1 00:00:21,270 --> 00:00:23,470 [ Train clacking ] 2 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:32,200 [ Rumbling ] 3 00:00:53,730 --> 00:00:55,470 [ Men breathing heavily, grunting ] 4 00:02:09,570 --> 00:02:10,630 [ Train horn toots ] 5 00:02:13,730 --> 00:02:15,300 MAN: Here it comes. 6 00:02:25,170 --> 00:02:27,170 [ Train horn toots ] 7 00:02:32,070 --> 00:02:34,230 [ Brakes squealing ] 8 00:02:35,670 --> 00:02:37,170 [ Gas hissing ] 9 00:03:05,670 --> 00:03:09,030 -[ Baby fusses ] -Shh, shh, shh, shh. 10 00:03:15,270 --> 00:03:16,600 Get up there. 11 00:03:18,770 --> 00:03:20,530 No, no. Wait, wait, wait. 12 00:03:46,330 --> 00:03:47,330 [ Man stammers ] 13 00:03:47,330 --> 00:03:48,330 -[ Thud ] -[ Grunts ] 14 00:03:57,170 --> 00:03:59,300 No, no! [ Screaming ] 15 00:04:01,630 --> 00:04:03,370 [ Thud ] 16 00:04:03,370 --> 00:04:06,300 Get the old man up here! Now! 17 00:04:06,300 --> 00:04:07,800 RON: Go, Pete. Go, go, go, go! 18 00:04:19,030 --> 00:04:22,230 CHARLIE: He´s all right, Pop. Now get us moving. 19 00:04:22,230 --> 00:04:24,500 About a mile down the track, there´s a white marker. 20 00:04:24,500 --> 00:04:26,330 -Stop at that. -PETER: Righto. 21 00:04:26,330 --> 00:04:28,200 CHARLIE: Get in here. Watch him. 22 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:29,670 Let´s go. 23 00:04:31,500 --> 00:04:34,070 -What are we waiting for? -What´s the matter? 24 00:04:34,070 --> 00:04:36,730 Can´t take the brake off till I´ve got 21 inches of pressure. 25 00:04:46,100 --> 00:04:49,170 Oh, fuck the pressure! Get the driver back! 26 00:04:51,300 --> 00:04:52,570 Come here. 27 00:04:53,670 --> 00:04:58,630 Get this fucking thing moving and stop when I say! 28 00:05:34,070 --> 00:05:35,170 Slow down. 29 00:05:35,170 --> 00:05:36,570 Slow. 30 00:05:36,630 --> 00:05:38,430 Slow. 31 00:05:38,430 --> 00:05:40,270 [ Brakes squealing ] 32 00:05:49,270 --> 00:05:51,130 Okay, stop now. 33 00:05:56,100 --> 00:05:58,170 [ Gas hissing ] 34 00:05:59,030 --> 00:06:00,030 Well done, chaps. 35 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,370 The old boy -- Get rid. 36 00:06:11,030 --> 00:06:14,270 Take him back to the Land Rover. Wait there with him. 37 00:06:20,670 --> 00:06:22,700 MAN: Come on. 38 00:06:22,700 --> 00:06:24,470 Take over, boys. 39 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:34,330 Go on! 40 00:06:41,130 --> 00:06:42,370 Get it all, lads. 41 00:06:43,500 --> 00:06:46,400 I could have driven it if they´d just waited a few more seconds. 42 00:06:47,570 --> 00:06:49,730 I had to get the pressure up. 43 00:06:49,730 --> 00:06:53,130 I´ve driven trains for 40... 44 00:06:53,130 --> 00:06:55,100 for 40 years. 45 00:06:55,100 --> 00:06:57,170 BRUCE: Come on, chaps. Move it off. 46 00:06:59,170 --> 00:07:00,600 That´s it. 47 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,570 MAN: Go on, boys! 48 00:07:02,570 --> 00:07:04,630 -That´s right. -Get them down. 49 00:07:04,630 --> 00:07:06,370 That´s it. Move it. 50 00:07:06,370 --> 00:07:08,470 -Let´s go. -Here we go. 51 00:07:08,470 --> 00:07:10,170 -Let´s go. -Right. 52 00:07:10,170 --> 00:07:11,730 Here. 53 00:07:19,070 --> 00:07:21,600 [ Ned Miller´s "From a Jack to a King" plays ] 54 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:27,330 ♫ For just a little while ♫ 55 00:07:27,330 --> 00:07:33,200 ♫ I thought that I might lose the game ♫ 56 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,700 ♫ Then just in time... ♫ 57 00:07:35,700 --> 00:07:37,470 [ Birds chirping ] 58 00:07:41,670 --> 00:07:44,400 Lads, wake up. 59 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,200 Ron, Bruce wants a word. 60 00:08:07,530 --> 00:08:09,670 That´s what a million pounds looks like. 61 00:08:09,670 --> 00:08:11,100 We´re not even halfway through yet. 62 00:08:11,100 --> 00:08:12,470 [ Exhales sharply ] 63 00:08:12,470 --> 00:08:15,170 The shares are gonna be much bigger than we thought. 64 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,530 Look, Bruce, I´m sorry about Peter. 65 00:08:22,530 --> 00:08:24,170 Forget about it. 66 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,730 Here. I´ve just remembered. 67 00:08:31,700 --> 00:08:34,200 -What? -Happy birthday. 68 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,570 -Happy birthday. -Hey, Biggsy. 69 00:08:36,570 --> 00:08:38,070 [ Laughter ] 70 00:08:38,070 --> 00:08:40,100 Happy birthday, Ronnie! 71 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,300 Happy birthday, Biggsy. 72 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,530 MAN ON TV: Buckinghamshire CID detectives... 73 00:08:48,530 --> 00:08:50,430 Nicky, teatime. 74 00:08:50,430 --> 00:08:51,470 Ah! What´s this? 75 00:08:51,470 --> 00:08:53,200 ...just after 3:00 a.m. 76 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:54,570 The driver, Jack Mills... 77 00:08:54,570 --> 00:08:56,670 Come on, Nicky. Teatime. 