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Mrs Biggs is a 2012 British television series based on the true story of the wife of the Great Train Robber, Ronnie Biggs. The series covers Mrs Charmian Biggs' journey from naïve young woman to Biggs' wife and the mother of three young sons. Money worries force her husband to ask for a loan from Bruce Reynolds, planner of the most famous crime in British history, the Great Train Robbery of August 1963. The aftermath of the train robbery and Biggs subsequent escape from prison leads to a life of flight for Charmian and her children as she tries to keep the family together.

Charmian Biggs is played by Sheridan Smith; Ronnie Biggs is played by Daniel Mays. The series was written by Jeff Pope, in co-operation with the real Charmian Biggs. Smith's performance as Charmian received widespread critical acclaim, and she ultimately won the 2013 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress.

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Cast

Sheridan Smith as Charmian Biggs. The wife of the Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs. For her performance Smith won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress and nominations for the National Television Award for Outstanding Female Dramatic Perforamce and the Royal Television Society for Best Actress

Daniel Mays as Ronnie Biggs. For his performance Mays gained a nomination for the National Television Awards for Outstanding Male Dramatic Performance

Jay Simpson as Bruce Reynolds

Claire Rushbrook as Ruby Wright

Jack Lowden as Alan Wright

Tom Brooke as Mike Haynes

Leo Gregory as Eric Flower

Freya Stafford as Julie Flower

Denise Roberts as Annie

Adrian Scarborough as Bernard Powell, Charmian's father

Caroline Goodall as Muriel Powell, Charmian's mother

Florence Bell as Gillian Powell, Charmian's sister

Phil Cornwell as Detective Sergeant Jack Slipper