Summary
Gripping documentary. In 1963, fifteen robbers pulled off "The Great Train Robbery", netting over £2.6 million. Here, meet the gang's inside man at the post office.
Gripping documentary. In 1963, fifteen robbers pulled off "The Great Train Robbery", netting over £2.6 million. Here, meet the gang's inside man at the post office.
Five decades after he participated in the most famous heist in British criminal history, 84-year-old Gordon Goody breaks his silence to provide an inside account of the Great Train Robbery. The raid took place on the mail train from Glasgow to London in the early hours of 8 August 1963 at Ledburn in Buckinghamshire and resulted in £2.6 million being stolen in used £1 and £5 notes. Fifteen men took part in the operation and Goody is keen to put a few facts straight before he dies. Having outlined his early career, he reveals who struck train driver Jack Mills and, in the documentary's most memorable moment, he also identifies the postal worker nicknamed "The Ulsterman", who provided the information that made the meticulously planned job possible. Despite having this major scoop on his hands, director Chris Long strives to avoid sensationalism and romanticism. But the lingering fascination here lies in Goody's analysis of celebrity cohorts Buster Edwards and Ronnie Biggs.
role | name |
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Gordon Goody | Gordon Goody |
Gordon Goody | Harry Macqueen |
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Director | Chris Long |