Jason Statham plays Terry Leather in The Bank Job (2008).
Terry is a London car dealer who is recruited to lead a team breaking into safety-deposit boxes beneath a Baker Street bank. The film presents the robbery as a conspiracy involving criminals, police corruption, and compromising photographs.
The story was inspired by the 1971 Baker Street robbery, though The Bank Job changes names and dramatizes the historical events. Roger Donaldson directed the film, and the screenplay was written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Statham’s role differs from many of his action characters because Terry is portrayed as an ordinary businessman pulled into a dangerous criminal scheme. The film was released in the United Kingdom in 2008.