78 00:08:56,670 --> 00:08:58,200 ...crossing in Buckinghamshire. 79 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,430 A gang of 12 men then boarded the train by force. 80 00:09:01,430 --> 00:09:03,670 After uncoupling the High Value Package carriage 81 00:09:03,670 --> 00:09:05,200 from the rest of the train, 82 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,000 it moved a mile further down the line to Bridego Bridge, 83 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,630 where the assault on the carriage took place. 84 00:09:09,630 --> 00:09:12,030 It is estimated the amount stolen 85 00:09:12,030 --> 00:09:15,200 could be in excess of £2 million. 86 00:09:22,500 --> 00:09:25,030 [ Vehicle doors opening and closing ] 87 00:09:45,330 --> 00:09:46,370 Hello, love. 88 00:09:50,570 --> 00:09:52,400 I´ve finished a bit early. 89 00:09:56,270 --> 00:09:57,470 Upstairs, Bruce. 90 00:09:57,470 --> 00:09:59,370 Charmian. 91 00:10:12,500 --> 00:10:14,730 [ Footsteps ] 92 00:10:24,570 --> 00:10:26,170 BRUCE: I´ll leave you to it, then. 93 00:10:26,170 --> 00:10:28,500 -Night, Charm. -Night, Bruce. 94 00:10:28,500 --> 00:10:29,530 BRUCE: Goodbye, Ronnie. 95 00:10:29,530 --> 00:10:32,700 Goodbye, mate. 96 00:10:32,700 --> 00:10:34,370 Be lucky. 97 00:10:56,630 --> 00:10:59,030 Before you say anything... 98 00:11:00,500 --> 00:11:02,170 ...come upstairs. 99 00:11:44,230 --> 00:11:45,500 It stinks. 100 00:11:45,500 --> 00:11:48,470 £147,000, Charm. 101 00:11:50,070 --> 00:11:52,470 [ Laughing ] At last I can afford to be an honest man. 102 00:11:55,330 --> 00:11:56,470 How could you, Ron? 103 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,230 How could you risk everything? 104 00:12:02,230 --> 00:12:04,500 Our whole lives. 105 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,330 They´ll come after you. 106 00:12:15,330 --> 00:12:18,000 Oh, no. I´ve got a record, but it´s all low-level. 107 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,570 Nothing like this. They´ll never link me with it. 108 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:24,630 Red stamp, no good. 109 00:12:24,630 --> 00:12:26,600 -It´s only a tiny mark. -It doesn´t matter. 110 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:28,000 They´ll know about stuff like that, 111 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:29,430 and they´ll be looking for it, guaranteed. 112 00:12:29,430 --> 00:12:31,670 We have to burn any marked notes. 113 00:12:33,100 --> 00:12:34,370 They know you know Bruce Reynolds. 114 00:12:34,370 --> 00:12:36,470 You were in prison together. They´re bound to come after him. 115 00:12:36,470 --> 00:12:38,130 They won´t find any clues. 116 00:12:38,130 --> 00:12:40,530 We used gloves and boiler suits on the job, 117 00:12:40,530 --> 00:12:42,100 and the farm we used for the hideout 118 00:12:42,100 --> 00:12:43,800 is being stripped out and burned to the ground. 119 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,800 We all chipped in five grand to pay for it. 120 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,030 Old Peter moaned like hell. 121 00:12:48,030 --> 00:12:49,530 Peter? 122 00:12:52,030 --> 00:12:53,330 They needed someone to move the train. 123 00:12:53,330 --> 00:12:55,230 You got that nice old man involved?! 124 00:12:55,230 --> 00:12:57,270 The joke was the silly old sod couldn´t do it. 125 00:12:57,270 --> 00:12:58,630 We had to get the driver to move it. 126 00:12:58,630 --> 00:13:00,770 40 grand he got for not driving the train! 127 00:13:00,770 --> 00:13:02,330 [ Crying ] 128 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:10,670 No. Listen to me. 129 00:13:10,670 --> 00:13:12,370 Look -- Look at me! 130 00:13:14,730 --> 00:13:16,170 If the police do come here, 131 00:13:16,170 --> 00:13:18,170 we say we went out for the day to Brighton with the boys. 132 00:13:18,170 --> 00:13:20,070 Do you remember that day? 133 00:13:20,070 --> 00:13:21,070 Everything that happened 134 00:13:21,070 --> 00:13:22,700 we just shift down to the day of the robbery. 135 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:24,770 That way we´re not making stuff up. 136 00:13:24,770 --> 00:13:26,570 Our stories will be word perfect. 137 00:13:26,570 --> 00:13:29,200 I´ve done it before. 138 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:32,400 You´ll have to think of another alibi. That one won´t work. 139 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,000 Why not? 140 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,230 Because your brother Jack has died. 141 00:13:37,230 --> 00:13:39,000 He had a heart attack. 142 00:13:42,130 --> 00:13:43,730 Jack... 143 00:13:43,730 --> 00:13:45,630 I´m sorry. 