# Presents: Colin McIvor, Director/Co-Writer of 'No Ordinary Heist'

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Podcast: [Film Ireland Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003)
Published: 2026-03-28T13:21:04+00:00
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In this Film Ireland Podcast, we’re delighted to be chatting with Colin McIvor, director and co-writer of  No Ordinary Heist  as the film arrives in cinemas across Ireland and the UK. Inspired by true events in Belfast in December 2004,  No Ordinary Heist  tells a gripping fictional story of two bank employees forced into a chilling scheme, orchestrating a £26.5 million robbery to save their families’ lives, while those behind it never set foot inside the bank. Taut, claustrophobic and immersive, the film stars Eddie Marsan, Éanna Hardwicke, Eva Birthistle and Michelle Fairley. We chat with the Colin about working across television and commercials, the importance of creative collaboration, and how he built tension and atmosphere in this high-stakes, emotionally driven story. This podcast has been made possible with the support of Screen Ireland’s Stakeholder’s Scheme. The film was produced by Ruth Carter, Damon Lane and Johanna Hogan for Picture Locked Productions and Next Wednesday Films with funding from Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen, RTÉ, Epic Pictures Group and Wildcard. The film is released theatrically in Ireland and the UK from Friday 27th March and will come to Sky Cinema as a Sky Original later in the year. Listen now on SoundCloud , Apple , Spotify and Amazon , or subscribe to Film Ireland wherever you get your podcasts . Colin McIvor No Ordinary Heist  marks Colin's third feature film, based on the remarkable £26.5m Northern Bank Robbery, and stars Eddie Marsan and Éanna Hardwicke. Its world premiere took place at Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2026, from which it went on to make its Irish premiere at Dublin IFF, followed by its UK premiere at the Glasgow IFF. It is due f…

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