IT manager solves Italian Job mystery

ONE of the most enduring mysteries in cinematic history has been solved.

For 40 years, film fans have pondered what happened to Michael Caine’s gang at the end of The Italian Job.

The movie ended with the back of the bus laden with gold bullion perched over a chasm in the Alps, and Caine’s character Charlie Croker says: “Hang on a minute, lads — I’ve got a great idea.”