144 00:13:45,630 --> 00:13:48,400 But I rang Wiltshire police in the week to try and find you, 145 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,000 so they know you weren´t with me. 146 00:13:55,500 --> 00:13:57,530 I don´t want it in the house. You can´t keep it here. 147 00:13:57,530 --> 00:14:00,170 Well, we can keep 500. 148 00:14:00,170 --> 00:14:02,100 ´Cause we can prove I won that on the horses. 149 00:14:02,100 --> 00:14:04,400 The rest I thought we could 150 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,430 divide and put with people we can trust. 151 00:14:07,430 --> 00:14:09,370 -Who? -Bertie from the pub. 152 00:14:11,230 --> 00:14:13,270 And Cliff, that electrician I did the house 153 00:14:13,270 --> 00:14:14,770 over Reigate with. 154 00:14:17,730 --> 00:14:21,670 And then I thought old George and his wife would help us out. 155 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,300 Not Bertie. He´s too much of a gasbag. 156 00:14:33,300 --> 00:14:35,300 What about Eddie with the two little girls? 157 00:14:35,300 --> 00:14:37,570 -The roofer? -I think we can trust him. 158 00:14:37,570 --> 00:14:39,330 How much will you pay them? 159 00:14:41,070 --> 00:14:44,770 Well, I was thinking, um, two grand each? 160 00:14:44,770 --> 00:14:46,200 Make it five. 161 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,570 They´ll be scared, but five is too much to just walk away from. 162 00:14:48,570 --> 00:14:50,370 It means they´re in it too, then, up to their necks. 163 00:14:50,370 --> 00:14:52,030 Bloody hell, I´m glad you´re on my side. 164 00:14:52,030 --> 00:14:53,330 I´m not sure I am anymore. 165 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,270 I hate what you´ve done. 166 00:14:58,270 --> 00:15:00,000 And right now I hate you. 167 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,700 But I refuse to let this family go under. 168 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:10,570 ♫ From a jack to a king ♫ 169 00:15:10,570 --> 00:15:15,330 ♫ From loneliness to a wedding ring ♫ 170 00:15:15,330 --> 00:15:20,230 ♫ I played an ace and I won a queen ♫ 171 00:15:20,230 --> 00:15:25,100 ♫ And walked away with your heart ♫ 172 00:15:25,100 --> 00:15:29,700 ♫ From a jack to a king ♫ 173 00:15:29,700 --> 00:15:34,570 ♫ With no regret I stacked the cards last night ♫ 174 00:15:34,570 --> 00:15:39,300 ♫ And lady luck played her hand just right ♫ 175 00:15:39,300 --> 00:15:44,400 ♫ To make me king of your heart ♫ 176 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:48,570 ♫ For just a little while ♫ 177 00:15:48,570 --> 00:15:54,070 ♫ I thought that I might lose the game ♫ 178 00:15:54,070 --> 00:16:03,570 ♫ Then just in time I saw the twinkle in your eye ♫ 179 00:16:03,570 --> 00:16:08,200 ♫ From a jack to a king ♫ 180 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:13,030 ♫ From loneliness to a wedding ring ♫ 181 00:16:13,030 --> 00:16:17,570 ♫ I played an ace and I won a queen ♫ 182 00:16:17,570 --> 00:16:19,670 ♫ You made me king of... ♫ 183 00:16:19,670 --> 00:16:22,670 We´ll, uh -- We´ll take the matching shoes as well. 184 00:16:22,670 --> 00:16:24,200 WOMAN: They´re wonderful, aren´t they? 185 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:25,430 No, Ron. 186 00:16:25,430 --> 00:16:27,030 Size six. 187 00:16:38,570 --> 00:16:40,530 Any problem? 188 00:16:40,530 --> 00:16:41,570 I´m sorry. 189 00:16:41,570 --> 00:16:45,070 We´ve been asked to look for notes from the train robbery. 190 00:16:45,070 --> 00:16:46,570 RON: Am I gonna be clapped in irons? 191 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,000 Not today. 192 00:16:53,330 --> 00:16:55,370 [ Sizzling ] 193 00:16:58,100 --> 00:17:01,330 Ohh, let´s use the new knives. 194 00:17:01,330 --> 00:17:03,030 Forgot about them. 195 00:17:14,070 --> 00:17:16,170 [ Static crackles ] 196 00:17:16,170 --> 00:17:18,500 [ Chet Baker´s "My Funny Valentine" plays ] 197 00:17:18,500 --> 00:17:22,730 ♫ Unphotographable ♫ 198 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:31,800 ♫ Yet you´re my favorite work of art ♫ 199 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,200 Tuck in, while it´s hot. 200 00:17:42,030 --> 00:17:44,100 [ Sniffles ] 201 00:17:44,100 --> 00:17:46,130 Cor, go through it like butter. 202 00:17:48,170 --> 00:17:49,270 What´s the matter? 203 00:17:53,230 --> 00:17:55,570 You don´t have to have it rare. I can cook it some more for you. 204 00:17:55,570 --> 00:17:59,300 [ Sniffles ] You talk too much. 205 00:17:59,300 --> 00:18:01,430 They´ll never give up. 206 00:18:01,430 --> 00:18:03,770 You saw her in the shop checking serial numbers. 207 00:18:03,770 --> 00:18:05,330 The whole country´s after you. 208 00:18:05,330 --> 00:18:07,530 She was just looking for the new notes. 