ITV’s new four-part drama Hatton Garden is based on the true story of the April 2015 cash and jewellery heist in London’s diamond district. Hatton Garden ringleader 'Basil the Ghost' must pay back £6million still missing from the £13.6million jewel heist, a court has been told. Last year he appeared in court in a wheelchair for a confiscation hearing — and he still walks aided by sticks. Hugh Doyle was found guilty of concealing, converting or transferring criminal property. According to official sources, the total stolen had an estimated value of up to £14 million (equivalent to £16 million in 2019), of which only £4.3 million (equivalent to £4.8 million in 2019) has been recovered. [13][14] On 22 April, the police released pictures of the inside of the vault showing damage caused by the burglary, and how the burglars had used holes drilled through the vault's wall to bypass the main vault door. The true story of an audacious heist executed by an elderly gang in the heart of London’s diamond district. The Hatton Garden Job UK DVD Cover Directed byRonnie Thompson Produced byBen Jacques Screenplay byRay Bogdanovich Dean Lines StarringLarry Lamb Matthew Goode Joely Richardson Music byDuncan Forbes Lol Hammond Andrew Barnabas Paul Arnold CinematographyArthur Mulhern Edited byEmma Gaffney Production company Fiction Films Distributed bySignature Entertainment Release date 14 April 2017 Running time 93 minutes CountryUnited Kingdom The Hatton Garden Job, also known as … [citation needed], The burglary is the subject of three feature films: Hatton Garden: The Heist (2016); The Hatton Garden Job (2017), starring Larry Lamb and Phil Daniels; and King of Thieves (2018), starring Michael Caine and Ray Winstone. The gang is said to have gotten away with £14million worth of jewellery and cash in a daring heist on a safe deposit vault in Hatton Garden in April 2015. His £175,000 flat on the Costa del Sol in Spain has been seized by police, who also froze nearly £700,000 in his bank accounts. Section BBC News. [34] On 14 August 2018, Daniel Jones had his sentence extended by six years and 287 days for failing to return £6,599,021. Collins was in part responsible for the gang being caught after driving his own Mercedes to the heist and being tailed by police. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. THE Hatton Garden robbery was recently retold in a movie and is currently airing as a ITV four-part documentary It is no surprise the raid turned to our screens because it has all the ingredients o… The arresting officers found a torn up, handwritten note on the floor beside him. [7] It was reported that the burglars had entered the premises through a lift shaft,[8] then drilled through the 50 cm (20 in)[9] thick vault walls with a Hilti DD350 industrial power drill. Due to his health, Reader received a sentence seven months shorter than his fellow Hatton Garden ringleaders. The 42-year-old was cleared of all charges. Four admit role in Hatton Garden raid. [36][37], On 15 March 2019, Michael Seed was found guilty of burglary and conspiracy to burgle and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the former and eight years for the latter, the two running concurrently. Michael Seed, nick-named "Basil", became the last suspect in the Hatton Garden heist to be convicted in March 2019. [35] On 1 August 2019, Collins was sentenced to an additional 2,309 days for failing to comply with the confiscation order. Wood pulled out of the heist on the second night when he found the fire escape door was closed. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 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John Collins, Daniel Jones, Terry Perkins, (bottom row left to right) Carl Wood, William Lincoln and Hugh Doyle, Seed was sentenced to ten years in prison for his part in the Hatton Garden job, The 79-year-old was released from Belmarsh prison in London last week, Danny Jones, 59, have pleaded guilty to the infamous Hatton Garden heist, Hatton Garden Raider: 'I want to make amends', Hatton Garden lag Terry Perkins has died behind bars, Holes bored through a half-metre thick concrete wall drilled to access a vault in a safe deposit centre in Hatton Garden, Hatton Garden raid CCTV images released by police, Hatton Garden raid CCTV shown to jury believed to show suspect Michael Seed, who prosecutors say is Basil, carrying a black bin bag, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Here is what happened to the robbers. View our online Press Pack. Charles becomes Duke of Edinburgh after dad Prince Philip dies, Phil's last wish was to 'die peacefully at home in own bed with no fuss', Princess Anne's tribute to Prince Philip - 'life without him will be different', Harry & Meg pay tribute to Prince Philip saying 'you'll be greatly missed', ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Seed, 58, is thought to have been the ringleader of the gang and simply known as ‘Basil’ by the others. The heist targeted the esteemed and long-lived Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd., which has been in existence since “medieval times” (Wilkinson and Hume). [15], The theft was so significant that the investigation was assigned to the Flying Squad, a branch of the Specialist, Organised & Economic Crime Command within London's Metropolitan Police Service. 