All episodes are now streaming on BBC iPlayer. Kathleen McAvoy was given an 18-month suspended sentence for handling stolen money. However, by delving into the criminal world, Edwyn finds his life up-ended and starting to unravel from the happy family and professional worlds hed built up over the years. The heist became a seminal event in British criminal history and set off a decades-long chain of events. Yes it is. The site investigated by law enforcement held a furnace used to melt the stolen gold. He said: Neil and I spent a fascinating couple of hours with the real Brian Boyce who is now retired. He wasn't the only one involved to reach an. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. In part one Brown recalled how high-profile suspects came into the frame during the Brink's-Mat investigation. The Gold is available in full on BBC iPlayer now. In 2001, he was sentenced to eight years in jail for timeshare fraud, but served only four of these. According to detectives, what started as a typical Old Kent Road armed robbery became a seminal event in British criminal history and was branded the crime of the century. A Million Little Things season 5 episode 12: Gary and Allison make life-changing decisions, Anita Dobson talks Inside No. After he retired, Mr Boyce became involved in seeking justice for the Stephen Lawrence family after Stephen was murdered. "Nobody had ever gone out and tried to investigate a crime of this scale in a foreign country without it being officially sanctioned back in London first," he said. He reportedly helped barrister Michael Mansfield, QC, and solicitor Imran Khan to gather evidence. Sources have reported that Noye is over the moon with how he has been portrayed in The Gold. He was released in 2000, after serving 16 years of his term. The gang were now left with the headache of having to try and get rid of the gold, without causing such a ripple in the underworld that it would alert others to its whereabouts. Advertisement They. Stephen Black, the security guard who granted the robbers access to the Brinks-Mat warehouse, admitted aiding and abetting them. His involvement was detected sometime in the fall of 1986. Money from the gold was invested back into the property market, including the Docklands boom in the 1980s. As a part of her punishment, she was asked to spend five years in jail. Hardly any of it has been recovered. He was arrested that month and was extradited to the UK in May 1999. Meanwhile, South London wheeler dealer Gordon Parry (Sean Harris) and the respected establishment solicitor Edwyn Cooper (Dominic Cooper), set about laundering the proceeds from the stolen gold. Where are gangsters from the Brink's-Mat robbery now? Brink's-Mat Was Britain's Biggest Heist. It is a co-production between Tannadice Pictures, an Objective Fiction partner, and VIS, a division of ViacomCBS for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Cooper admitted he didnt feel sorry for Edwyn and described him as a fool for his poor life choices. CLAIMS that the Brink's-Mat robbery led to 20 murders have been dismissed as fantasy - but former Scotland Yard . Fans have been raving about new BBC drama The Gold, which follows the story of six robbers who found a vault full of gold bullion. Jennifer's brother, Tony Black, was a security guard. Garth Chappells arrest occurred in January 1985 after a raid in Bath, UK. However, Noye was linked to the Brinks-Mat robbery after police found 11 gold bars in his home. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. While Mamma Mia! According to The Sun, Relton is now living in the US. The gang were now left with the headache of having to try and get rid of the gold, without causing such a ripple in the underworld that it would alert others to its whereabouts.