Jack Slipper Jack Slipper Jack Kenneth Slipper (20 April 1924 in London – 24 August 2005 in Pershore) was a Detective Chief Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police in London. He was known as "Slipper of the Yard" (referring to Scotland Yard). He was mainly known for his role in investigating the Great Train Robbery of 1963, and in tracking down Ronnie Biggs after he escaped from prison in 1965, although he had to leave Brazil without Biggs. Slipper was born in Ealing, west London, and educated at Little Ealing School. He left school aged 14 and worked as an electrician's apprentice until
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