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[43], The Hatton Garden Heist, a radio play by Philip Palmer was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2017. Video, 00:01:31 Inside Hatton Garden heist vault. The Heist at Hatton Garden Season 1 (90) 2019 TV-14. This was by Laurence Graff of Wittelsbach-Graff, who decided to open his own store following a career that initially started as an apprentice in a jeweller’s workshop. [5], The burglars worked through the four-day weekend of the Easter Bank Holiday, when many of the nearby businesses (many of them also connected with Hatton Garden's jewellery trade) were closed. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. He was arrested on 19 May 2015 driving his black Audi A3. [27][28] In November 2015, Carl Wood, William Lincoln, Jon Harbinson and Hugh Doyle were all charged with conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to conceal, convert or transfer criminal property. Nine men have been arrested in connection with the so-called Hatton Garden heist, last month’s theft of gems and cash from a safe deposit company in … Hatton Garden Series 1 - Episode 1 A factual drama about the Hatton Garden Diamond Heist. The alarm specialist, who … Published 22 April 2015. The family-owned firm, which owns a collection of rare and expensive gems and is popular with the world's rich and famous, was burgled over the 2010 summer bank holiday weekend, between 27 and 31 August. His role was to provide an exchange point for the final handover of loot outside his business premises. Collins was described in court as "instrumental in gaining access to the vault", visiting the area many times to assess its weaknesses. of the American investigative science web-TV series White Rabbit Project, released on 9 December 2016. The total amount stolen in the Hatton Garden heist of 2015 was £14 million The safe deposit boxes that were smashed open in the 2015 robbery. One of the Hatton Garden raiders has broken his silence to blame heist mastermind Brian Reader for the gang being collared. On 9 March 2016, at Woolwich Crown Court, three members of the gang, John "Kenny" Collins, Daniel Jones, and Terry Perkins, having pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary, were each given a seven-year prison term. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The Hatton Garden heist is believed to have been the biggest in English history. [1][10] The police first announced that the facility had been burgled on 7 April,[11] and reports based on CCTV footage (released by the Daily Mirror before the police released it) state that the attack on the facility commenced on Thursday 2 April. 1:31. Hatton Garden heist: police arrest 7 men in morning raid. Hatton Garden jewellery heist The investigation continues. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison in 1985 for that case. Collins was spotted arriving at his home in Islington, north London after a trip to the supermarket. [4], An eighth man, Jon Harbinson, was found not guilty and discharged. He was charged with conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to conceal or disguise criminal property.[26][30]. A Prison Service spokesperson confirmed Perkins died in custody at HMP Belmarsh. Police are believed to have identified Seed in November 2015 but waited until March 2018 to arrest him when they could catch him red-handed. Subsection UK. THIEVES copied the £14million Hatton Garden gems heist by drilling through a wall to pinch ciggies from a WHSmith store. [41][42] A four-part television serial, Hatton Garden, starring Kenneth Cranham and Timothy Spall, was aired on ITV in May 2019, after being delayed for 18 months due to legal developments. Ross Kemp finds out how the Flying Squad surveilled the last unknown member of the Hatton Garden Heist - the mysterious 'Basil'. 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The 79-year-old was known as Kenny and sentenced to seven years for his part in the raid. The 79-year-old was released in July 2018 after serving just over three years. He became the tenth person to be convicted in connection with the heist in March 2019 when he was sentenced to ten years in prison. The writing on the note gave the address of the Wheatsheaf pub, where some of the loot was handled. Wood, 58 from Cheshunt, was handed a six year prison sentence for his part. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images. The first Hatton Garden retail jewellery store to open in the quarter was in 1962. The Hatton Garden jewellery heist is believed to be one of the largest in British history. 'Basil' is the mystery Hatton Garden raider who got away and is still on the run, maybe with the missing £10m of loot. But despite similarities to the 2015 raid where robbers crawled into a safety deposit vault, the gang’s haul this time was worth a lot less. One jammer was so effective, he explained, that it … Carl Wood and William Lincoln were found guilty of the same offence and also one count of conspiracy to conceal, convert or transfer criminal property, after trial. Most of the gang, who had become known as the “diamond wheezers” due to their average age being 63, were put on trial in 2016. Known as 'The Master' Reader leaded guilty to conspiring to commit burglary and was locked up for six years and three months for his part. Six men have been convicted and jailed for their roles in the raid. The police though were quickly on their trail. The theft was described as the "largest burglary in English legal history". To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. [39][40], The burglary featured in episode five ("Heist!") He suffers from Crohn's disease and lives on disability allowance. But when he was escorted to Edmonton Cemetery, in north London, he only showed them a small portion of his stash and lied under direct questioning