Jan 29, 2016 gordon goody, who has died aged 85, was regarded as one of the masterminds behind the great train robbery of 1963, popularly reckoned the crime of the 20th century. Gordon goody names the great train robbers ulsterman as. Tommy wisbey left was one of the great train robbers who was caught. Only one of the great train robbers, bob welch, is still alive. The descendants of patrick mckenna never believed claims the unassuming royal mail worker could have been involved in the most notorious robbery in british history. Gordon goody, who has died at the age of 86 in his adopted town of mojacar in spain, where he owned a bar called kon tiki, was one of the last. The great train robbery is a twopart british television miniseries, written by chris chibnall, that was first broadcast on bbc one on 18 and 19 december 20. One of the most infamous robberies of all time, 1963s great train robbery involved the hijack of a londonbound train, and the theft of millions of pounds. Sep 27, 2014 the quiet great train robber reveals identity of the gangs mystery insider. The descendants of patrick mckenna never believed claims the unassuming. Sep 28, 2014 great train robbery mastermind gordon goody reveals name of insider for first time the 85yearold tells of how he came to know patrick mckenna s names after stumbling upon his glasses case share.
True identity of the great train robber known as the. Patrick lewis arrives in toronto in the 1920s and earns his living searching for a vanished. Aug 03, 2019 one of the most enduring mysteries of the great train robbery has finally been unlocked after a former railway detective claimed to have established the true identity of the shadowy ulsterman. It wasnt, the film insisted, postman patrick mckenna, as claimed five years ago. Knopf then, a division of random house, it is currently published by avon, an imprint of harpercollins publishers. On board, staff sorted the mail and parcels prior to its arrival in london. Get up to date with the latest news and stories about the person patrick mckenna at the irish times. His son nick said his father died in his sleep in the early hours of february 28 20. Episode one, a robbers tale details the organisation of and successful completion of the robbery. Mark mckenna, of salford, greater manchester, says he is shocked after claims that his grandfather patrick mckenna was the mole working with the great train robbers. The irish times goody, born in putney, london in march 1930, was still living at home with his mother when the plan came together indicating a good reason for needing the money to move. Has the great train robberys leader finally been unmasked. The great train robbery read online free by michael crichton. The book club the great train robberys irish mastermind half a century after the famous heist, one of the two survivors has spilled the beans on patrick mckenna, a belfastborn postmaster sat, oct.
Mr satchwell worked closely with convicted train robber, wisbey, and his findings will be appear in a book, great train robbery confidential, which will be published on october 1. The production was inspired by the book signal red by robert ryan. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. This singular gentleman was edward pierce, and for a man destined to become so notorious that queen victoria herself expressed a desire to meet him or, barring that, to attend his hanging he remains an oddly mysterious figure.
The great train robbery is a miniseries in two parts. A new documentary opens this weekend in british cinemas which claims that belfastborn patrick mckenna, a nondescript post office employee in manchester, masterminded the great train robbery in. Great train robbers all together at the launch of a book. The quiet great train robber reveals identity of the gang. The former detective superintendent is the author of the latest book, written with the cooperation of the train robber tommy wisbey, who died in 2016. The great train robbery is of course a dramatised miniseries television programme written by chris chibnall, based on the factual great train robbery, also known as the crime of the century stated by charlie wilson in the programme, in 1963. It is the story of the great gold robbery of 1855, a massive gold heist, which takes place on a train travelling through victorianera england. Rich, handsome, and ingenious, he charms the citys most prominent citizens even as he plots the crime of his century, the daring theft of a fortune in gold. The great train robbery is a great tale from beginning to end, enormously well researched to reflect the language and mores of victorian times, and produces great suspense up to a highly satisfactory ending, better yet it tells of a true event that crichton doesnt have to work very hard to embellish. Lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side in victorian london and edward pierce easily navigates both worlds. The great train robbery, 1963 british transport police. The film used a number of innovative techniques including composite editing, camera movement and on location shooting.
Late on thursday 8 august 1963, a travelling post office train left glasgow for euston. The quiet great train robber reveals identity of the gangs mystery. Gordon goody, great train robber obituary telegraph. Then a 43yearold belfastborn postal worker in north london, he was introduced to goody through a third party. The quiet great train robber reveals identity of the gangs mystery insider.
The mole who provided crucial information to the great train robbers was a postal worker who never spent his share of the loot. One of the most infamous robberies of all time, the heist involved the. Episode two, a coppers tale follows the police investigation into the crime and subsequent arrest of many of the perpetrators. May 12, 1975 although the great train robbery was a real event, i had no idea what it was all about. Edward pierce is an apparent gentleman with a mysterious past who brings together a group of unlikely criminals in order to pull off the biggest lay of their time. Patrick mckenna family say if he was a great train robber he. In a book and documentary released two years ago, he claimed to reveal one of the great mysteries surrounding the robbery. The great train robbery is a novel by bestselling author michael crichton. So says 85yearold gordon goody, thought by many to be the mastermind behind a robbery that netted a haul worth. Half a century after the famous heist, one of the two survivors has spilled the beans on patrick mckenna, a belfastborn postmaster. Patrick mckenna, informer for the great train robbery in 1963 disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name.
