Back for the second and final part of a two part tale here, where we take up the stories of Walter "Angel Face" Probyn, and John Roger McVicar - "The Muscleman". We've heard in the previous episode the exploits of each individually, and the various scrapes and escapes that led to both of them looking at a number of years longer than a DFS sale.

Those exploits are as unbelieveable as anything - so imagine what happened when you put them together, in a High Security wing?

Well, that's the tale here.

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing and/or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks

• Play You - We Start Fires
• Film Noir - The Gaslight Anthem

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References:
"McVicar By Himself" - John McVicar (1974)
"Angel Face" - Walter Probyn (1977)
"McVicar" (1980 WHO Films)

• https://community.dur.ac.uk/4schools.resources/Crime/Durhamprison2.htm
• http://rageuniversity.com/PRISONESCAPE/TRUE%20PRISON%20ESCAPES/PRISON%20ESCAPES%206.pdf
• The man who escaped Durham’s E-Wing | The Northern Echo
• How armed robber John McVicar escaped from Durham Prison 50 years ago today - Chronicle Live
• JohnMcVicar.com (archive.org)
• 'Charlie Richardson was evil, he should have been tortured like his victims' | The Independent | The Independent
• (3) Crime Legend Eric Mason talks about John McVicar - YouTube
• John McVicar: The real story - HubPages
• (3) John McVicar Gives Rare Interview - YouTube
• Former armed robber John McVicar has been cleared of attacking a neighbour in a row over a dog | The Independent | The Independent
• Son of John McVicar jailed for 16 years for carrying out armed raids on the run - Liverpool Echo
• McVicar's son guilty of Picasso shotgun raid | The Independent | The Independent
• Police name wanted man after gunpoint robbery in Blackpool | The Westmorland Gazette
• Life and crimes | The Northern Echo
• Keep on running | The Independent | The Independent
• From serial killers to gangsters - the 10 most notorious prisoners to be held at HMP Durham - Chronicle Live
• Son of underworld figure-turned-journalist John McVicar fails in bid to get sentence overturned - Liverpool Echo
• Flying Squad arrest armed robbery suspect Russell Grant | St Helens Star
• The man who escaped Durham’s E-Wing | The Northern Echo
• The Great Escape from break-proof E-Wing... In the final one of our On The Run crime series reporter Keiran Southern looks at the case of John McVicar, the bank robber who escaped from Durham Prison. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
• Gangster to gagster : News 2011 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
• Crime and Punishment in Durham: The History of Durham Prison
• https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/son-underworld-figure-turned-journalist-john-mcvicar-3381855
• https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/durham-prison-break-dramatic-turned-12119704
• https://www.reelstreets.com/films/mcvicar/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McVicar
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McVicar_(film)
• http://rageuniversity.com/PRISONESCAPE/TRUE%20PRISON%20ESCAPES/PRISON%20ESCAPES%206.pdf
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/6291273.stm
• https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/keep-running-1581346.html

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