
  • Chemical Brothers: "Believe" (2005) — Goodge Street and Maida Vale Station
  • Madonna: "Hung Up" (2005) — Tube stock, Jubilee line between Charing Cross (disused Jubilee line platform) and West Hampstead
  • Feeder: "Suffocate" — Monument, Bank, Victoria Station on a District line train
  • Feeder: "Piece by Piece" — Monument, Bank, Victoria Station on a District line train
  • Oasis: "Mucky Fingers" (live gig only video) — Piccadilly Circus
  • Dodgy: "Only A Heartbeat" (2012) — Edgware Road (Bakerloo Branch)

    • Video games

  • Broken Sword 2
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • Creep - The Last Tube
  • The Getaway: Black Monday
  • Hellgate: London
  • Tomb Raider III
  • Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
  • World Of Subways 3
  • ZombiU

    • References

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