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5 July 2021 • 10:29pm
Darragh MacIntyre looks back over the evidence
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It was the politest of 999 calls. Chris Ward, an employee of the Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast, was reporting a crime. “Hello, how you doing. I wonder if you could help me? I just actually went through an ordeal of an abduction,” said Ward, before explaining that he had been used to rob the bank. “How much are we talking?” asked the operator. “Thirty million altogether.” The operator lets out a gasp: “My God.”
That was how police were first alerted to the biggest bank job in British history.
Northern Bank robbery to be revisited in new BBC documentary 16 years on
The documentary includes exclusive source material - including police 999 calls along with internal bank CCTV
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It s the biggest heist in British history and yet 16 years on, the mystery of the Northern Bank robbery in Belfast remains unsolved despite a huge international police investigation.
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Heist: The Northern Bank Robbery, 9.00pm, BBC One
Here s a documentary about the infamous Northern Bank robbery in Belfast in December 2004, when an armed gang seized a total of £26.5 million.
The investigating team of Darragh MacIntyre and Sam McBride shed new light on the incident.
Two families were held hostage for 24 hours, while two bank employees were forced to steasl the money. Despite an international police investigation and heavily rumoured IRA involvement, the case remains unsolved after 16 years.
Filmmakers put focus on stories of the past in new season of documentary films for BBC Northern Ireland bbc.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.