Buster

Buster is a 1988 British romantic crime comedy-drama based on events from the Great Train Robbery, starring Phil Collins and Julie Walters. The supporting cast include Larry Lamb and Shelia Hancock. The soundtrack features two singles from Collins which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Plot Buster Edwards (Phil Collins) is a petty criminal from the East End in 1963 London. His long-suffering wife June (Julie Walters) thinks of him as a lovable rogue. The film opens with Buster walking along his local high street and breaking into a shop to steal a suit, which he then wears to a funeral. Also attending the funeral is police inspector Mitchell (Martin Jarvis), who happens to be an old school friend of Buster and wants to 'keep in touch'. Buster brings Harry (Michael Attwell), who has been used on other 'jobs' and has recently served 18 months in prison, to discuss the next 'job' with their ring-leader Bruce Reynolds (Larry Lamb). Harry wants 'in' and becomes part of the firm who are planning to rob a Royal Mail train allegedly carrying up to £1 million in cash. After a complex and successful heist, the gang return to their farmhouse hideout to stay out of sight and split the spoils. They find they have stolen over £3 million − much more than anticipated. While lying low at the farmhouse, they hear on the radio that the police (led by Mitchell) are searching farmhouses and outhouses within a radius of the robbery site. The gang become nervous and some members want to immediately return to London for fear of discovery; others think they should keep to the original plan and stay where they are.