Buster is a small time crook who pulls a big time job. When he finds that the police will not let the case drop, he goes into hiding and can't contact his wife and child. He arranges to meet them in Mexico where he thinks they can begin again, but finds that he must choose between his family and freedom.
Phil Collins
as Buster Edwards
Julie Walters
as June Edwards
Larry Lamb
as Bruce Reynolds
Ralph Brown
as Ronny Biggs
Christopher Ellison
as George
Sheila Hancock
as Mrs. Rothery
Martin Jarvis
as Inspector Jack Mitchell
Anthony Quayle
as Sir James McDowell
Michael Byrne
as Poyser
Ellie Beaven
as Nicky Edwards
CinemaSerf
Well at least Phil Collins got a few hits from this, but otherwise it's a really lacklustre and meandering telling of a story that rocked Britain in 1963. He (the eponymous Edwards) and his pals come up with a dastardly scheme to stop Her Majesty's Royal Mail train just after a bank holiday and reli...