Mrs Biggs - Season 1 - Episode 3
With no chance of remission for Ronnie, Charmian has an affair with Ruby Wright's son, Alan. She becomes pregnant and has a back-street abortion. In July 1965, Biggs and three others escape Wandsworth prison, in a prison break organised by underworld friends. In December 1965 Charmian meets him in Paris. Determined to reunite the family, they take on new names and in June 1966 Charmian and her two boys fly to Darwin, Australia. They reunite with Ronnie again, and after another name change the family settle in Adelaide. Charmian becomes pregnant and a third son is born. They receive news from England that Bruce Reynolds has been arrested in Mexico.
About Mrs Biggs
Title: Mrs Biggs
First Air Date: 2012-09-05
Last Air Date: 2012-10-03
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 5
Network: ITV1
Genres: Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Sheridan Smith steps into the role of Charmian, the wife of the infamous great train robber, Ronnie Biggs. Chronicling Charmian's dramatic life, from that fateful moment when her path crossed with Ronnie as a teenager, to the devastating consequences of the Great Train Robbery in 1963. An event which left Charmian and her family on the run with one of the world's most wanted men. Facing an uncertain future in foreign lands, how long will they be able to avoid capture, with their young children in tow?
Cast
Sheridan Smith
Charmian Biggs
Tom Brooke
Mike Haynes
Daniel Mays
Ronald Biggs
Caroline Goodall
Muriel Powell
Adrian Scarborough
Bernard Powell
