Charmian brent autobiography
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Ronnie Biggs
English amiss (1929–2013)
Ronnie Biggs | |
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Buckinghamshire Constabulary mug-shot, 1964 | |
| Born | Ronald Character Biggs (1929-08-08)8 Grand 1929 Stockwell, Writer, England |
| Died | 18 Dec 2013(2013-12-18) (aged 84) Barnet, London, England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Known for | Great Train Thieving of 1963 |
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| Children | 5, including Michael Biggs |
| Motive | Financial gain/enjoyment[1] |
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Time at large | 35 years, 10 months |
| Escaped | 8 July 1965 |
| Escape end | 7 Hawthorn 2001 |
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CHARMIAN Brent is a remarkable woman with quite a story to tell.
She’s known to the world as Charmian Biggs, the wife of Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs.
The couple divorced in 1976 and she has continued to live in Australia.
But to many their lives remain entwined.
Now ITV are to tell the story in detail from Charmian’s perspective for the first time.
Today it was officially confirmed that Sheridan Smith will play the title role in five-part drama Mrs Biggs.
With Daniel Mays cast as Ronnie Biggs.
I’ll have a lot more to say about Mrs Biggs when it is filmed and ready to be broadcast.
But for now here’s ITV’s casting release and accompanying photos of Charmian with Sheridan and Danny – before the transformation into their two characters:
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ITV is delighted to announce SHERIDAN SMITH (The Scapegoat, Little Crackers, Gavin and Stacey) is to play the title role of Charmian Biggs in the five part ITV drama Mrs Biggs produced by ITV Studios.
She will be joined by DANNY MAYS (Public Enemies, Ashes to Ashes, Made in Dagenham) who assumes the iconic role of Charmian’s infamous ex-husband Ronnie Biggs.
Written by award-winning writer and Executive Producer Jeff Pope (The Murder of Ste
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April 1981 was a fast month for news. John Hinkley had been arrested for the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. There were riots on the streets of London. Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, went on trial. The Sun newspaper revealed to a rapt nation that American singer Neil Sedaka had ‘lost 40lbs – and gained a lot of new fans’.
But only one story captured the imagination of the British public: the dramatic kidnapping of train robber Ronald Biggs. The affair, which dominated the headlines for six weeks, left one chess player with the toughest defence of his life.
How I Saved Ronnie Biggs
David Levy
On the night of 8 August 1963 a gang of men stopped and robbed a mail train travelling from Glasgow to Euston station in London. They stole mail bags containing £2.6 million in used bank notes. This was by far the biggest robbery in the country’s history. The amount was so huge that even the 10% reward seemed enormous. I was a junior chess player at the time, competing in the British Boys’ under 18 Championship in Bath. Just like everyone else in the country I was astounded by the audacity of the gang. But I never dreamed that, years later, my life would be affected in a major way by the infamous events of that night.