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BBC’s The Gold Concludes With Season Two, No Third Series Planned

It fulfills creator Neil Forsyth’s original two-part vision that tracks stolen gold through international laundering networks

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Overview

  • Creator Neil Forsyth confirmed The Gold was conceived as a two-series drama and no third installment is planned.
  • Season two follows the aftermath of the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery as law enforcement pursues complex global money laundering operations.
  • The narrative introduces composite character Logan Campbell alongside new figures Douglas Baxter and Tony Lundy.
  • In reality less than £44,000 of the £2 million stolen in the Brink’s-Mat heist was recovered and eight of the eleven accused received life sentences.
  • The series finale has reignited public interest in the infamous heist and related true crime documentaries and dramas.