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)

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