History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan — S01E03 — The Baker Street Bank Burglary

00:00:02 It's one of England's most renowned banks,

00:02:25 to those with power and with wealth.

00:04:04 It's almost guaranteed

00:05:29 with the right know-how to dig the tunnel.

00:07:06 Gavin assigns Gervaise a critical task:

00:08:41 And he does this a long while before the robbery.

00:10:07 The roadwork is a lucky break.

00:11:41 because you can't dig a tunnel, especially when there's

00:13:21 So, again, this robbery team were very lucky.

00:14:56 After nine weeks of dangerous work,

00:16:37 the least amount of practical force

00:18:05 especially on that angle.

00:19:48 It may seem a bit dramatic,

00:21:21 they finally got in this place.

00:23:37 He doesn't quite understand the conditions

00:26:48 that there appears to be a robbery going on somewhere,

00:28:33 In the safety deposit boxes,

00:30:28 And the manager is letting them through

00:32:46 He scrolls "let's see how Sherlock Holmes

00:34:25 The number goes up and up and up by millions.

00:36:20 to try to locate him.

00:38:01 This was police corruption.

00:39:48 He disappeared about ten years

00:41:34 and won in one of history's greatest heists.