Court staff struggled to keep straight face as Kings Norton car dealer Neil Gaffney's phone went off as he was jailed for selling dangerous car Because moments after second hand car dealer Neil Gaffney was sentenced to five months at Birmingham Crown Court , with perfect timing, his phone started to play the theme to the Great Escape. Barristers and staff struggled to keep a straight face as, for a few seconds, the tune played from the dock before the 48-year-old was lead from the dock.