Is Murder on the Victorian Railway on BBC iPlayer UK?

Name: Murder on the Victorian Railway
Director: Chris Durlacher
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Ben Addis, David Nellist, Patrick Warner

Yes, Murder on the Victorian Railway is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer UK.

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Murder on the Victorian Railway

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55m

Last verified: 12/04/2026 — This information may be out of date

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Synopsis

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 t...