Murder on the Victorian Railway

Mixing narration with 'talking heads' portrayals of eye witnesses this tells how,in July 1864,elderly banker Thomas Briggs is found dying on railway lines near Hackney. He had been hit on the head,robbed and his body thrown from the carriage - making him the first ever murder victim on a train. As a result national panic ensues regarding the safety of rail travel. In ... Read all

Director: Chris Durlacher

Cast:Ben Addis , David Nellist , Patrick Warner , Robert Whitelock , Guy Williams , Gary Oliver , Jim Conway , Lucas Hansen , Thorston Manderlay , Stephen Critchlow , Genevieve Barr , Teresa Churcher , David Marken , Toby Jones