S01E01 To Be a King
Six armed men steal £26m worth of gold from the Brink’s-Mat security depot and set about trying to dispose of the bullion. DCI Brian Boyce sets up a police task force to investigate.
The Gold
S01E06: I'll Be Remembered
Palmer is found not guilty. Parry is arrested in Spain. Noye and his associates are convicted, but the police realise the gold was split after the robbery.
Overview
On 26 November 1983, six armed men break into the Brink's-Mat security depot, stumbling across gold bullion worth £26m.
Episodes
S01E02 There's Something Going on in Kent
A chain is set up to smelt the stolen Brink's-Mat gold, sell it back into the market and launder the profits. The police investigation leads them to Kent and Kenneth Noye.
S01E03 The Consequences Are Mine
The police set up surveillance on Noye and are led to Palmer and more of the gold chain suspects. The resulting raids end in tragedy in Noye's garden.
S01E04 Vengeance Is Easy, Justice Is Hard
In Tenerife, Palmer learns he is wanted by the police. Cooper and Parry's plan to move cash across Europe comes unstuck. Noye's murder trial comes to a dramatic conclusion.
S01E05 The Boy You Were
Palmer is caught after attempting to escape to Brazil. The police learn that Cooper and Parry have been laundering the Brink's-Mat millions. Cooper is arrested, but Parry escapes.
S01E06 I'll Be Remembered
Palmer is found not guilty. Parry is arrested in Spain. Noye and his associates are convicted, but the police realise the gold was split after the robbery.
Cast
Hugh Bonneville
DCI Brian Boyce
Dominic Cooper
Edwyn Cooper
Tom Cullen
John Palmer
Charlotte Spencer
Nicki Jennings
Jack Lowden
Kenny Noye
Sean Harris
Gordon Parry
Emun Elliott
Tony Brightwell
Stefanie Martini
Marnie Palmer
Amanda Drew
CS Cath McLean
Peter Davison
Assistant Commissioner Gordon Stewart
Sam Spruell
Charlie Miller
Stephen Campbell Moore
Tony Lundy
