Baker street robbery film

Robert rowland was an amateur radio ham who lived in wimpole street, which is about half a mile away from baker street. 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. 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. 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. Bank job that opened the door on a royal sex scandal. The original baker street babes female sherlock holmes and dr. The producers allege that the story was prevented from being told in 1971 because of a dnotice, allegedly to protect a prominent. 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. They couldve made a sequeal to this, too, with the legendary and fantastic stanley baker shown in the new world. They were detected by a nearby amateur radio enthusiast who. How mi5 raided a bank to get pictures of princess margaret. Now the film industry is to attempt to explain why the robbery and its investigation have remained secret. 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. 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 robbery made headlines for a few days and then disappeared the result of a. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets. 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. Hatton garden ringleader brian reader masterminded lloyds. Radio hams sensational tape of the bank heist that rescued. One of britains most infamous robberies occurred in 1971 on baker street in london. Untold story of baker street bank robbery uk news the guardian. What are the most realistic bank robberies in film. 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. A journey to the far end of the metropolitan line on, it is also possible to book walking tours with me. 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.

The baker street robbery was the burglary of safety deposit boxes at the baker street branch of. 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. In a series of events that might have foiled even sherlock holmes, thieves dug. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even. The bank job believe it or not, i was indirectly responsible for this, one of the biggest bank robberies in england. In 2008, the bank job a film inspired by the baker street robbery was released, starring jason statham. 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. Not all of these titanic facts made it into the movie and some are downright chilling. This heistthriller is based on the london baker street robbery in 1971. I was working for a record shop on st johns wood roundabout aptly called. A gang is formed to carry out the ambitious robbery of an overnight mail train travelling from scotland to london.

With paul bergquist, paul bridges, paul cassonyardley, cristian solimeno. The tunnel started in leather goods shop le sac and ended inside the baker street branch of lloyds bank. The film combines thievery and romance as a bored millionaire orchestrates the perfect crime, and falls for the insurance investigator on his trail. Baker street is a song written and recorded by scottish singersongwriter gerry rafferty. In 1971, a daring bank robbery took place on londons baker street. Britains biggest heists the baker street robbery tv episode. 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. 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.

A movie was made about the raid called the bank job in 2008. 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. Martine offers terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on londons baker street. 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. Britains biggest heists the baker street robbery tv. 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 following weapons were used in the film the bank job. The story started in 1970 when i was about 25 years old. The movie describes the events of the 1971 baker street robbery in london. 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. Greatest robberies of all times more videos coming. 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. Basically, mi5 hire a bunch of criminals to rob a safety deposit vault that. The rms titanic is one of the most famous and well. 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. 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.

Anger at royal slur in bank robbery film uk news the. He seems to have done virtually nothing after this film. Clips of the bank job, which will be released next year, were shown at the cannes film festival. The baker street robbery, 1971 travels on the tube. The robbers had rented the leather goods shop le sac, two doors north of the bank, and tunnelled a distance of approximately 50 feet. Baker street is frequently mentioned in the lyrics of jethro tull songs. 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. Most people whove seen the film the bank job will have got the hollywood. Im about to blow my own trumpet mercifully briefly, i promise by plugging the latest episode of bbc radio 4s punt p. 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 bank job is a british 2008 crimepolitical thriller directed by roger donaldson and starring jason statham. At present i offer a specialised tour of roman london and the option to create a bespoke tour.

The most famous version of this theory was turned into an entertaining film in 2008 called the bank job. With jason statham, saffron burrows, stephen campbell moore, daniel mays. Baker street robbery and 5 related entities entities finder. Film uses informers revelations on unsolved 1971 crime. 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.

Thieves had tunnelled into the vault of lloyds bank on baker street in london and. A 2008 british movie, very loosely based on a true story, namely the 1971 baker street bank robbery. Untold story of baker street bank robbery the guardian. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so. Hatton garden ringleader brian reader also masterminded lloyds. Baker street is a street in the marylebone district of the city of westminster in london. Set in 1971, it stars jason statham, saffron burrows and keeley hawes, along with half the supporting actors in britain. 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. The original baker street babes, part 2 the baker street. The story, which will incriminate highranking police officers, the secret service. 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.