8.6/1057 votesLoading...#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/2012
Charmian meets Ronnie Biggs on a train. As Ronnie is a carpenter and petty criminal, Charmian's father, a headmaster, does not approve and forbids her to see him. In love, Charmian leaves home, steals from her employer and goes on the run with Ronnie and his best friend Mike. When captured, Biggs is imprisoned and Charmian is given a suspended sentence. On release, Charmian and Ronnie marry, her pregnancy forcing her father's approval. Going straight but needing money, unbeknownst to Charmian, Ronnie is drawn into Bruce Reynolds plans for the Great Train Robbery.
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8.7/1054 votesLoading...#2 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/2012
As Ron begins a new life in Rio, Charmian makes the best of things as a single mother in Melbourne. But tragedy strikes when their eldest son Nicky is killed in a car accident.
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8.8/1054 votesLoading...#3 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/2012
Ronnie returns from his tree felling job and Charmian realises he has been involved in the Great Train Robbery. This is confirmed when he shows her his share; £147,000. Charmian lives in fear of discovery and they disperse the money amongst trusted friends. In September 1963 Ronnie is arrested and Charmian is beseiged by the press. She is drawn into the disappeared Bruce Reynolds' circle of friends. They deal with a chancer demanding money from her for protection. At the trial Ronnie is given 30 years imprisonment and Charmian is disowned by her parents.
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8.8/1048 votesLoading...#4 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/2012
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.
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8.9/1050 votesLoading...
The Worst Episodes of Mrs Biggs
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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...
Genres:DramaCrime
Network:ITV1
Worst Episodes Summary
"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "Mrs Biggs". It scored 8.6/10 based on 57 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/5/2012. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 5".