# 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.

## 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
* Battle of Britain (1969)
* The Bed-Sitting Room (1969)
* Death Line (aka Raw Meat) (1972)
* Hanover Street (1979)
* An American Werewolf in London (1981)
* Lifeforce (1985)
* The Fourth Protocol (1987)
* Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
* Hidden City (1988)
* The Krays (1990)
* Patriot Games (1994)
* 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
* Reign of Fire (2002)
* 28 Days Later (2002)
* Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002)
* Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
* Love Actually (2003)
* Code 46 (2003)
* The Mother (2003)
* Shaun of the Dead (2004) — fictional station Crouch End
* If Only (2004)
* Touch of Pink (2004)
* Creep (2004)
* Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
* The Football Factory (2004)
* Green Street (2005)
* V for Vendetta (2005)
* The Good Shepherd (2006)
* 28 Weeks Later (2007)
* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
* Atonement (2007)
* The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
* Three and Out (2008)
* The Edge of Love (2008)
* The Escapist (2008)
* Skyfall (2012) — Temple and fictional train derailment
* Darkest Hour (2017)

## 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)
* The F Word (2008)
* Mr Selfridge (2013)
* Sherlock (2014)

## 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