Baker street robbery film

A movie was made about the raid called the bank job in 2008. A london bank robbery more than 35 years ago was staged by mi5 to recover compromising pictures of princess margaret on the caribbean island of mustique, a new film claims. Film uses informers revelations on unsolved 1971 crime. Anger at royal slur in bank robbery film on the eve of a movie about the 1971 baker street bank raid, the radio ham who foiled the robbers says its screenplay is a slur on princess margaret. The robbers had rented the leather goods shop le sac, two doors north of the bank, and tunnelled a distance of approximately 50 feet. He seems to have done virtually nothing after this film. This heistthriller is based on the london baker street robbery in 1971. Basically, mi5 hire a bunch of criminals to rob a safety deposit vault that. The baker street robbery was the burglary of the safe deposit boxes at the baker street, london branch of lloyds bank, on the night of 11 september 1971. With jason statham, saffron burrows, stephen campbell moore, daniel mays.

Teenager in critical condition after knife attack near london underground station according to police, a man in his early 20s has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Princess margarets affair with gangster was real reason. Muse is a song from jethro tulls album minstrel in the gallery, which was released in 1975. However this film is one of the best movies of bank heist that i have ever seen. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so. Baker street is frequently mentioned in the lyrics of jethro tull songs. Britains biggest heists the baker street robbery tv episode. Based loosely on the baker street robbery, it alleges that british intelligence had hired the gang to raid the safety deposit boxes at the bank to retrieve pornographic photographs of a prominent member of royalty. Baker street robbery and 5 related entities entities finder. A gang tunnelled 40 feet 12 m from a rented shop two doors away to come up through the floor of the vault. The 40 best heist movies ranked from worst to best 22 words. Chapter 22 baker street robbery on september 11, 1971, exactly forty years before the destruction of the twintowers of the world trade centre an attempt was made, via somewhat unorthodox means, to avert a similarly cataclysmic event from taking place in the united kingdom. Im about to blow my own trumpet mercifully briefly, i promise by plugging the latest episode of bbc radio 4s punt p.

The following weapons were used in the film the bank job. The story, which will incriminate highranking police officers, the secret service. A gang is formed to carry out the ambitious robbery of an overnight mail train travelling from scotland to london. They couldve made a sequeal to this, too, with the legendary and fantastic stanley baker shown in the new world. It has been claimed the queens sister was involved in a whirlwind romance with a london gangster, which subsequently led to the infamous 1971 lloyds bank robbery in baker street.

With paul bergquist, paul bridges, paul cassonyardley, cristian solimeno. Bank job that opened the door on a royal sex scandal. How mi5 raided a bank to get pictures of princess margaret. Even the faked scenes of the train robbery itself are great despite the londonglasgow express train really being another train on a branch line travelling at about 30 mph. The original baker street babes, part 2 the baker street. What are the most realistic bank robberies in film. The original baker street babes female sherlock holmes and dr. The story started in 1970 when i was about 25 years old. A semifictional version of the robbery is the subject of the film the bank job 2008, which explores another popular theory of the crime that argues the robbery was either set up by, or later covered up by, mi5 to secure sexually compromising photographs of princess margaret which were. Thieves had tunnelled into the vault of lloyds bank on baker street in london and. Hatton garden ringleader brian reader also masterminded lloyds. The tunnel started in leather goods shop le sac and ended inside the baker street branch of lloyds bank.

The baker street robbery was the burglary of safety deposit boxes at the baker street branch of. The bank job believe it or not, i was indirectly responsible for this, one of the biggest bank robberies in england. A 2008 british movie, very loosely based on a true story, namely the 1971 baker street bank robbery. Not all of these titanic facts made it into the movie and some are downright chilling. A journey to the far end of the metropolitan line on, it is also possible to book walking tours with me. In 2008, the bank job a film inspired by the baker street robbery was released, starring jason statham. A film purporting to be based on fact will suggest that sexually compromising photographs of the princess taken on the island were at the centre of a bank robbery in 1971. The robbers had rented a leather goods shop named le sac, two doors down from the bank, and tunnelled a distance of approximately 50 feet 15 m, passing under the intervening chicken inn restaurant. Clips of the bank job, which will be released next year, were shown at the cannes film festival. Radio hams sensational tape of the bank heist that rescued. The bank job is a british 2008 crimepolitical thriller directed by roger donaldson and starring jason statham. The baker street robbery has more recently become famous because of the 2008 film bank job which was based on the heist and also a channel 5.