209 00:18:07,530 --> 00:18:09,630 We know not to use any of them for a couple of months, 210 00:18:09,630 --> 00:18:11,170 till it´s all died down for a bit. 211 00:18:11,170 --> 00:18:13,200 What if they already know it´s you, Ron? 212 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:14,600 What if they´re already watching you? 213 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,470 And what about me? I´ve spent some of it too. 214 00:18:16,470 --> 00:18:18,270 I´m involved now! 215 00:18:18,270 --> 00:18:20,000 -What´ll happen to the boys?! -Charm. 216 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:21,000 [ Sobs ] 217 00:18:24,470 --> 00:18:26,700 The future´s full of possibilities. 218 00:18:29,370 --> 00:18:31,730 The past will only drag us down. 219 00:18:31,730 --> 00:18:36,230 ♫ Stay, little Valentine ♫ 220 00:18:36,230 --> 00:18:37,700 ♫ Stay ♫ 221 00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:38,700 Hey? 222 00:18:41,230 --> 00:18:42,670 Come here. 223 00:18:43,530 --> 00:18:44,770 -Shh. -[ Sobs ] 224 00:18:44,770 --> 00:18:47,070 ♫ Each day ♫ 225 00:18:47,070 --> 00:18:55,530 ♫ Is Valentine´s Day ♫ 226 00:18:55,530 --> 00:18:57,730 I´m not ready to be caught yet. 227 00:18:59,430 --> 00:19:01,230 Shh. 228 00:19:23,230 --> 00:19:24,530 Hello, Dad. 229 00:19:37,570 --> 00:19:41,270 MURIEL: Bernard, come and see Charmian and the boys. 230 00:19:41,270 --> 00:19:42,800 Please. 231 00:19:49,270 --> 00:19:51,630 I came to repay you, Dad. 232 00:19:51,630 --> 00:19:53,670 For the money I took from my old employers. 233 00:19:58,170 --> 00:19:59,300 Take it, please. 234 00:20:02,130 --> 00:20:03,770 Ron won it on the horses. 235 00:20:03,770 --> 00:20:06,400 Our first thought was to pay you back. 236 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,430 I will not accept money from a jailbird. 237 00:20:13,030 --> 00:20:15,500 Can´t we put this behind us? 238 00:20:15,500 --> 00:20:18,470 I´m a mother now. You´re a grandfather. 239 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,470 Take the money, Dad. 240 00:20:23,470 --> 00:20:27,470 Would you please tell her I have no wish to see her 241 00:20:27,470 --> 00:20:29,630 or her offspring. 242 00:21:10,530 --> 00:21:12,470 [ Doorbell rings ] 243 00:21:14,270 --> 00:21:16,200 Nicky, no. I´ve told you. 244 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:18,170 Only Mummy and Daddy can open the door. 245 00:21:21,030 --> 00:21:22,430 Aah! 246 00:21:27,570 --> 00:21:30,170 Detective Inspector Williams, Detective Sergeant Slipper. 247 00:21:30,170 --> 00:21:31,000 Flying Squad. 248 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,300 We´d like to speak to your husband, Ronald Biggs. 249 00:21:33,300 --> 00:21:35,770 -He´s not in. -Where is he? 250 00:21:35,770 --> 00:21:38,700 He´s away, working, in Dorking. What´s this about? 251 00:21:38,700 --> 00:21:41,130 -Jack. -I´m afraid it´s serious. 252 00:21:41,130 --> 00:21:42,800 We´re here about the train robbery. 253 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,370 -[ Baby fussing ] -Well, that´s ridiculous. 254 00:21:45,370 --> 00:21:47,130 He´s a family man. He runs his own business. 255 00:21:47,130 --> 00:21:50,070 Save your breath, love. What time´s he due back? 256 00:21:50,070 --> 00:21:52,130 That´s my son. Can I go to him, please? 257 00:22:01,270 --> 00:22:03,330 I can probably get him on the telephone. 258 00:22:03,330 --> 00:22:04,600 Let´s not be silly now. 259 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:06,730 -[ Baby fussing ] -Shh. 260 00:22:06,730 --> 00:22:08,370 Look, I´ve told you, he´s out working. 261 00:22:08,370 --> 00:22:10,030 You´ll just have to come back later. 262 00:22:10,030 --> 00:22:11,400 He should be home around half 6:00. 263 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,030 We´re not going anywhere, and neither are you. 264 00:22:14,030 --> 00:22:16,500 We´ll all have to sit tight till Ronnie comes home, won´t we? 265 00:22:16,500 --> 00:22:18,570 [ Baby crying ] 266 00:22:23,430 --> 00:22:25,470 What about my baby? 267 00:22:25,470 --> 00:22:27,300 He´s got to have his vaccination today. 268 00:22:31,430 --> 00:22:33,730 [ Indistinct talking ] 269 00:22:35,070 --> 00:22:37,430 The doctor´s been told there´s no need for any conversation 270 00:22:37,430 --> 00:22:39,000 beyond what´s strictly necessary. 271 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,030 It´s just the injection, and then we´re away. 272 00:22:41,030 --> 00:22:43,130 What about the toilet? 273 00:22:43,130 --> 00:22:45,530 Am I allowed to empty my bladder? 274 00:22:45,530 --> 00:22:47,370 Be quick. 275 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:54,800 [ Baby crying ] 276 00:23:07,170 --> 00:23:09,000 [ Breathing heavily ] 277 00:24:09,500 --> 00:24:11,000 [ Baby fussing ] 278 00:24:13,100 --> 00:24:15,330 SLIPPER: My little ´un was just the same after his jab. 279 00:24:15,330 --> 00:24:18,030 It´ll pass soon enough. He´ll be fine by tomorrow. 