Five-part drama series based on the life of Charmian Biggs, the wife of criminal Ronnie Biggs who played a significant part in the Great Train Robbery of 1963. Charmian (Sheridan Smith) first encounters Ronnie (Daniel Mays) on a train and they soon fall in love. When she becomes pregnant the two marry but Ronnie's involvement in the robbery results in his imprisonment. He escapes from jail less than two years later and, wanting to keep her family together, Charmian goes to Paris with their children to meet up with Ronnie. They flee to Australia but are unable to evade the constant threat of capture...

Three-part drama telling the true life story of the Liverpudlian singer and personality. Born Priscilla White, Cilla Black (Sheridan Smith) started off life as a secretarial typist, dreaming of one day making it in the glamourous world of showbusiness. When Bobby Willis (Aneurin Barnard) notices something in the young girl he pursues her with promises of the big time. With the help of renowned agent Brian Epstein (Ed Stoppard), Cilla becomes determined to make it as a big star but first she must make some sacrifices. Will it all be worth it?

Dramatic true-life story of Albert Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall), Britain's most notorious hangman. Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle before him, Albert joins the 'family business' in 1934. Living a secret life as a master hangman, as well as a humble grocery deliveryman and loyal husband, Pierrepoint's reputation as the most highly regarded executioner in the land results in him executing some of Britain's most infamous murderers including Derek Bentley and Ruth Ellis, and also the Nazi war criminals convicted at the Nuremberg Trials. But the media coverage from these shatters Pierrepoint's closely guarded anonymity turning him into a minor celebrity.