The baker street robbery, 1971 travels on the tube. Britains biggest heists the baker street robbery tv. The most famous version of this theory was turned into an entertaining film in 2008 called the bank job. The rms titanic is one of the most famous and well. Anger at royal slur in bank robbery film uk news the. At present i offer a specialised tour of roman london and the option to create a bespoke tour. The movie describes the events of the 1971 baker street robbery in london. The baker street robbery was the burglary of the safe deposit boxes at the baker street, london branch of lloyds bank, on the night of 11 september 1971 the robbers had rented the leather goods shop le sac, two doors north of the bank, and tunnelled a distance of approximately 50 feet 15 m passing under the intervening chicken inn restaurant. Untold story of baker street bank robbery the guardian. Untold story of baker street bank robbery uk news the guardian.

Hatton garden ringleader brian reader masterminded lloyds. Greatest robberies of all times more videos coming. The baker street robbery was a robbery of the safe deposit boxes at a branch of lloyds bank 1 on the corner of baker street and marylebone road, london, on the night of 11 september 1971. The street is most famous for its connection to the fictional detective sherlock holmes, who lived at a fictional 221b baker street address on the north of the street. Most people whove seen the film the bank job will have got the hollywood. It is named after builder william baker, who laid out the street in the 18th century.

The robbery made headlines for a few days and then disappeared the result of a. They were detected by a nearby amateur radio enthusiast who. Baker street is a street in the marylebone district of the city of westminster in london. Bank job, the internet movie firearms database guns in. The baker street robbery was the burglary of safety deposit boxes at the baker street branch of lloyds bank in london, on the night of 11 september 1971.

In 1971, a daring bank robbery took place on londons baker street. The baker street robbery was a robbery of the safe deposit boxes at 185 lloyds bank on the corner of baker street and marylebone road, london, on the night. This robbery took place in 1971 at baker st and was unique in that the robbers were caught and over herd talking on a cb radio. The producers allege that the story was prevented from being told in 1971 because of a dnotice, allegedly to protect a prominent. Martine offers terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on londons baker street. The film combines thievery and romance as a bored millionaire orchestrates the perfect crime, and falls for the insurance investigator on his trail. One case im sure sherlock and sexton wouldve loved to have gotten involved in was an audacious bank robbery which took place at the baker street branch of lloyds bank during. A new film is set to revive interest in one of britains biggest heists. But as they tunnelled into the vault of the baker street branch of lloyds bank, they had no idea they were about to spark a secret service. One of britains most infamous robberies occurred in 1971 on baker street in london. Now the film industry is to attempt to explain why the robbery and its investigation have remained secret. The baker street robbery took place in september 1971, when a small gang tunneled their way 40 feet under lloyds bank in baker street, breaking through the reinforced concrete floor with a thermal lance. In a series of events that might have foiled even sherlock holmes, thieves dug. The heist was so widely talked about that, just as the more recent hatton garden heist was turned into a film titled the bank job.

Robert rowland was an amateur radio ham who lived in wimpole street, which is about half a mile away from baker street. I was working for a record shop on st johns wood roundabout aptly called. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets. The baker street robbery is the story of an audacious bank robbery which occurred on or rather below baker street in the autumn of 1971. The baker street robbery has more recently become famous because of the 2008 film bank job which was based on the heist and also a. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even. Baker street is a song written and recorded by scottish singersongwriter gerry rafferty. Set in 1971, it stars jason statham, saffron burrows and keeley hawes, along with half the supporting actors in britain.