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£830,000,000: Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings

Inside Story

Season 0Episode 9Aired 1996-06-12
£830,000,000: Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings

£830,000,000: Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings

A behind-the-scenes account of how futures trader Nick Leeson lost an estimated £830million, causing the collapse of Britain's oldest bank. Leeson speaks from his prison cell in Germany, where he offers his own version of events.