The WORST episodes of The Gold

Every episode of The Gold ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Gold!

Three tonnes of solid gold, six armed robbers and an audacious heist that stunned Britain. Stealing it was just the start.

Last Updated: 7/5/2025Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended

7.28

46 votes

#1 - Episode 4

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/2025

The British police join forces with the DEA to take down the international money laundering operation. In Tenerife, John Palmer has an unwelcome visitor as the pressure builds.

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7.32

310 votes

#2 - To Be a King

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2023

Six armed men steal £26m worth of gold from the Brink’s-Mat security depot and set about trying to dispose of the bullion. DCI Brian Boyce sets up a police task force to investigate.

Directors: Aneil Karia

Writer: Neil Forsyth

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7.32

62 votes

#3 - Episode 1

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/8/2025

The police chase the other half of the stolen Brink’s-Mat gold when it resurfaces. In Tenerife, John Palmer’s successful timeshare business starts to attract unwanted attention.

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7.40

47 votes

#4 - Episode 5

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/22/2025

Old and new Brink’s-Mat criminals are in hiding around the world. As the police and criminal rivals close in on all fronts, the chase begins. Boyce meets an old foe.

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7.44

216 votes

#5 - Vengeance Is Easy, Justice Is Hard

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2023

In Tenerife, Palmer learns he is wanted by the police. Cooper and Parry's plan to move cash across Europe comes unstuck. Noye's murder trial comes to a dramatic conclusion.

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7.45

231 votes

#6 - The Consequences Are Mine

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/26/2023

The police set up surveillance on Noye and are led to Palmer and more of the gold chain suspects. The resulting raids end in tragedy in Noye's garden.

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7.47

251 votes

#7 - There's Something Going on in Kent

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2023

A chain is set up to smelt the stolen Brink's-Mat gold, sell it back into the market and launder the profits. The police investigation leads them to Kent and Kenneth Noye.

Directors: Lawrence Gough

Writer: Neil Forsyth

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7.51

216 votes

#8 - The Boy You Were

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/12/2023

As the police close in on the Brink's-Mat money launderers Parry and Cooper, unwanted attention in Tenerife forces Palmer into desperate action.

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7.55

53 votes

#9 - Episode 2

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2025

The proceeds from the stolen Brink’s-Mat gold are laundered through growing international criminal networks. The police pick up the trail as their investigation spreads overseas.

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7.63

49 votes

#10 - Episode 3

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/15/2025

As pressure builds on the criminals laundering the proceeds of the stolen Brink’s-Mat gold, the police carry out surveillance on their targets and pursue suspects around the world.

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7.65

46 votes

#11 - Episode 6

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/23/2025

Brian Boyce retires, but the work continues. In Britain and America, the Brink’s-Mat criminals face their day in court. In Spain, a dangerous manhunt is launched.

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7.73

215 votes

#12 - I'll Be Remembered

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/19/2023

The net tightens. Brian Boyce comes face to face with John Palmer, and Brightwell and Jennings make a shocking discovery.

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