when asked if he knew about any more loot buried about 20m (65ft) away, which the police had already found. The youngest member of the Hatton Garden raid gang could be ordered to pay back almost half of the £13.6m stolen in the heist.. Michael Seed, known as Basil, was jailed for a … His friend Jones subsequently refused to give him any of the spoils to help clear his debts and no loot was found at his house. Experience how these small-time crooks pulled off a heist of such scale and ambition that it became the robbery of the decade. The gang is said to have gotten away with £14million worth of jewellery and cash in a daring heist on a safe deposit vault in Hatton Garden in April 2015. Died in prison in February 2018 of natural causes, aged 69. Jones stole about £1m worth of jewellery, gems and watches from the Old Bond Street shop's display cabinets, as well as £45,000 in cash. [17] The London Fire Brigade later stated that the fire had been caused by an electrical fault, with no sign of arson. Enforcement action was said by the Crown Prosecution Service to be underway to seize Collins' remaining assets. Lincoln, 60, who was known as ‘Billy the Fish’ was given a seven year stretch. The last suspect in the Hatton Garden heist is being asked to pay back nearly £6m, a court has heard. On 19 May 2015, 76-year-old Brian Reader, who had previously been involved in laundering the proceeds of the Brink's-Mat robbery, was arrested in connection with the burglary by Flying Squad officers. ***This film is under license from ITN Distribution. Two Hatton Garden thieves 'in earlier raid at Bond St jewellers' Danny Jones, 59, has admitted the burglary that saw £1m in jewellery and gems … He was released with remission having suffered from prostate cancer and a series of strokes. During the heist, which is believed to have taken several days, £14 million (roughly equivalent to USD 21 million) in jewelry and cash was stolen from Hatton Garden (Wilkinson and Hume). For other inquiries, Contact Us. After the final part of ITV's drama about the Hatton Garden robbers what happened to the real-life villains? The Hatton Garden heist targeted a safe deposit vault (Metropolitan Police via Getty Images) Carl Wood, 62. But the criminal was handed a three year sentence on top in July 2018 having taken part in a £1m gem heist at Amal Clooney's wedding jewellers. Hatton Garden lookout John 'Kenny' Collins, 78, has been spotted back at the north London home where the gang first divided up their loot following his release from jail earlier this year. The fire continued for the next two days, with flames shooting out of a manhole cover from a burst gas main, 2 April: 21:19 depository staff locked doors for the Easter weekend, 2 April: 21:23 "Mr Ginger" descended to the vault, followed by three men pulling, 3 April: 08:05 gang members talked before going to their van and driving away, 4 April: 21:17 "Mr Ginger" went down into vault, and was later joined by two other men, 5 April: 06:10 the gang members drove away from the bank, 7 April: Scotland Yard expressed awareness that a burglary had taken place, 19 May: The Metropolitan Police announced that they had arrested nine suspects, 1 September: Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company went into, This page was last edited on 7 April 2021, at 03:48. [6] There was no externally visible sign of a forced entry to the premises. [29] Three years after the burglary, on 28 March 2018, Michael Seed, 57, was arrested after his home in Islington, London, had been searched. The Hatton Garden robbery captured the imagination of the public in 2015, when a gang of elderly men who became known as the “Diamond Wheezers” made … [33] Perkins died in prison in February 2018, just a week after the ruling. However, the global attention that this spectacular crime attracted to ‘The Garden’ tended to concentrate upon the value of the stolen goods and the vintage of the burglars. Directed by David Beton. [11][12] The video showed people nicknamed by the newspaper as "Mr Ginger, Mr Strong, Mr Montana, The Gent, The Tall Man and The Old Man". A criminal gang of old timers attempt to pull off the largest burglary in English history at an underground safe deposit facility with an estimated value of £200 million. He was released in late 2018 having served half his sentence. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Directed by Terry Lee Coker. The Hatton Garden ringleader known as “Basil” has been found guilty four years after carrying out the £14m heist. Perkins suffered a heart attack in Belmarsh Prison and was fitted with a defibrillator - a pacemaker which monitors heart beats - at London's St Thomas’ Hospital. It was revealed during the hearing Collins had repaid £732,000 of the £7.6 million order. Perkins escaped from prison in 1995 and was at large until 2012. In the programme, presenters investigate and demonstrate the methods used in the heist and show dramatised re-enactments. With Michael McKell, Sidney Livingstone, Robert Putt, James Osborne. To that end he wrote a letter to the media offering to show police where he had hidden it. Four elderly men, all experienced thieves, carry out a large-scale robbery. While in custody, awaiting trial, Jones claimed he wanted to "come clean" and give back his share of the robbery. [3][4] Four other men were also tried on suspicion of involvement; three were found guilty and sent to prison, while the fourth was cleared. Here is what happened to the Hatton Garden robbers. The 2015 Hatton Garden Heist was described as the ‘largest burglary in English legal history’.