The Brink’s-MAT robbery occurred early on November 26, 1983, when six robbers broke into the Brink’s-MAT warehouse at Heathrow Airport in London. At the time, it was described as “the crime of the century.” In 1992 a movie called Fool’s Gold based on this robbery was released with McAvoy portrayed by Sean Bean (yep, Boromir from Lord of the Rings).