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Scotsman
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
The Gold cast: who is new for series 2
The Gold features some familiar faces as well as plenty new ones for series 2 📺 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The Gold features plenty of new faces this season. Hugh Bonneville returns and is joined by other familiar faces. But who is in the cast of the show? The hunt for the Brink's-Mat gold continues in the BBC's hit historical drama this weekend. After more than two years away from the small screen The Gold is back for a second series. Hugh Bonneville is back to lead the cast - but there are plenty of new faces for the latest batch of episodes. The show is nearing the conclusion of season two and returns tonight (June 22). Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Viewers who simply can't wait for more can already watch the full boxset early. Here's how you can watch all six episodes right now. Who is in the cast of The Gold series 2? DI NIcki Jennings (Charlotte Spencer) and DI Tony Brightwell (Emun Elliott) are off the sun in the new series of The Gold, on BBC1 (Picture: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Jean-Paul Malherbe) | BBC Ahead of the premiere of the second season of the acclaimed drama, the BBC has confirmed the cast for the latest batch of episodes. It includes: Brian Boyce – Hugh Bonneville Nicki Jennings – Charlotte Spencer Tony Brightwell - Emun Elliott Kenneth Noye – Jack Lowden John Palmer – Tom Cullen Marnie Palmer – Stefanie Martini Charlie Miller – Sam Spruell Tony Lundy – Stephen Campbell Moore Douglas Baxter – Joshua McGuire Jerren – Joshua Samuels Logan Campbell – Tom Hughes Alice Harper – Tamsin Topolski CS Cath McClean – Amanda Drew Assistant Commissioner Gordon Stewart – Peter Davison Lena – Antonia Desplat Enrique – Sean Teale Kadene – Rochelle Neil Lauretta – Lorna Brown Harry Bowman – Silas Carson Jed Nixon - Thomas Coombes Alyssa - Olivia Grant Ivan - Aleksander Jovanovic Speaking about the show, Hugh Bonneville said: 'Gold is a mysterious metal. It's been around forever, has survived every economic crash and adorns bodies all around the world. It's synonymous with luxury and wealth. If you've got gold, you're associated with the Midas touch. That's the myth and the allure of this extraordinary commodity. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'So, when a huge robbery involving gold takes place, your imagination is immediately sparked. In series one we learned about the process of smelting, bringing the proceeds to market, laundering the profits of the sale, and the effect of that money on people and on the economy. Goodies and baddies, cops and robbers.' Who is new for The Gold season 2? Sam Spruell has been elevated to the main cast for the second series - after having a guest role in the first season. Other additions include Stephen Campbell Moore as Tony Lundy, Joshua McGuire as Douglas Baxter and Tom Hughes as Logan Campbell. The guest stars for the latest series include: Beth Goddard as Shirley, Palmer's accountant (series 2) Antonia Desplat as Léna, Palmer's lover (series 2) Joshua Samuels as Jerren, Palmer's driver (series 2) Sean Teale as Enrique, Palmer's employee (series 2) Aleksandar Jovanovic as Ivan, a Russian (series 2) Jack Bandeira as Scott Errico, a drug trafficker (series 2) Lorna Brown as Lauretta, the governor of Tortola (series 2) Rochelle Neil as Kadene, Campbell's girlfriend (series 2) Madalena Alberto as Gabriella Lunez, an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (series 2) Tamsin Topolski as Alice Harper, a fraud investigator (series 2) Which actors haven't returned for series 2? The Gold has had a bit of a turnover in the cast for the second season. A handful of actors who had key roles in the first series have not returned for the new episodes. It includes: Sean Harris as Gordon Parry (series 1) Adam Nagaitis as Micky McAvoy (series 1) Daniel Ings as Archie Osbourne (series 1) Ruth Bradley as Isabelle Cooper, Cooper's wife (series 1) Nichola Burley as Brenda Noye, Noye's wife (series 1) Hadley Fraser as DC John Fordham (series 1) Sean Gilder as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neville Carter (series 1) Sophia La Porta as Kathleen Meacock, McAvoy's lover (series 1) Dorothy Atkinson as Jeannie Savage, Noye's associate (series 1) Ellora Torchia as Sienna Rose, Cooper's lover (series 1) Dominic Cooper will appear in a guest role as Edwyn Cooper in series two, having been part of the main cast in the first season. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad What time is The Gold on TV? The show will be back with its fifth episode tonight (June 22) - followed by the season finale tomorrow (June 23). It is set to start at 9pm on BBC One/ HD on both nights. Each episode will run for approximately an hour and will finish at around 10pm. However if you can't wait to see how the show ends, the full boxset of The Gold series 2 is already available to binge watch on BBC iPlayer right now. All of the episodes became available on Sunday, June 8. What to expect from The Gold series 2? The preview for the second series of the acclaimed BBC drama has been released. It reads: 'Following the conviction of some of those involved in the theft and handling of the Brink's-Mat gold, the police realised that they had only ever been on the trail of half of the Brink's-Mat gold. Series two is inspired by some of the theories around what happened to the other half. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'As the police investigation continues, it becomes a tense, high-stakes journey into international money laundering and organised crime. The Brink's-Mat Task Force embark on a series of dramatic manhunts as they desperately try to solve the longest and most expensive investigation in the history of the Metropolitan Police.'
