List of London Underground-related fiction
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Many works of fiction are set in the London Underground system or use it as a major plot element. This is a partial list.
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Novels
- James Herbert: The Rats (1974; also 1982 film Deadly Eyes)
- Julian Barnes: Metroland (1981)
- Tom Clancy: Patriot Games (1987; also 1992 film)
- Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell): King Solomon's Carpet (1991)
- Geoff Ryman: 253 (1997) - set on Bakerloo Line
- Neil Gaiman: Neverwhere (1997; also 1996 television series)
- Tobias Hill: Underground (1999) - involving disused South Kentish Town tube station
- Keith Lowe: Tunnel Vision (2001)
- Conrad Williams: London Revenant (2004)
Short stories
- Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans (1908) (e-text) (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=78)
- John Betjeman: South Kentish Town (1951)
- Samuel Selvon: Working the Transport (1957)
- Alice Thompson: Killing Time (1990)
- Connie Willis: The Winds of Marble Arch (1999) (online) (http://web.archive.org/web/20021204182936/http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_991011/winds.htm)
- Mecca Ibrahim: One Stop Short of Barking — Uncovering the London Underground (humorous London Underground anecdotes and observations) (http://www.barking-book.com) 2004
Films
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967) - fictional station Hobbs End
- Death Line (1973)
- An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- The End Of The Affair (1999)
- Mission Impossible (1996)
- Sliding Doors (1998)
- Billy Elliot (2000)
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
- Die Another Day (2002) - fictional station Vauxhall Cross
- Love Actually (2003)
- Code 46 (2003)
- Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
Television
- The setting for the 1967 Doctor Who serial The Web of Fear.
- The setting for 'The Lab' HQ of The Tomorrow People (1973-1979)
- The setting of EastEnders features the fictitious Walford East tube station