280 00:24:19,700 --> 00:24:21,270 [ Telephone rings ] 281 00:24:23,570 --> 00:24:26,800 Don´t make things worse for yourself, love. 282 00:24:28,230 --> 00:24:30,270 [ Ringing continues ] 283 00:24:40,070 --> 00:24:42,100 [ Ringing stops ] 284 00:24:44,100 --> 00:24:46,730 That´s it. Sensible girl. 285 00:24:58,070 --> 00:24:59,400 Is that both of them off now? 286 00:25:01,330 --> 00:25:05,300 That´s good. Need their sleep, growing boys. 287 00:25:07,630 --> 00:25:09,470 [ Vehicle approaches ] 288 00:25:15,630 --> 00:25:17,030 [ Vehicle departs ] 289 00:25:17,030 --> 00:25:18,430 Not a sound. 290 00:25:37,070 --> 00:25:38,030 Back door. 291 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:40,700 [ Muffled screaming ] 292 00:25:49,100 --> 00:25:50,200 Charm? 293 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,670 Jesus! What´s going on?! 294 00:25:52,670 --> 00:25:54,400 DI Williams, Flying Squad, Ronnie. 295 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:56,300 Want to ask you some questions about a train robbery. 296 00:25:56,300 --> 00:25:58,470 -You´ve got to be joking. -No joke, lad. 297 00:25:58,470 --> 00:26:00,100 Get the cars ´round the front. 298 00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:02,530 Come on, Ron. Let´s get this over with. 299 00:26:02,530 --> 00:26:05,130 I´m arresting you for robbery and conspiracy to rob. 300 00:26:05,130 --> 00:26:08,230 You do not have to say anything, but anything you do say... 301 00:26:08,230 --> 00:26:09,700 [ Baby crying ] 302 00:26:09,700 --> 00:26:11,130 [ Crying ] Ron! 303 00:26:11,130 --> 00:26:13,030 It´s all right, Charm. Stay calm. 304 00:26:13,030 --> 00:26:15,770 NICKY: Daddy. Daddy, Daddy. 305 00:26:15,770 --> 00:26:19,170 Look, can I at least say goodbye to my little boy? 306 00:26:19,170 --> 00:26:21,070 No. 307 00:26:22,170 --> 00:26:25,030 What happened to innocent till proven guilty, eh? 308 00:26:28,570 --> 00:26:30,570 [ Baby crying continues ] 309 00:26:46,570 --> 00:26:48,400 Come on, darling. Good boy. 310 00:26:49,130 --> 00:26:51,000 -Mrs. Biggs. -Mrs. Biggs! 311 00:26:51,070 --> 00:26:52,130 -Mrs. Biggs! -Mrs. Biggs! 312 00:26:52,130 --> 00:26:54,230 -Inside, Nicky! -[ Indistinct shouting ] 313 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:59,670 Just a few words, please, Mrs. Biggs. 314 00:26:59,670 --> 00:27:01,730 [ Indistinct conversations ] 315 00:27:11,500 --> 00:27:13,200 Have they told you why they´ve arrested you? 316 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:14,630 What evidence have they got? 317 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:21,430 Keep your pecker up, Charm, eh? 318 00:27:26,070 --> 00:27:27,630 No, they can´t have anything on me, love, 319 00:27:27,630 --> 00:27:29,630 because I wasn´t there, was I? 320 00:27:29,630 --> 00:27:31,370 I´m innocent. 321 00:27:36,530 --> 00:27:37,800 Good boy. 322 00:27:45,630 --> 00:27:47,230 Thank you so much. 323 00:27:47,230 --> 00:27:49,800 Now, I´m guessing your Ron´s wife. 324 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:51,470 Charmian. Am I right? 325 00:27:51,470 --> 00:27:53,400 -Who are you? -Oh, not here. 326 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,470 Come on. We´ll give you a lift home. 327 00:27:58,000 --> 00:27:59,170 Thank you. 328 00:28:03,500 --> 00:28:05,100 RUBY: Everyone´s heard of Ruby Wright. 329 00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:07,070 Just ask around. There´ll be someone who knows me. 330 00:28:08,330 --> 00:28:11,370 Alan´s a sailor. He´s home on leave. 331 00:28:11,370 --> 00:28:14,000 -Handsome bugger, isn´t he? -Mum. 332 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,030 I´m allowed to say it. 333 00:28:15,030 --> 00:28:19,700 Anyway, I´m a friend of Bruce´s. That´s all you need to know. 334 00:28:19,700 --> 00:28:22,230 I´m looking after his baby boy for him while he´s away. 335 00:28:22,230 --> 00:28:25,300 Where is he? If I knew that, I wouldn´t tell you, dear. 336 00:28:25,300 --> 00:28:27,400 He´s asked me to look out for you. 337 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,630 He wants to make sure his friends get some support. 338 00:28:29,630 --> 00:28:31,670 He don´t want them to feel like they´re on their own. 339 00:28:31,670 --> 00:28:33,470 Wants to make sure we won´t drop him in it, more likely. 340 00:28:33,470 --> 00:28:36,400 [ Chuckles ] I like you. 341 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:40,070 She´s only young, but she´s nobody´s mug, is she, Alan? 342 00:28:40,070 --> 00:28:42,700 You see, it all happened so quickly. 343 00:28:42,700 --> 00:28:44,630 Bruce didn´t have a chance to warn no one. 344 00:28:44,630 --> 00:28:47,130 The police found the farm, 345 00:28:47,130 --> 00:28:49,370 and it weren´t burned down like it was supposed to be. 346 00:28:49,370 --> 00:28:50,530 What? 347 00:28:50,530 --> 00:28:53,470 Word is that the bloke they paid to do it got scared. 348 00:28:53,470 --> 00:28:55,370 Took the money, did a runner. 