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The Gold is inspired by the true story of the Brink's-Mat robbery that took place in London in 1983. Armed men broke into the Brink's-Mat security depot near London’s Heathrow Airport and inadvertently stumbled across gold bullion worth £26m. What started as a typical armed robbery became the biggest theft in world history at the time. The Gold premieres Sunday, October 5, 9 pm. 

It stars Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia!), Tom Cullen (Downton Abbey), Charlotte Spencer (Sanditon), and Emun Elliott (Guilt).

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Episode Guide:

Episode 1: 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 task force to investigate.

Episode 2: There’s Something Going on in Kent

The criminals create a system to smelt the Brink's-Mat gold and sell it back into the market, with the profits being laundered. Jennings and Brightwell make a breakthrough in the case.

Episode 3: The Consequences Are Mine

The task force sets up surveillance on Noye, which leads to Palmer and more of the suspects. A police raid ends in tragedy in Noye's garden.

Episode 4: 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 is a success. Noye's murder trial comes to a dramatic conclusion.

Episode 5: The Boy You Were

Palmer is finally 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.

Episode 6: I’ll Be Remembered

Some of the criminals are found innocent, and others are convicted, but the police realize the gold was split after the robbery. Their work continues.

Schedule is subject to change.

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