7.2/10293 votes7.2/10(293)#1 - To Be a King
Season 1 Episode 1
Aired 2/12/2023
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.
Director: Aneil Karia
Writer: Neil Forsyth
7.4/10252 votes7.4/10(252)#2 - There's Something Going on in Kent
Season 1 Episode 2
Aired 2/19/2023
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.
Director: Lawrence Gough
Writer: Neil Forsyth
7.5/10221 votes7.5/10(221)#3 - The Consequences Are Mine
Season 1 Episode 3
Aired 2/26/2023
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.
Director: Aneil Karia
Writer: Neil Forsyth
7.5/10214 votes7.5/10(214)#4 - Vengeance Is Easy, Justice Is Hard
Season 1 Episode 4
Aired 3/5/2023
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.
Director: Aneil Karia
Writer: Neil Forsyth
7.6/10201 votes7.6/10(201)#5 - The Boy You Were
Season 1 Episode 5
Aired 3/12/2023
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.
Director: Lawrence Gough
Writer: Neil Forsyth
7.7/10211 votes7.7/10(211)#6 - I'll Be Remembered
Season 1 Episode 6
Aired 3/19/2023
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.
Director: Lawrence Gough
Writer: Neil Forsyth
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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.
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:BBC One
Episodes
6
Avg. Rating
7.5
S1
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S3
S4
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E2
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7.2
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7.5
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"To Be a King" is the best rated episode of "The Gold" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 293 votes. Directed by Aneil Karia and written by Neil Forsyth, it aired on 2/12/2023. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "There's Something Going on in Kent".
