Season 1 – The Gold

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Per S @RT83737705 Jul 27, 2026 Interesting plot and a good expression of the period atmosphere, with fine performances by some less familiar actors. Not made on the arch typical English crime series production assembly line, so a breath of fresh air in the collection. See more Timothy L @t.linn Apr 13, 2026 This is an excellent story made all the more interesting by the fact that it is based on a true story. The characters are compelling. The settings are interesting. Though this isn't The Wire, it shares the trait that the characters on both sides of the law are compelling. In fact, I was pulling for the robbers from the outset. See more Michael S @Arquebus Dec 21, 2025 There might have been a gripping story somewhere in there, but the series was too long, drawn out and slow. Hugh Bonneville was a little too saintly, too much the character we are supposed to look up to. Yes, I suppose a good chief detective would keep telling his people to get everything right, but we don't have to hear it over and over again. The female detective was annoying. We are supposed to admire her careerist behavior - because feminism. Others have commented elsewhere that the criminals were a lot more thuggish and unsavory than they are portrayed in the series, and that the endless chatter about Britain's class system was repetitive and distracted from the story. See more Robert O @WineBob Oct 10, 2025 Well written . . . well acted . . . well produced!!! See more Edward L @Glyndower Aug 20, 2025 An excellent drama-doc that hits the British obsession with class right on the head. Some changes in names etc. have been made presumably to avoid libel charges but the story is generally accurate. The casting is somewhat stereotypical but at least uses some excellent actors. Poor old Sean Gilder is again cast as a corrupt senior police officer, so as soon as he appears on screen we know he is a 'wrong-un'! But a good watch nonetheless. See more Ken D @KDLondon Jun 11, 2025 In S1, the plot was dramatised so that for the first three episodes viewers probably had empathy for the protagonist - the police. But the second three episodes changed that so that empathy switched towards the antagonists. In part this was due to the unraveling of an audacious plan, but also due to the pig-headedness of the Boyce character - the man who seemed to know everything and had all the good ideas. Really? S1 also showed all the antagonists to have flaws, yet the protagonist seemed to have none, which is most unlikely in any drama. And let’s remember, John Fordhams death was due to poor planing by Boyce who showed no real remorse. See more Read all reviews

The Gold — Season 1

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