The Key Figures

Brian Robinson: Gang member

Mickey McAvoy: Gang member

Anthony Black: Brinks Mat security guard who provided inside help

Solly Nahome: Jeweller who agreed to sell on the smelted down goods'The Fox' and 'The Adams Family' - approached for their gangland connections to help smelt down and distribute the gold

Brian Perry: Passed the gold for safekeeping

Kenneth Noye: Recruited for his knowledge of the gold smelting trade

John Palmer: Owner of a Bristol-based gold dealership

Scotland Yard Flying Squad Chief Commander Frank Cater: Appointed to lead the hunt for the thieves

DC John Fordham: Stabbed to death by Kenneth Noye