Episode Details

In this episode of pplpod, we descend into the details of the "largest burglary in English legal history"—the audacious 2015 Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary. We explore how a gang of experienced, elderly thieves worked over the four-day Easter bank holiday weekend to infiltrate an underground vault in London's jewelry district.

Tune in to hear how the crew, including ringleader Brian Reader, entered through a lift shaft and utilized a Hilti DD350 industrial power drill to bore through 50 cm of concrete. We track the timeline of the heist, from the moment "Mr Ginger" entered the building to the release of sensational CCTV footage by the Daily Mirror.

Finally, we discuss the aftermath: the Metropolitan Police’s Flying Squad investigation, the sentencing of the men to years in prison, and the mystery of the millions in stolen goods that remain unrecovered to this day. We also look at how this real-life drama inspired films like King of Thieves and The Hatton Garden Job.