Scotsman
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
When does The Gold series 2 end? BBC schedule explained
The Gold will continue on the BBC - but when will the finale of series 2 be broadcast? 📺 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Hugh Bonneville is back for series 2 of The Gold. The show returned after two years away at the end of May. But when will the latest season finish on the BBC? The Gold has continued to keep audiences on their toes throughout its second series. The acclaimed historical drama returned last month after more than two years away. Hugh Bonneville leads the cast - as a number of familiar faces didn't return for the latest season. See who is appearing in the BBC show in 2025. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Viewers have had to wait since March 2023 for the show to make its highly anticipated return. But audiences might be wondering how much longer it will be on TV. How many episodes of The Gold are left? Charlotte Spencer as DI Nicki Jennings in The Gold series 2 | BBC The first series of The Gold had six episodes - which is a fairly standard amount for a BBC drama. For its second season, the historical crime thriller will also have the same amount. It will bring the show's total to 12 after two series. The most recent episode to be broadcast on TV was episode three and it was on BBC One last night (June 15). Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The show will continue with series two about four tonight (June 16). It is set to start at 9pm and will last for an hour. The preview for the latest episode, via Radio Times, reads: '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.' When is the finale of The Gold series 2? As mentioned in the section above, The Gold will have six episodes in its second season - the same as in the first. The fourth episode is set to be broadcast tonight (June 16). The Gold will then return with episode five on Sunday (June 22) night. Viewers will not have to wait much longer after that to catch the finale of series two. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Episode six is set to be broadcast on BBC One next Monday (June 23). It will also start at 9pm and will last for an hour. For viewers who simply can't wait to find out how the story continues, the full boxset is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. It became available on May 31 and it includes all six episodes. Have you got a story you want to share with our readers? You can now send it to us online via YourWorld at . It's free to use and, once checked, your story will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers.
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The Gold fans make desperate plea to BBC bosses as crime drama's second series kicks off
The multi-award-nominated series The Gold returned to BBC One last night, after two years of waiting. The crime drama takes the viewer on an expedition through the 80s- retelling the story of the notorious Brink's-Mat Robbery- one of the largest robberies, and most expensive Met investigations in British history. On 26th December 1983, six criminals broke into the Brink's-Mat warehouse on the Heathrow International trading estate in West London to undertake an dastardly scheme. They successfully heisted £26m in gold bullion, cash and diamonds (equivalent to £111m today) in a plot dubbed the crime of the century. But overshadowing the complexity of the heist was the operation that was set into effect following it - of smelting down and vanishing the gold, across the world, into the assets of a global network of criminals. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The crime drama takes the viewer on an expedition through the 80s- retelling the story of the notorious Brink's-Mat Robbery- one of the largest robberies, and most expensive Met investigations in British history The story was transformed into a captivating comedy-thriller on the small screen with the help of some 'diamonds' of the acting world, starring Hugh Bonneville, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Spencer, Sean Harris, Jack Lowden and Tom Cullen. One fan describes it as' A beautifully written limited series about a heist - actually post-heist - of likeable smaller-time crooks stumbling onto the biggest gold theft in history: 26 million; and how they try to get rid of it as equally likeable cops chase them.' It achieved great acclaim following its first season, which concluded in March 2023, getting a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Series one ended with luckless Met detective Brian Boyce's (Hugh Bonneville) gut-wrenching realisation that only half of the Gold had been accounted for by the investigation, and there was still a whopping £13 million left to locate. Whilst season 1 followed the movement of the gold that was stolen and distributed by Kenneth Noye, the second season delves into the mystery of the elusive other half of the money. Following last night's riveting episode, fans took to social media, demanding a third series from the BBC. 'Loved this series (hoping for series three). Series two of #TheGold starts tonight. So excited' 'It was brilliant again. I was nervous it wouldn't live up to series one but it was great #TheGold' 'I'm ten minutes in and loving the nostalgia plus it's a cracking drama with first class actors.' 'The writing in #TheGold is so good. Just binge watched the whole thing to reward myself for doing admin!' 'I loved the first series of The Gold and have been looking forward to seeing series 2! However, in conversation with Radio Times, stars of the show Charlotte Spencer and Emun Elliot suggested that the series would be limited to a two-parter, to keep the show focused on the source story: the gold. Spencer said: 'I think people don't realise that, even when I've spoken to friends and family who are like, 'Oh my God, it's got a second season?', and it's like, 'Yeah, because they only ever found half [of the gold]'. So there's, like, a whole other storyline that people don't know about which I think they're gonna like.' Meanwhile, Elliott added: 'The way Neil writes often, because I've worked with him a couple of times, he always seems to know whether something's going to be a standalone thing, a two-parter, a three-parter. 'So he has that kind of entire story arc in his head from episode 1, season 1. And obviously if the first season had been a disaster, there would be no season two, but luckily, there was such a great response, that we got to continue chasing this gold.'
