Buster

Buster is a fact‑based crime drama that chronicles the Great Train Robber Buster Edwards. It follows his involvement in the infamous heist and his subsequent escape to Mexico, featuring performances by Phil Collins and Julie Walters, which bring the story to life.

Buster is a fact‑based crime drama presented as a programme that adopts the look and feel of a movie. The production focuses on a real‑life criminal episode, drawing its narrative from documented events rather than fictional invention. Its format places it squarely within the crime‑drama genre, offering a structured, screen‑based account of the story it tells. The central storyline follows Buster Edwards, one of the men involved in the infamous Great Train Robbery. The series charts his active participation in the heist, detailing how he became linked to the operation and the subsequent fallout. After the robbery, the narrative moves to Edwards’ decision to flee, tracing his escape route all the way to Mexico, where he sought to evade capture. This progression from the crime itself to his overseas flight provides the backbone of the programme’s plot. Beyond the core plot, the series is identified simply as “Buster,” with its classification listed as a programme and its genre noted as a movie‑style crime drama. No additional production details such as director, year of release, or further cast information are supplied. The focus remains tightly on the factual recounting of Edwards’ involvement in the robbery and his subsequent escape, offering viewers a concise, fact‑driven portrayal of that chapter in criminal history.