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Murder on the Victorian Railway (2013)
TV Movie | 55 min | Documentary

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Murder on the Victorian Railway (2013)

TV Movie | 55 min | Documentary

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 ...See moreMixing 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 response to an offer of a reward by Inspector Tanner cab-driver Jonathan Matthews identifies a hat found at the murder scene as belonging to young German tailor Franz Muller who has left the country to emigrate to America. Tanner follows and arrests him,returning him to London for trial. A group of wealthy German radicals pay for him to be defended by top lawyer John Parry,who does his best to discredit Matthews,a known liar and felon. He also produces an alibi in the form of Muller's girl-friend but,as she is a prostitute,it fails to impress the jury and Muller is publicly hanged. Frederick Wicks,a journalist interested in the case,expresses doubt as to the young man's guilt and the case itself leads to changes in criminal procedures. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Ben Addis Frederick Wicks Frederick Wicks See fewer	Paris Has Fallen (2024)
David Nellist Alfred Ekin Alfred Ekin See fewer	Sherlock (2010)
Patrick Warner Thomas Briggs Junior Thomas Briggs Junior See fewer	Closed Circuit (2013)
Robert Whitelock Richard Tanner Richard Tanner See fewer	The Bank Job (2008)
Guy Williams Red Top Red Top See fewer	Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Gary Oliver Thunderer Thunderer See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)
Jim Conway Jonathan Matthews Jonathan Matthews See fewer	Skyfall (2012)
Lucas Hansen Johan Hoffa Johan Hoffa See fewer	Bedrag (2016)
Thorston Manderlay Gottfried Kinkel Gottfried Kinkel See fewer	Children of Men (2006)
Stephen Critchlow Parry Parry See fewer	Flushed Away (2006)
Genevieve Barr Mary Anne Eldred Mary Anne Eldred See fewer	Then Barbara Met Alan (2022)
Teresa Churcher Elizabeth Jones Elizabeth Jones See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
David Marken Franz Muller Franz Muller See fewer	Blue Lights (2023)
Toby Jones Narrator Narrator See fewer	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)