349 00:28:55,370 --> 00:28:58,370 So they´ve got fingerprints? Everything? 350 00:28:58,370 --> 00:29:00,170 Oh, God. 351 00:29:00,170 --> 00:29:01,170 If they go down for this, 352 00:29:01,170 --> 00:29:02,770 the papers are saying they could get 20 years. 353 00:29:02,770 --> 00:29:04,630 I shouldn´t worry about it. Not just yet. 354 00:29:04,630 --> 00:29:07,170 They´ve got a long way to go. 355 00:29:07,170 --> 00:29:10,600 And Bruce is organizing the best lawyers to represent them. 356 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,430 You just keep going to see Ron. Keep him happy. 357 00:29:14,430 --> 00:29:16,400 Alan will give you a lift down there when he can. 358 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:17,400 Won´t you, Alan? 359 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,630 Anytime, Charmian. Just give me a call. 360 00:29:40,470 --> 00:29:42,070 [ Knock on door ] 361 00:29:57,430 --> 00:29:58,430 MAN: Can I come in? 362 00:29:58,430 --> 00:30:00,630 It´s about Ronnie. It´s urgent. 363 00:30:01,730 --> 00:30:03,070 What are you doing? 364 00:30:06,330 --> 00:30:07,730 Where´s the kitchen? 365 00:30:08,570 --> 00:30:10,430 Here it is. 366 00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:17,730 Where are the boys? In bed? Bed. 367 00:30:26,300 --> 00:30:27,630 Aren´t you gonna put the kettle on? 368 00:30:27,630 --> 00:30:30,670 Who the hell are you? What are you doing here? 369 00:30:30,670 --> 00:30:32,330 That´s not very friendly, is it? 370 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:35,700 I´m sorry. I´m -- I´m very tired. 371 00:30:40,030 --> 00:30:41,030 Of course you are. 372 00:30:41,030 --> 00:30:45,200 You´ve got a lot on your plate, living here all by yourself. 373 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:47,770 You never know who´s gonna come knocking on the door, do you? 374 00:30:49,030 --> 00:30:50,670 No. No, I don´t. 375 00:30:50,670 --> 00:30:52,200 All that money you come into... 376 00:30:55,030 --> 00:30:57,030 Make sense to have a bit of protection, wouldn´t it? 377 00:30:59,730 --> 00:31:01,030 Yes. 378 00:31:01,030 --> 00:31:03,600 That´s what I was thinking. That´s why I come ´round. 379 00:31:04,670 --> 00:31:07,370 Yes, and I-I´d be willing to pay you. 380 00:31:07,370 --> 00:31:09,730 Not that I have any money in the house right now. 381 00:31:12,070 --> 00:31:13,070 No. 382 00:31:13,070 --> 00:31:15,430 No, I didn´t expect you to have it here right now. 383 00:31:15,430 --> 00:31:17,400 I expect it´s hidden away, yeah? 384 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,030 So you´ve got nothing in the house? 385 00:31:22,470 --> 00:31:23,670 Only what I´ve got in my purse. 386 00:31:27,730 --> 00:31:30,670 How much is that, then? 387 00:31:30,670 --> 00:31:32,100 It´s... 388 00:31:32,100 --> 00:31:35,170 Here, you can have that. Advance payment. 389 00:31:35,170 --> 00:31:37,500 -[ Baby crying ] -Yeah. 390 00:31:38,700 --> 00:31:40,230 Yeah, advance payment. 391 00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:44,570 That´s my baby. I need to go to him. 392 00:31:50,230 --> 00:31:51,300 [ Inhales sharply ] 393 00:31:53,670 --> 00:31:56,100 Better get going myself anyway. 394 00:31:58,070 --> 00:32:00,270 You go up to the little baby. 395 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,000 I won´t charge you too much. 396 00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:13,770 Even though I know you can afford it now, eh? 397 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:19,630 [ Sobbing ] 398 00:32:23,770 --> 00:32:25,200 He just came into our house, Ron. 399 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:26,530 God knows what might have happened. 400 00:32:26,530 --> 00:32:28,100 -Leave it with me. -Leave it with you? 401 00:32:28,100 --> 00:32:29,300 What are you gonna do inside here? 402 00:32:29,300 --> 00:32:31,270 I´ll sort it. Charlie Wilson will know what to do. 403 00:32:31,270 --> 00:32:33,630 I haven´t slept for two nights. 404 00:32:33,630 --> 00:32:35,600 We´ve got to move out of that house. 405 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:37,800 The press are permanently camped on the doorstep. 406 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:39,130 Every time I go for a walk, 407 00:32:39,130 --> 00:32:41,100 people look at me like I´m some zoo exhibit. 408 00:32:41,100 --> 00:32:43,070 Okay, I´ll find you somewhere else to live. 409 00:32:43,070 --> 00:32:44,730 No, I´ll find us somewhere else to live. 410 00:32:44,730 --> 00:32:47,130 By myself. Just like I have to do everything else now. 411 00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:53,130 And your son has two new teeth. 412 00:32:57,300 --> 00:32:59,530 There´s no need for you to be nervous, dear. 413 00:32:59,530 --> 00:33:02,130 You leave it all to them. They´ll sort it all out. 414 00:33:02,130 --> 00:33:04,400 You´ve got to think about the other families. 