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,
Ronnie Biggs and travelled to Britain from Australia to visit Biggs in February 2012, just before filming for "Mrs Biggs". In March 2013, Biggs attended the funeral of fellow train robber, Bruce Reynolds. In July 2013, "The Great Train Robbery 50th Anniversary:1963–2013" was published, with input from Biggs and Reynolds. On 18 December 2013, aged 84, Biggs died at the Carlton Court Care Home in Barnet, north London, where he was being cared for. His death coincidentally occurred hours before the first broadcast of a two-part BBC television series "The Great Train Robbery", in which Biggs was portrayed by actor Jack Gordon.