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On 26 November 1983, six armed men break into the Brink's-Mat security depot, stumbling across gold bullion worth £26m.
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1Episode 1To Be a King
56 min
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.
2Episode 2There's Something Going on in Kent
56 min
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.
3Episode 3The Consequences Are Mine
59 min
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.
4Episode 4Vengeance Is Easy, Justice Is Hard
59 min
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.
5Episode 5The Boy You Were
57 min
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.
6Episode 6I'll Be Remembered
58 min
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.

Hugh Bonneville
DCI Brian Boyce

Tom Cullen
John Palmer

Charlotte Spencer
Nicki Jennings

Emun Elliott
Tony Brightwell

Stefanie Martini
Marnie Palmer

Sam Spruell
Charlie Miller

Stephen Campbell Moore
Tony Lundy
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