I woke up one night when the great train robbery was almost completed, and thought that what the book s really about is repression, and thats what the whole victorian period means. Goody claimed it was patrick mckenna, then a 43yearold postal worker in north london, who told them how a post train. Mckenna, who was originally from belfast, met goody four times in 1963. Was scheduled to be broadcast in august 20 on the 50th anniversary of the great train robbery but was pushed back to december due to scheduling issues. Books similar to the great train robbery goodreads. According to piers paul read in his 1978 book the train robbers, he was a. Patrick mckenna has been named as the ulsterman the only man. The great train robbery of 1963 remains one of britains most notorious crimes and continues to fascinate people 55 years on. A portion of it went to the crimes mastermind, a shadowy figure known only as the ulsterman due to his strong northern irish accent.
One of the most enduring mysteries of the great train robbery has finally been unlocked after a former railway detective claimed to have established the true identity of the shadowy ulsterman. Gordon goody, who has died aged 85, was regarded as one of the masterminds behind the great train robbery of 1963, popularly reckoned the crime of the 20th century. Sep 30, 2014 mark mckenna, of salford, greater manchester, says he is shocked after claims that his grandfather patrick mckenna was the mole working with the great train robbers. In 2014 he broke his long silence about the great train robbery for a. Great train robbery mastermind gordon goody reveals name of. The second is about the police investigation and search for them. Great train robbery mastermind gordon goody reveals name. Patrick mckenna family say if he was a great train robber. Jan 30, 2016 gordon goody, who has died at the age of 86 in his adopted town of mojacar in spain, where he owned a bar called kon tiki, was one of the last surviving members of the great train robbery gang. The observer can reveal that patrick mckenna was the ulsterman. Mark, 46, of manchester, told the mirror that he and other relatives were angry when suspected mastermind gordon goody fingered patrick, who died in 1992, as having a key role in the robbery five. Great train robbery he boarded the train at the driver changeover at crewe station, his home town, in cheshire, on the trains journey to london euston station, a journey that would take the train through buckinghamshire, where the gang of robbers were waiting for it. The great train robbery is a bestselling 1975 historical novel written by michael crichton.
The quiet great train robber reveals identity of the gangs. The great train robbery was the robbery of substantial sums of money from a royal mail train heading between glasgow and london in the early hours of thursday 8 august 1963 at bridego railway bridge, ledburn near mentmore in buckinghamshire, england. The great train robbery tv miniseries 20 the great. Porter film, the great train robbery is a dramatization of the famous first holdup of a moving train in 1855 england. The great train robbery was one of the most daring, ingenious and infamous heists of the twentieth century. Since august 1963, when the actual event took place, the robbery has passed into both more. The great train robberys irish mastermind half a century after the famous heist, one of the two survivors has spilled the beans on patrick mckenna, a belfastborn postmaster. In fragile health, he has finally decided to write a book, joining several others. Sep 18, 2019 the descendants of patrick mckenna never believed claims the unassuming royal mail worker could have been involved in the most notorious robbery in british history now they have been proved right. Although the great train robbery was a real event, i had no idea what it was all about.
It is produced by simon howley of kowalski media and directed by. May, 20 the great train robbery is a 1903 american western film written, produced, and directed by edwin s. Patrick mckenna, a quiet post office employee who died with just. They met four times in early 1963 and mckenna told them how a post train operated, allowing the gang to successfully stop the glasgowtolondon royal mail train in the early hours of 8 august 1963. Great train robbery mastermind gordon goody reveals name of insider for first time the 85yearold tells of how he came to know patrick mckennas names after stumbling upon his glasses case share. The first part focuses on midrange crooks, led by bruce reynolds luke evans who decide to rob a train carrying a fortune in money. The great train robbery was the robbery of substantial sums of money from a royal mail train heading between glasgow and london in the early hours of thursday 8 august 1963 at bridego railway bridge, ledburn near mentmore in buckinghamshire, england after tampering with line signals, a 15strong gang of robbers led by bruce reynolds attacked the train.
The great train robberys irish mastermind the irish times. Wilson and jim hussey, with copies of their book the train robbers. The irish times goody, born in putney, london in march 1930, was still living at home with his mother when the plan came together indicating a good reason for needing the money to move out of his mothers and have his own place to reside. The great train robbery tv miniseries 20 trivia on imdb.
It tells the story of the great train robbery on 8 august 1963, first from the perspective of the robbers, and then from the perspective of the police. Patrick mckenna family say if he was a great train robber he never. The great train robbery quickly became one of the most infamous crimes in british history, and while the robbers themselves were apprehended, the majority of the money was never recovered. The novel is a fictionalized telling of the true story of a famous train robbery in england in 1855. It is generally believed that at least 15 men took part in the robbery. Sep 29, 2019 the new book, great train robbery confidential, is the latest to look into the heist, on 8 august 1963, in which. After tampering with the lineside signals in order to bring the train to a halt, a gang of. The mastermind behind the great train robbery credit. The 15 holdup men, wearing helmets, ski masks, and gloves, were aided by two accomplicesan anonymous. The miniseries first aired on bbc one on december 18 and 19, 20. Great train robbery mole patrick mckenna unmasked after 50. The great train robbery by michael crichton, paperback. A tale of two thieves will be in cinemas on friday, and on dvd, bluray and online from 6 october. See more ideas about the great train robbery, train and sean connery.
Thats what the book is about, and this came totally after the fact. And the idea of criminals going against society made them the least repressed. The great train robbery tv miniseries 20 trivia imdb. The great train robbery is a 1903 american western film written, produced, and directed by edwin s.
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