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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The Gold fans make desperate plea to BBC bosses as crime drama's second series kicks off
The multi-award-nominated series The Gold returned to BBC One last night, after two years of waiting. The crime drama takes the viewer on an expedition through the 80s- retelling the story of the notorious Brink's-Mat Robbery- one of the largest robberies, and most expensive Met investigations in British history. On 26th December 1983, six criminals broke into the Brink's-Mat warehouse on the Heathrow International trading estate in West London to undertake an dastardly scheme. They successfully heisted £26m in gold bullion, cash and diamonds (equivalent to £111m today) in a plot dubbed the crime of the century. But overshadowing the complexity of the heist was the operation that was set into effect following it - of smelting down and vanishing the gold, across the world, into the assets of a global network of criminals. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The crime drama takes the viewer on an expedition through the 80s- retelling the story of the notorious Brink's-Mat Robbery- one of the largest robberies, and most expensive Met investigations in British history The story was transformed into a captivating comedy-thriller on the small screen with the help of some 'diamonds' of the acting world, starring Hugh Bonneville, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Spencer, Sean Harris, Jack Lowden and Tom Cullen. One fan describes it as' A beautifully written limited series about a heist - actually post-heist - of likeable smaller-time crooks stumbling onto the biggest gold theft in history: 26 million; and how they try to get rid of it as equally likeable cops chase them.' It achieved great acclaim following its first season, which concluded in March 2023, getting a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Series one ended with luckless Met detective Brian Boyce's (Hugh Bonneville) gut-wrenching realisation that only half of the Gold had been accounted for by the investigation, and there was still a whopping £13 million left to locate. Whilst season 1 followed the movement of the gold that was stolen and distributed by Kenneth Noye, the second season delves into the mystery of the elusive other half of the money. Following last night's riveting episode, fans took to social media, demanding a third series from the BBC. 'Loved this series (hoping for series three). Series two of #TheGold starts tonight. So excited' 'It was brilliant again. I was nervous it wouldn't live up to series one but it was great #TheGold' 'I'm ten minutes in and loving the nostalgia plus it's a cracking drama with first class actors.' 'The writing in #TheGold is so good. Just binge watched the whole thing to reward myself for doing admin!' 'I loved the first series of The Gold and have been looking forward to seeing series 2! However, in conversation with Radio Times, stars of the show Charlotte Spencer and Emun Elliot suggested that the series would be limited to a two-parter, to keep the show focused on the source story: the gold. Spencer said: 'I think people don't realise that, even when I've spoken to friends and family who are like, 'Oh my God, it's got a second season?', and it's like, 'Yeah, because they only ever found half [of the gold]'. So there's, like, a whole other storyline that people don't know about which I think they're gonna like.' Meanwhile, Elliott added: 'The way Neil writes often, because I've worked with him a couple of times, he always seems to know whether something's going to be a standalone thing, a two-parter, a three-parter. 'So he has that kind of entire story arc in his head from episode 1, season 1. And obviously if the first season had been a disaster, there would be no season two, but luckily, there was such a great response, that we got to continue chasing this gold.'
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lily James puts on a leggy display in purple mini dress after stepping out in black mini skirt during day in NYC
Lily James put on a leggy display as she attended a screening of her film Relay at the SVA Theater in New York City on Saturday. The actress, 36, looked incredible as she slipped into a purple mini dress with long sleeves and a turtle neck. The garment highlighted the star's jaw-dropping figure and Lily added height to her frame with a pair of matching heels. Letting her locks fall loose down her shoulders, the Downton Abbey star completed her look with a pair of sunglasses. Earlier on the day, Lily stepped out in a white vest top tucked into a black mini skirt. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. She wrapped up in a matching blazer and also wore black shoes and carried a small handbag. It comes after Lily celebrated her 36th birthday in April at a Michelin-starred restaurant in North London with her famous friends. The actress splashed out on a private dining room at modern Italian restaurant, Luca, not far from Lily's Grade-II listed £3million home. Hiring a private space at the lavish eatery which has a minimum spend of £650, with the chef's fixed menu, including a wine pairing with each course, costs nearly £200 per person. Lily was all smiles as she was joined by several close friends including her Mamma Mia! co-star, Dominic Cooper, his girlfriend, actress Gemma Chan, actress Gala Gordon and socialite Poppy Delevingne, older sister of model Cara. Gala and Poppy took to Instagram to share pictures showing Lily looking happier than ever as she celebrated her day. She looked relaxed in a khaki sleeveless dress cut away at the waist, showing off her slender frame. The Surrey-born star and her friends drank champagne and red wine while feasting on a menu with mouth-watering items including £68 beef ribeye, £49 lamb with spiky artichoke and pine nuts and fresh pasta dishes such as £46 prawn taglierini. Lily wrapped up in a black blazer and also sported a pair of matching shoes At the end of the meal, Lily was treated to a big white birthday cake adorned with multi-coloured candles, meringue balls and an icing photo of herself as a child in an early acting role. 'Keep shining my girl - this is your year,' her close friend Gala, 34, captioned a video online. Gala is an executive producer of Swiped, the film starring Lily as Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of dating app Bumble, due out this year. Gala is also co-founder of a film production company, Parados Productions, with Lily. Poppy, 38, shared a video of her and Lily playing around in a lift, with a soundtrack of the quote: 'You are by the far the baddest, raddest, sexiest, most far-out kick-a** chick that I've ever met!' It is a line said by actor Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee to Lily's Pamela Anderson in the 2022 TV series, Pam and Tommy. 'You really f****** are,' wrote Poppy, who is heavily pregnant with her first child - a girl - by her billionaire boyfriend, Archie Keswick. 'Happy birthday beautiful LILS. Love you to Pluto.' Lily, who has previously been in long-term relationships with actor Matt Smith and US musician Michael Shuman, did not appear to be joined by a date at her birthday bash.
