Mayfair’s Bank of America | Britain's Biggest Heists | S2E02

Stuart Buckley, the bank’s electrician acted as part of the gang who raided Mayfair’s Bank of America on the 16th November 1976. Key evidence in the trial came from Stuart Buckley, the "inside man" who turned police informant. Buckley, who worked at the bank as an electrician, told officers the raid was the gang's second attempt. Buckley finally obtained the combination by hiding in the roof space above the vault door and peering through a hole in the ceiling as officials opened it. Seven men received jail terms totalling 100 years however the man said to have masterminded the plan, escaped justice by fleeing abroad.
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[@aspenrebel]

Robbing safe deposit boxes is like Christmas. You never know what you're gonna get, it's like opening presents.

[@murraycatto1]

Still no honour amongst thieves then. What a surprise.

[@mosestekper7659]

So the bank closes and there would be 2 hours before security appears. Like seriously? Even after the attempted robbery they didn't think to change their security policy?

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

Johnny the Bosch: 17:07 using a Bosch drill!

[@terranceparsons5185]

He must have been quick with those impressions! Or the receptionist was really dim.

[@dagre1839]

What did that electrician want to drag in a gang of career criminals for a job a baby could finish off with him

[@ellymzera2457]

Excellent detail & narration.Great job

[@terranceparsons5185]

Not only were the police after them, wouldn't there be a whole load of other villains, the IRA, etc. after the money too?

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

Great stuff ,. keep 'em coming

[@cherylmclaverty2182]

I’ve seen this many times but still can’t get over how easy it was for them

[@siobhannolan3815]

I had no idea they had Bank of America in the UK that's awesome now when I go to my cousin's in Ireland there might be one there too

[@terranceparsons5185]

The official caution back then "you're nicked!".

[@stuartjames3301]

I actually did not realise there was a difference between robbery and burglary, very interesting.

[@asullivan4047]

Robbery is an act of force.

[@johng4093]

Would both be considered "theft"?

[@pedenmk]

YOUR NICKED LOL. Love the brittish language.

[@dsrecs]

Why does the description give a complete summary of the entire episode with spoilers included?

[@blackcorp0001]

What a story ... is there a movie based on this ?

[@Gracekeys5]

Italian Job maybe? These film makers get their ideas from somewhere.

[@jamiemcmillan4288]

THE BIGGEST BANK ROBBERY aka A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE Starring David Niven

[@Mishima505]

Look for “A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square.” AKA “The biggest bank robbery” starred Richard Jordan and David Niven in his last film. Made in 1979.

[@aspenrebel]

​@@Mishima505really?

[@Mishima505]

@@aspenrebel yes, it’s a comedy caper based on the heist, Elke Sommer is also in it.

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

The perfect inside man .

[@simonacland9028]

yeah for all parties lol

[@HMS1955-hs6zi]

Mid 1970s we had 15-20% annual inflation eating fastly earnings of all people including robbers.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography reenactments scenes enabling viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Wasn't detective Jack Slipper involved with the " Great Train 🚆 robbery in 1963???

[@aspenrebel]

Yes! He was 39 yrs old, a Det Sgt of The Flying Squad, and one of the lead detectives on The GTR, in 1963. On March 1973 he was promoted Chief Super of Flying Squad. He retired in 1979, wrote his autobiography "Slipper of the Yard" in 1981, and died in 2005 at the age of 81.

[@enriquemireles8947]

Steve Baird has the same mannerisms as Jeremy Renner won’t look you in the eyes half the time he talks.

[@aspenrebel]

One of the gang arrived late for the robbery, double parked his car, and got a parking ticket. That's how they found "Son of Sam" murderer in San Francisco. He had gotten a parking ticket.

[@Circlework000]

Now they pay em so much money that they don’t hang around the great unwashed

[@scambodia147]

Reg Leonard is a dead ringer for Micheal Palin from Monty Python fame.

[@keiththorpe9571]

The mistake these robbers keep making is they leave the inside man alive to dime them out.

[@islamicentertainmentchanne1128]

Looks like you have some experience

[@dagre1839]

Biggest make made was the inside man should have done it on his own or with his family members

[@vedantmehra6970]

Am the 1st one to be watching this it seems ....hmmmm pretty cool tho

[@thornil2231]

It's a victimless crime.

[@leesmythe1246]

not quite accurate a huge portion of intelligence information is omitted to save face.

[@orangequant]

So Maple got away?

[@dagre1839]

These documentaries have so little respect for the viewers intelligence that they won't bother to finish the story- Frank maple got vaporised or something????

[@aspenrebel]

​@@dagre1839He probably became an MP.

[@SLjansvrensb.]

Stop watching when misuse God's Name