It was a £3million bank heist that was said to have been inspired by a Holmes story - on the street where the fictional detective lived. The 1971 Baker Street robbery saw a gang tunnel 40feet into the basement vault of Lloyds Bank, before they made off with up to £3million - the equivalent of more than £35million today - in money and jewels.Now, a new TV documentary tells how the heist may have been a plot by the security services to seize photos of in a clinch with gangster and actor John Bindon.
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