Great Train Robbery (1963) to become head of security for Qantas. He wrote his autobiography "No Fixed Address", which was published in 1973. Jack Slipper of the Metropolitan Police was promoted to Detective Chief Superintendent. He became so involved in the case that he continued to hunt many of the escaped robbers after he retired. He believed Biggs should not be released after returning to the UK in 2001 and he often appeared in the media to comment on any news item connected with the robbery before his death on 24 August 2005 at the age of 81. Detective Chief Superintendent Ernest Malcolm Fewtrell,
Tommy Butler Copper's Tale", the second part of a two-part BBC television drama entitled "The Great Train Robbery" that was first broadcast in the U.K. in December 2013. The role is played by Jim Broadbent. Coincidentally, the first part of "The Great Train Robbery" first aired on the same day that Ronnie Biggs died (18 December 2013). Tommy Butler Thomas Marius Joseph “Tommy” Butler MBE (21 July 1912 – 20 April 1970) was a Detective Chief Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police in London. He was most notable for leading the team of detectives that investigated the Great Train Robbery in 1963. He