Factual drama The Gold returns to the BBC this week with a second series.
In series two, viewers can expect to see “dramatic manhunts” and “a tense, high-stakes journey into international money laundering and organised crime.”
The BBC said: “Following the conviction of some of those involved in the theft and handling of the Brink’s-Mat gold, the police realised that they had only ever been on the trail of half of the Brink’s-Mat gold.
“Series two is inspired by some of the theories around what happened to the other half. As the police investigation continues, it becomes a tense, high-stakes journey into international money laundering and organised crime.
“The Brink’s-Mat Task Force embark on a series of dramatic manhunts as they desperately try to solve the longest and most expensive investigation in the history of the Metropolitan Police.”
What happened in series 1 of The Gold?
When talking to the BBC, creator, writer and executive producer Neil Forsyth shared a recap of series one.
He said: “Series One of The Gold is very much driven by the robbery itself and the aftermath. It focused on how people were dealing with getting rid of the gold, smelting the gold and selling it back into the system.
“It also shows some of the primitive money laundering that came from that, the police chase of those that were involved with the robbery and those that were immediately involved in the aftermath.”
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Is The Gold based on a true story?
The Gold is inspired by the true story and theories of the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery which saw the theft of £26 million worth of gold bullion and the decades-long chain of events that followed.
Full cast list for The Gold series 2
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Brian Boyce – Hugh Bonneville
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Nicki Jennings – Charlotte Spencer
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Tony Brightwell - Emun Elliott
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Kenneth Noye – Jack Lowden
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John Palmer – Tom Cullen
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Marnie Palmer – Stefanie Martini
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Charlie Miller – Sam Spruell
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Tony Lundy – Stephen Campbell Moore
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Douglas Baxter – Joshua McGuire
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Jerren – Joshua Samuels
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Logan Campbell – Tom Hughes
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Alice Harper – Tamsin Topolski
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CS Cath McClean – Amanda Drew
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Assistant Commissioner Gordon Stewart – Peter Davison
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Lena – Antonia Desplat
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Enrique – Sean Teale
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Kadene – Rochelle Neil
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Lauretta – Lorna Brown
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Harry Bowman – Silas Carson
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How to watch series 2 of The Gold
The Gold returns to BBC One and iPlayer this weekend – here’s how you can watch it.
Viewers can tune into BBC One at 9pm on Sunday, June 8 for the first episode but all episodes will be available to watch on iPlayer from 6am that day.