415 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:06,700 You don´t want this happening to them, now, do you? 416 00:33:06,700 --> 00:33:09,070 I hope it won´t take too long. 417 00:33:09,070 --> 00:33:11,500 Dad´ll be wondering what´s happened to me. 418 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,300 [ Sighs ] Right. 419 00:33:16,300 --> 00:33:17,700 [ Engine starts ] 420 00:33:17,700 --> 00:33:19,430 I just want them to warn him off, that´s all. 421 00:33:19,430 --> 00:33:21,600 Oh, I expect they´ll do that all right. 422 00:33:54,170 --> 00:33:55,170 [ Gasps ] 423 00:33:59,430 --> 00:34:02,030 I didn´t mean to frighten you the other night. 424 00:34:02,030 --> 00:34:04,600 I was just showing you 425 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:06,070 how easy it would be for someone 426 00:34:06,070 --> 00:34:07,500 to get in your house without protection. 427 00:34:08,670 --> 00:34:10,100 Yes. 428 00:34:13,070 --> 00:34:14,500 Did you bring some money with you? 429 00:34:19,170 --> 00:34:21,100 It´s in my bag. 430 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:24,200 -That´s good. -[ Engine starts ] 431 00:34:29,770 --> 00:34:31,670 -I´m sorry. -No. 432 00:34:31,670 --> 00:34:34,000 Sorry. No! 433 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:36,600 He was trying to apologize to me! 434 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:37,800 Get out of here! 435 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:41,430 -Get him in the back. -[ Man shouting indistinctly ] 436 00:34:41,430 --> 00:34:43,300 [ Sobbing ] 437 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:47,600 JAMES: The crime of which these men are accused 438 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:53,370 is one which strikes at the roots of our society. 439 00:34:53,370 --> 00:34:57,770 A crime against the peace of our sovereign lady the queen, 440 00:34:57,770 --> 00:35:02,270 her crown, and her dignity. 441 00:35:02,270 --> 00:35:04,730 Over the coming weeks, you´ll hear from witnesses 442 00:35:04,730 --> 00:35:10,070 who will tell you how, like modern-day highwaymen, 443 00:35:10,070 --> 00:35:12,170 the defendant stood before you today... 444 00:35:13,330 --> 00:35:17,300 ...conspired to halt a Royal Mail train 445 00:35:17,300 --> 00:35:23,800 and rob it of more than £2.5 million in banknotes. 446 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:29,200 When the driver of that train, Mr. Jack Mills, 447 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:31,400 bravely attempted to resist, 448 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:34,230 the gang showed him no mercy, 449 00:35:34,230 --> 00:35:37,670 bludgeoning him, repeatedly, 450 00:35:37,670 --> 00:35:40,670 with an iron bar. 451 00:35:42,100 --> 00:35:45,770 This violent and cowardly attack 452 00:35:45,770 --> 00:35:48,200 inflicted serious injuries on Mr. Mills, 453 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:51,670 injuries from which, even today, 454 00:35:51,670 --> 00:35:55,130 he´s not fully recovered. 455 00:35:55,130 --> 00:35:57,170 We hit him once. 456 00:36:00,730 --> 00:36:04,300 So, as far as you were concerned, Mrs. Biggs, 457 00:36:04,300 --> 00:36:08,170 your husband left you on Tuesday, August the 6th, 458 00:36:08,170 --> 00:36:12,170 to go on a tree-felling job in Wiltshire. 459 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:13,170 That´s right. 460 00:36:13,170 --> 00:36:14,300 While he was away, 461 00:36:14,300 --> 00:36:17,370 you were informed that his brother had died, 462 00:36:17,370 --> 00:36:19,530 so you contacted the police. 463 00:36:19,530 --> 00:36:21,030 I asked them to try and find him 464 00:36:21,030 --> 00:36:22,730 because I had no way of reaching him myself. 465 00:36:22,730 --> 00:36:25,330 JAMES: Little odd, wasn´t it, 466 00:36:25,330 --> 00:36:27,800 leaving you like that with two small children 467 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:30,500 and no way of contacting him? 468 00:36:35,630 --> 00:36:39,330 Tell me, Mrs. Biggs, when did you next see your husband 469 00:36:39,330 --> 00:36:41,230 after Tuesday the 6th? 470 00:36:41,230 --> 00:36:42,630 It was on the Friday evening. 471 00:36:42,630 --> 00:36:45,200 Friday. The 9th. 472 00:36:47,270 --> 00:36:49,670 In your police interviews you said 473 00:36:49,670 --> 00:36:54,530 the tree-felling was expected to take 7 to 10 days. 474 00:36:54,530 --> 00:36:57,000 Yet you´ve just told us he was home after four. 475 00:36:58,500 --> 00:37:00,200 I assumed they´d finished early. 476 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:02,330 JAMES: And of course, 477 00:37:02,330 --> 00:37:05,430 Friday the 9th just happens to be 478 00:37:05,430 --> 00:37:09,000 the day after the train robbery. 