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Fortune & Fallout: No Honor Among Thieves

October 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM EDT

The Gold is a six-episode series that tells the story of Britain’s most infamous gold heist—and the chaos that followed. In 1983, a group of men planned to steal just $1 million… but somehow walked away with over $32 million!

For the true crime enthusiast! Check out this notorious heist.

Based on the real-life events of one of Britain’s most notorious heists — the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery.


On November 26, 1983, six armed men stormed the Brink’s-Mat security warehouse near Heathrow Airport, unexpectedly uncovering £26 million worth of gold bullion. What began as a robbery quickly escalated into a massive international money laundering scheme, triggering a chain of events marked by scandal, corruption, and murder.

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