The Worst Episodes of The Gold Robbers

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   7.1/10(24 votes)

   #1 - The Arrangement

   S1:E87/25/1969

   A meeting is arranged with Cradock, whom risks wading deeper into the depths of the criminal underworld for the price of getting on the robbers trail.

   Director:Alan Clarke

   Writer:Eric Coltart

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   Director:Alan Clarke

   Writer:Eric Coltart
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   7.3/10(26 votes)

   #2 - Rough Trade

   S1:E67/11/1969

   Cradock discovers that the getaway driver Peter Conroy has escaped to Austria to evade arrest. But he has left his wife Jennifer behind, and Cradock uses her to find answers.

   Director:Lionel Harris

   Writer:Pixie Weir

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   Director:Lionel Harris

   Writer:Pixie Weir
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   7.5/10(25 votes)

   #3 - The Man With Two Faces

   S1:E128/22/1969

   Cradock gets closer to heart of the robbery. Yet he finds himself under pressure from powerful men who are pulling the strings behind his superiors.

   Director:Cyril Coke

   Writer:George Lansbury

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   Director:Cyril Coke

   Writer:George Lansbury
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   7.6/10(31 votes)

   #4 - The Big Spender

   S1:E46/26/1969

   Cradock is convinced that the voice who mimicked a police operator's call belongs to conman Barry Porter. But how can he unearth the evidence that will implicate Porter with his potential involvement in the robbery.

   Director:Don Leaver

   Writer:Allan Prior

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   Director:Don Leaver

   Writer:Allan Prior
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   7.6/10(27 votes)

   #5 - Account Rendered

   S1:E98/1/1969

   Cradock reaches a major turning point in his investigation when Harry Oscroft, an accountant to the gold robbers is threatened at home. His family soon appeal for help, yet Harry is reluctant to assist Cradock with his enquiries.

   Director:Bill Bain

   Writer:Jeremy Paul

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   Director:Bill Bain

   Writer:Jeremy Paul
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   7.8/10(32 votes)

   #6 - The Great Bullion Robbery

   S1:E16/6/1969

   A shipment of gold bullion worth £5.5 million is stolen, when an aircraft carrying the consignment lands at West Marsh airfield in Kent. Subsequently, DCS Cradock is assigned to the case, in what is dubbed 'The Crime of the Century'.

   Director:Don Leaver

   Writers:John Hawkesworth, Glyn Jones

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   Director:Don Leaver

   Writers:John Hawkesworth, Glyn Jones
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   7.8/10(26 votes)

   #7 - The Oddly Honest Man

   S1:E77/18/1969

   Tom Goodwin, the pilot who flew the plane that contained the stolen bullion is prepared to spill the beans, but can Cradock trust him?

   Director:Bill Bain

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Bill Bain

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.9/10(31 votes)

   #8 - Grounded

   S1:E26/13/1969

   While operating from his temporary headquarters at West Marsh aifield. Cradock gets his first lead, when eywitness Sally Hartford informs him about seeing the marksman entering her family home during the robbery.

   Director:Peter Sasdy

   Writer:David Whitaker

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   Director:Peter Sasdy

   Writer:David Whitaker
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   7.9/10(33 votes)

   #9 - Crack Shot

   S1:E36/20/1969

   Facing pressure from both his superiors and the Home Office, Cradock is tasked to track down and deliver the marksman who shot at the police car that was escorting the bullion van.

   Director:Don Leaver

   Writer:Scott Forbes

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   Director:Don Leaver

   Writer:Scott Forbes
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    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #10 - Dog Eat Dog

    S1:E57/4/1969

    It seems someone has paid £30,000 in order to a release a convict to help pull of the job. Can Cradock help figure out the mystery?

    Director:Cyril Coke

    Writer:Leslie Sands

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    Director:Cyril Coke

    Writer:Leslie Sands
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    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #11 - The Cover Plan

    S1:E108/8/1969

    Hon. Timothy Fry DSO travels back to England to help smuggle Terry Lardner's wife and child out of the country. Cradock wants to know why an informer has implicated Fry with the bullion heist.

    Director:Cyril Coke

    Writers:John Hawkesworth, Berkely Mather

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    Director:Cyril Coke

    Writers:John Hawkesworth, Berkely Mather
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    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #12 - The Midas Touch

    S1:E118/15/1969

    'Mr Big' is arrested in Paris, and Cradock has found the brains behind the robbery. Yet he knows there's someone bigger still at large, so he sets out to find him.

    Director:Lionel Harris

    Writer:Donald Jonson

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    Director:Lionel Harris

    Writer:Donald Jonson
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    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #13 - The Kill

    S1:E138/29/1969

    In spite of warnings, Cradock refuses to give up bid to capture and arrest the mastermind behind the bullion robbery. However, as he closes in on his prey, he finds himself in dangerous territory.

    Director:Bill Bain

    Writer:Martin Hall

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    Director:Bill Bain

    Writer:Martin Hall