
The Gold loses its shine
The second series dramatising the aftermath of the 1983 Brink’s-Mat heist is solid but tends towards the grandiose.
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The second series dramatising the aftermath of the 1983 Brink’s-Mat heist is solid but tends towards the grandiose.
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