List of London Underground–related fiction

Many works of fiction are set in the London Underground system or use it as a major plot element. This is a partial list.

Novels

• Ben Aaronovitch: Whispers Under Ground (2012)
• Margery Allingham: Death of a Ghost (1934). The climax of this murder mystery takes place on the Underground.
• Julian Barnes: Metroland (1981)
• Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code (2003)
• Agatha Christie: The Man in the Brown Suit (1924). The mystery begins with the death of a passenger at Hyde Park Corner station.
• Tom Clancy: Patriot Games (1987; also 1992 film)
• Christopher Fowler: Bryant and May off the Rails: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery (2011)
• Neil Gaiman: Neverwhere (1997; also 1996 television series)
• Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon: Mind the Gap: A Novel of the Hidden Cities (2008)
• Lisa Goldstein: Dark Cities Underground (1999)
• James Herbert: The Rats (1974; also 1982 film Deadly Eyes)
• Tobias Hill: Underground (1999). Involves disused South Kentish Town Underground station.
• Russell Hoban: The Underground is a character in Kleinzeit.
• Geoffrey Household: Rogue Male (1939). A pivotal pursuit of the protagonist by an enemy agent sees them repeatedly using the shuttle service on the Aldwych branch line. A chase through Aldwych station ends with the enemy agent's death by electrocution on the track.
• Aldous Huxley: Point Counter Point (1928) An early, character-defining scene takes place on the Underground.
• Lawrence Leonard: The Horn of Mortal Danger (1980)
• Keith Lowe: Tunnel Vision (2001)
• Ian McEwan: Atonement (2001). One of the main protagonists Cecilia Tallis dies during the Blitz in Balham Tube Station.
• Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis: Mutant 59: The Plastic Eater (1971)
• Geoff Ryman: 253 (1997). Set on Bakerloo line.
• Barbara Vine: King Solomon's Carpet (1991)
• Nigel West: The Blue List (1989). This espionage story culminates in the war-time bunker built in the uncompleted tunnels of North End station, although this is incorrectly identified as Paddock, a separate bunker in Dollis Hill.
• Conrad Williams: London Revenant (2004)
• Catherine Storr: The Underground Conspiracy (1987), children's/teen novel. A teenage girl who travels on the Underground for fun soon becomes a pawn in an elaborate plan to use the Underground to transport drugs.^[1]

Short stories

• John Betjeman: "South Kentish Town" (1951)
• Agatha Christie: "The Labours of Hercules" (1947). At the beginning of the final story, The Capture of Cerberus, Poirot meets the Countess Vera Rossakoff on the escalators at Piccadilly Circus station.
• Arthur Conan Doyle: "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" (1908) (e-text)
• Jeremy Dyson: "City Deep" (2000)
• Christopher Fowler: "Crocodile Lady"
• Samuel Selvon: "Working the Transport" (1957)
• Alice Thompson: "Killing Time" (1990)
• Anthea Turner & Wendy Turner: "Underneath the Underground"
• Connie Willis: "The Winds of Marble Arch" (1999) (online)
• John Wyndham: "Confidence Trick" Jizzle (1954)

Films

• Underground (1928)
• Bulldog Jack (1935)
• Passport to Pimlico (1949)
• Train of Events (1949)
• Seven Days to Noon (1950)
• Georgy Girl (1966)
• Press for Time (1966)
• Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
• Quatermass and the Pit (1967) — fictional station Hobbs End^[2]
• Battle of Britain (1969)
• The Bed-Sitting Room (1969)
• Death Line (aka Raw Meat) (1972)
• Hanover Street (1979)^[2]
• An American Werewolf in London (1981)
• Lifeforce (1985)
• The Fourth Protocol (1987)
• Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)^[3]
• Hidden City (1988)
• The Krays (1990)
• Patriot Games (1994)^[3]
• Mission: Impossible (1996)
• Secrets & Lies (1996)
• The Wings of the Dove (1997)
• Croupier (1998)
• Sliding Doors (1998)
• Tube Tales (1999)
• Virtual Sexuality (1999)
• The End of the Affair (1999)
• Billy Elliot (2000)
• Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
• Die Another Day (2002) — fictional station Vauxhall Cross^[2]
• Reign of Fire (2002)
• 28 Days Later (2002)
• Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002)^[3]
• Bend It Like Beckham (2002)^[3]
• Love Actually (2003)
• Code 46 (2003)
• The Mother (2003)
• Shaun of the Dead (2004) — fictional station Crouch End^[2]
• If Only (2004)
• Touch of Pink (2004)
• Creep (2004)
• Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
• The Football Factory (2004)^[3]
• Green Street (2005)
• V for Vendetta (2005)
• The Good Shepherd (2006)^[3]
• 28 Weeks Later (2007)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
• Atonement (2007)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)^[3]
• Three and Out (2008)
• The Edge of Love (2008)^[3]
• The Escapist (2008)^[3]
• Skyfall (2012) — Temple and fictional train derailment
• Darkest Hour (2017)^[4]

Television

Doctor Who

• The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964)
• The Web of Fear (1967)
• Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974)
• The Mysterious Planet (The Trial of a Time Lord Parts 1-4) (1986)
• "Rose" (2005) — fictional station

Others

• Game On
• The setting for 'The Lab' HQ of The Tomorrow People (1973–1979)
• The setting of EastEnders features the fictitious Walford East tube station replacing Bromley-by-Bow.
• CGI "Underground Ernie"
• Primeval (2007)
• Thunderbirds featured Tube stations, but they were deserted due to the series being set in the future.
• Spooks (series 7) (2008)^[3]
• The F Word (2008)^[3]
• Mr Selfridge (2013)^[3]
• Sherlock (2014)^[3]

Music videos

• Howard Jones: "New Song" (1984) - Holborn Station
• Boris Gardiner: "I Want To Wake Up With You" (1986) – Westbourne Park Station
• Leftfield: "Release the Pressure" (1992)
• Roxette: "Fireworks" (1994) — Piccadilly Circus Station, external
• The Prodigy: "Firestarter" (1996) — Aldwych Station
• Suede: "Saturday Night" (1997) — Holborn Station, disused platform and tunnel
• Aqua: "Turn Back Time" (1998) — Holborn and Bank Station
• Chemical Brothers: "Believe" (2005) — Goodge Street and Maida Vale Station
• Madonna: "Hung Up" (2005) — Tube stock, Jubilee line between Charing Cross (disused Jubilee line platform) and West Hampstead
• Feeder: "Suffocate" — Monument, Bank, Victoria Station on a District line train
• Feeder: "Piece by Piece" — Monument, Bank, Victoria Station on a District line train
• Oasis: "Mucky Fingers" (live gig only video) — Piccadilly Circus
• Dodgy: "Only A Heartbeat" (2012) — Edgware Road (Bakerloo Branch)
• Example: "Whisky Story" (2015) - From Charing Cross Underground Station, emerging up onto Trafalgar Square.

Video games

• Broken Sword 2
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Creep - The Last Tube
• The Getaway: Black Monday
• Hellgate: London
• Tomb Raider III
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
• Watch Dogs: Legion
• World of Subways 3
• ZombiU

See also

• List of fictional rapid transit stations
• List of television shows set in London
• London in film
• New York City Subway in popular culture