479 00:37:12,300 --> 00:37:14,470 I told Charmian about the tree-feeling job 480 00:37:14,470 --> 00:37:17,270 as a ruse to get myself a few days away from the house. 481 00:37:17,270 --> 00:37:20,670 FORDHAM: She was unaware of what you were really doing that week? 482 00:37:20,670 --> 00:37:21,700 That is correct. 483 00:37:21,700 --> 00:37:23,770 And what were you doing, Mr. Biggs? 484 00:37:25,270 --> 00:37:27,500 My friend had got us a job clearing out this place 485 00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:29,600 called Leatherslade Farm and burning it down. 486 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:32,330 I guessed it was probably connected 487 00:37:32,330 --> 00:37:33,600 to some type of illegality, 488 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:35,800 but when we got there we found it deserted. 489 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:37,800 There was an army truck parked in an outbuilding 490 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:40,570 and inside were piles of tinned food and army uniforms. 491 00:37:42,130 --> 00:37:43,400 So, what did you do? 492 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:45,700 Well, we made ourselves something to eat 493 00:37:45,700 --> 00:37:48,430 and as we chatted, I concluded there must have been a raid 494 00:37:48,430 --> 00:37:51,400 on an army camp or depot. 495 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:55,230 I said if that was the case, I wanted out. 496 00:37:55,230 --> 00:37:56,530 So you left? 497 00:37:56,530 --> 00:37:59,370 As I´d won £500 on the horses that weekend, 498 00:37:59,370 --> 00:38:01,770 I decided I didn´t need the aggravation. 499 00:38:08,130 --> 00:38:11,430 [ Inhales slowly ] Listen to me, Charm. 500 00:38:13,230 --> 00:38:14,800 Now, if this doesn´t go well for me, 501 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,100 I want you to know that you´re free to live your life. 502 00:38:18,630 --> 00:38:19,800 What do you mean? 503 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:21,700 I mean, you´re 24, you know? 504 00:38:21,700 --> 00:38:24,370 You´ve got your whole life in front of you. 505 00:38:26,500 --> 00:38:28,530 I want you to do whatever you have to do 506 00:38:28,530 --> 00:38:29,630 to make yourself happy. 507 00:38:29,630 --> 00:38:31,430 -[ Sobs ] -Do you understand me? 508 00:38:31,430 --> 00:38:33,630 Ron, you´re the only man that can make me happy. 509 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:39,330 Just look after the boys for me. 510 00:38:39,330 --> 00:38:40,500 [ Sobs ] 511 00:38:43,430 --> 00:38:44,770 [ Sobbing ] 512 00:38:49,170 --> 00:38:50,730 DAVIS: Ronald Arthur Biggs, 513 00:38:50,730 --> 00:38:54,500 you are a specious and facile liar, 514 00:38:54,500 --> 00:38:56,570 and you have during the course of this trial 515 00:38:56,570 --> 00:39:00,730 undoubtedly perjured yourself time and again. 516 00:39:00,730 --> 00:39:02,470 The sentence of the court upon you 517 00:39:02,470 --> 00:39:05,730 in respect of the first count is 25 years imprisonment. 518 00:39:05,730 --> 00:39:06,730 [ People gasping ] 519 00:39:06,730 --> 00:39:10,500 And in respect of the second count, 30 years imprisonment. 520 00:39:10,500 --> 00:39:13,230 -[ People gasping ] -You´re off your rocker! 521 00:39:16,730 --> 00:39:18,230 30? 522 00:39:18,230 --> 00:39:21,200 He´s got to serve 30 years? 523 00:39:30,130 --> 00:39:33,030 [ Baby crying ] 524 00:39:33,030 --> 00:39:34,800 I´ll wait out here for you. 525 00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:37,670 [ Slow string music playing ] 526 00:39:40,100 --> 00:39:43,330 Come on, boys. Let´s see our new home. 527 00:39:45,500 --> 00:39:49,100 Here we go. Here it is. 528 00:39:49,100 --> 00:39:50,670 [ Speaking indistinctly ] 529 00:39:57,270 --> 00:40:00,030 This is the dining area. 530 00:40:00,030 --> 00:40:02,400 [ Speaking indistinctly ] 531 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:05,070 Pots, pans, anything you want. 532 00:40:05,070 --> 00:40:06,670 Here´s the open living room. 533 00:40:06,670 --> 00:40:08,300 Fireplace. 534 00:40:08,300 --> 00:40:10,730 [ Music continues ] 535 00:40:58,730 --> 00:41:02,100 [ Sighs ] You´ve got to be kidding me. 536 00:41:06,330 --> 00:41:08,500 [ Baby crying ] 537 00:41:23,100 --> 00:41:25,200 MURIEL: Dear Charmian, 538 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:29,630 this has been a very difficult letter to write. 539 00:41:29,630 --> 00:41:32,030 But what with all that has happened, 540 00:41:32,030 --> 00:41:34,000 I think it would be best all around 541 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:37,030 if you don´t come to the house again. 542 00:41:37,030 --> 00:41:39,270 I am sorry it´s come to this, 543 00:41:39,270 --> 00:41:42,230 but your father tried to warn you.