The Bank Job True Story: Real Life Robbery Explained

The Bank Job true story is stranger than fiction, so it’s little surprise Lionsgate decided to adapt the bizarre events of the 1971 Baker Street Robbery into the equally-bombastic 2008 heist film. But is The Bank Job accurate? The answer, like the Baker Street Robbery itself, is complicated. In the movie, the robbery is masterminded by Martine Love, an ex-model who is in a romantic relationship with British Security Services Agent Tim Everett. Martine convinces a group to rob a bank containing a safe deposit box owned by black militant Michael X, which contents include compromising photographs of Princess Margaret. What ensues is a wild ride.