- Title: The Heist
- Date: 7th December 2004
- Summary: Daring heists are normally the stuff of movie make-believe: slick, smooth and incredibly complex. How do they measure up in reality: can they ever succeed, or are they crime fantasies? The Heist assembles a gang of real criminal masterminds to try to pull off the perfect crime: a reformed gangster, an ex-computer hacker, a penitent jewellery thief, a retired extortionist and a reformed armed robber. The Heist pits the keenest criminal minds against the most sophisticated technology and security systems in the world, as well as the most experienced police and FBI detectives, to provide a fascinating insight into the criminal mind-set and its determination to foil its adversaries. In tonight's first programme, the gang is tasked with its first challenge: to steal a painting while it's on public display at a major exhibition. Can they beat the system, or will they be caught red-handed?
- Description:A team of multi-talented reformed criminals attempt to outwit the best security teams in the country.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Windfall Films Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:07/12/2004
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s