With unprecedented access, this 
two-part series tells the definitive 
international story of the 1990 City 
Bonds heist. In broad daylight, £292 
million in bearer bonds were stolen from 
a briefcase in London. Despite being 
the largest street robbery in history, the 
crime has remained largely forgotten, 
until now. 
Within minutes of the robbery the bonds 
disappeared, posing a terrifying risk 
of being laundered through the black 
market, fuelling global organised crime, 
drug trafficking and terrorism. The 
bonds began to be recovered through 
a series of exhilarating rescue missions 
by global law enforcement agencies. But 
the masterminds of the crime remained 
a mystery. 
Thirty-five years later, Marcel Theroux 
is determined to get the inside story of 
the biggest heist you’ve never heard 
of. Through his investigation he’ll meet 
a rogue’s gallery of gangland figures, 
undercover FBI agents and double-
dealing snitches each with incredible 
stories to tell and their own version 
of the truth. Marcel must unpick fact 
from fiction and decipher what really 
happened on May 2nd, 1990. 
At the heart of the series is the 
infamous Keith Cheeseman, the only 
man convicted of the robbery. What 
secrets has this charismatic criminal 
been hiding and what’s he willing to 
divulge on camera?
GENRE
Crime & Investigation
DURATION
2 x 60’
PRODUCER
Soho Studios, 
Homecoming Studios, 
Krempelwood
BROADCASTER
Hearst Networks
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
2025
HEIST: 
ROBBING 
THE BANK 
OF ENGLAND
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PROGRAMMES 2026
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