The Gold is a brand-new drama from Neil Forsyth, the brain behind Guilt, Eric, Ernie & Me, and is a six-part drama based on a real-life story. Inspired by the true story of the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery when burglars got more than they planned for at the security depot near Heathrow Airport, it has a cast full of recognisable actors.
Inspired by extensive research and interviews with some of those involved in the events, The Gold is a pulsating dramatisation which takes a journey into a 1980s world awash with cheap money and loosened morals to tell this extraordinary and epic story for the first time in its entirety.
But who's leading the cast and where have you seen them before? Let's find out.
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Main Cast of The Gold
Brian Boyce – Hugh Bonneville
Of course, Hugh is one of our most prolific actors of the moment. Best known for his roles in Downton Abbey, Paddington, Notting Hill and W1A, Hugh plays DCI Brian Boyce, who leads the chase of the robbers.
Here's wat Hugh said about The Gold: "The Gold is a classic heist. Deceit, corruption, cops and robbers. Good guys versus bad guys. Cat and mouse. Bullion, greed, avarice, people trying to better themselves. Everyone trying to climb up the greasy pole in some way, shape or form, be it in terms of their social standing, their economic standing, their career standing. How far do people go to try and better themselves? Does greed have its comeuppance? Does good triumph over bad?"
Nicki Jennings – Charlotte Spencer
Cinderella and Sanditon star Charlotte is DC Nicki Jennings. The 31-year-old has also been in Ted Lasso and film, The Duke. Here's what she said about her character in The Gold.
"I think Jennings is great. She's gritty. I'm a bit feisty myself so I understand that feeling of wanting to be respected and to be heard. She's a nice character to play."
Tony Brightwell – Emun Elliott
Emun has recently been seen in The Rig, Hullraisers, Trust Me and movies Old and The King's Man.
Kenneth Noye – Jack Lowden
Jack is the star of popular Apple + TV show, Slow Horses opposite Gary Oldman. The Scottish actor has had roles in Capone, Small Axe and Dunkirk, too.
Edwyn Cooper – Dominic Cooper
Mamma Mia! and Preacher star Cooper is also recognisable as a young Howard Stark in the earlier Captain America films. He's good pals with James Corden and they starred in the 2006 film version of The History Boys together.
John Palmer – Tom Cullen
Welsh actor Tom is also a Downton Abbey star but since then he's had roles in Gunpowder, Knightfall, Invasion and is a longtime star and supporter of indie films with roles in Black Mountain Poets and Pink Wall, which he also wrote and directed.
The rest of the cast is made up of stars of Doctor Who (Peter Davison), Guilt (Ruth Bradley), Prime Suspect: Tennison (Stefanie Martini)
Mission Impossible series (Sean Harris), Chernobyl (Adam Nagaitis) and more.
Micky McAvoy – Adam Nagaitis
Marnie Palmer – Stefanie Martini
Gordon Parry – Sean Harris
Archie Osbourne – Daniel Ings
Isabelle Cooper – Ruth Bradley
Brenda Noye – Nichola Burley
Sienna Rose – Ellora Torchia
Assistant Commissioner Gordon Stewart – Peter Davison
CS Cath McClean – Amanda Drew
AI – Anil Desai
DCI John Fordham – Hadley Fraser
DI Neville Carter – Sean Gilder
Jackie McAvoy – Lily Knight
Garth Chappell – Robin Laing
Jeannie Savage – Dorothy Atkinson
Neil Murphy – Chris Coghill
Matteo Constantino – Vernon Dobcheff
Max Goodman – Paul Thornley
Brian Reader – James Nelson Joyce
Kathleen Meacock – Sophia La Porta
Freemason Julian – Martin Carroll
Santiago – Anton Antoniadis
Senesie – Deenie Davies
Billy Jennings – Danny Webb
Brian Robinson – Frankie Wilson
Harry Bowman – Silas Carson
The Gold airs from Sunday 12 February at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer with all episodes available as a boxset on iPlayer from launch. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
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