Success is off the rails with train heist author’s movie role
Andrew Cook
It’s full steam ahead for a Bedfordshire author as his tell-all book of Britain’s most infamous crime catches the eye of a major film company.
Andrew Cook’s latest book The Great Train Robbery: The Untold Story from the Closed Investigation Files is heading for the big screen as the Ledburn heist celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
But the writer’s involvement won’t stop there, as Andrew begins work as a consultant within the production. He said: “It was a massive surprise but I am delighted. It is a great experience to be involved in and will be an excellent prospect because normally you just sign over the rights, so to be involved in a privileged position is exciting. It is one of the big stories that has been in the news year in, year out, but now it is a slightly new perspective.”
Andrew’s tenth book, which was released just before Christmas, reveals previously undisclosed details of the robbery that he got from exclusive access to over 1,000 pages of police and Royal Mail files. He said: “It looks like the first half of the film will be in the eyes of the robbers, but the second will be the police perspective so it will be very difficult for critics to argue it is on the side of the criminals.”
Filming begins this year.
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