Using earnings from a diamond-robbery, Clifton hires first-rate specialists for the hold-up of all time. They will rob the night postal train that carries millions in old banknotes. Everything goes according to plan until the very last moment when a series of unforeseen events conspire against them and the police manage to capture the gang. Clifton however tries to escape the country using a counterfeit identity... Winner of Best British Original Screenplay at the **Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards**.