Brian Reader

The Guv'nor, notorious British thief

Brian Reader made his name as a thief in the 1960s and 70s, pulling off daring heists that turned him into a tabloid sensation. He was known as 'The Guv'nor' and was a key figure in the gang that carried out the infamous Great Train Robbery. Reader's later life was marked by a series of smaller-time crimes, but he never lost his reputation as a cunning and charismatic thief. He died in 2016 at the age of 76. Despite...