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Charlotte Spencer shares personal link to Brink's-Mat scandal from BBC's The Gold
The enigma surrounding the infamous Brink's-Mat robbery may have been partially unravelled in BBC One's first series of The Gold, but there's still more beneath the surface to uncover. Hugh Bonneville and Charlotte Spencer are back on the case as London detectives in the gripping second series of the drama, which draws inspiration from the 1983 heist where a staggering £26 million in gold bullion was nicked from a Heathrow warehouse. Though Micky McAvoy's crew were nabbed for the heist in the initial series, they only ever recovered half of the lost loot. Charlotte, who portrays Detective Jennings, shared her insights with fans curious about the need for a sequel: "A lot of people have said, 'Oh my God, why is there a second series?'" she said. "A lot of people don't realise that they actually only found half of the gold." READ MORE: ITV Coronation Street icons' return 'sealed' and it's good news for Kevin Webster READ MORE: Coronation Street fans all say same thing as Eileen Grimshaw's exit sparks complaints Discussing the depth of the storyline, Charlotte hinted, "There's a whole other half – a whole other story. There are many stories that happen from this and I think people are going to be amazed at just how far it spreads and how much this web keeps growing." Not just on-screen, but also in real life, Charlotte has a personal connection to the notorious heist through her father, who knew Neil Murphy – one of the cops digging into the case. Talking about her dad's surprising revelation when he came across the script, Charlotte confessed, "It was such a passing comment that I just thought it was amazing – and you tend to find that a lot of people knew people involved in whatever way." "My dad hasn't spoken to that man for years but it's very rare that you get any kind of connection to a real story. For me, that was like, 'Wow – this was really ingrained in British culture.'" Even though it's been over two years since filming the first series, Charlotte, 33, effortlessly slipped back into her role as the collected and unwavering Nicki Jennings who remains on the straight and narrow despite her family's dodgy dealings. "This is the second time that I've done a series where my character has come back and there's just a really lovely feeling of going in and knowing the character," she reminisced. "There's none of this panic about, 'Have I found her?' because I know where she is now. It's really lovely." Already boasting several convictions as notches on her belt, Nicki no longer needs to impress her superior Brian Boyce – portrayed by Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville. "We find her a bit more solidified in where she is now. She's already proved herself and she is a good detective," Charlotte expressed. "She's getting her head down and concentrating on finding these people." The new series ushers in fresh faces like Malpractice's Tom Hughes, Criminal Record's Stephen Campbell Moore, Cheaters' Joshua McGuire and The Witcher's Lorna Brown to spice up the drama. Viewers can also get excited for Jack Lowden and Tom Cullen to return as the notorious criminal gold dealers Kenneth Noye and John Palmer. However, when the cameras stopped rolling on The Gold, Charlotte and her fellow actors swapped the gritty crime scenes for some cheeky sunshine, chilling out on location in sunny Tenerife. "It was so wholesome – a load of us would go out for dinner together and some people have young children so brought them out," she reveals. Charlotte, gearing up for intense scenes, would tap into the mindset of Jennings by listening to a custom-made playlist - a technique she employs for every role. "I make the playlist and it might be really random stuff – whatever gets me into that mood for some reason or what I think they'd listen to. I listen to that on set and it gets me in the headspace," she discloses. "There was a lot of 1980s stuff – David Bowie and Queen's Under Pressure... even things like the Beatles that maybe she would have listened to with her dad growing up." Discussing the prospects of The Gold returning for another series, Charlotte remarks, "The story finishes after this otherwise we'd be in the realms of fiction, so this is the last series but I think that's right. "I'll miss the fact that she genuinely wants to do good and there are people like that out there. There are police officers and all sorts and we don't see enough of them. Wholly good people who can make mistakes but the drive is for justice." Watch the premiere of The Gold tonight at 9pm on BBC One and catch-up on BBC iPlayer.
Daily Mirror
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
BBC The Gold star admits personal connection to £26m Brink's-Mat scandal
BBC crime drama The Gold is returning to our screens tonight - and star Charlotte Spencer has opened up about coming back to play Jennings and her real life connection to the crime The mystery of the Brink's-Mat robbery may have been solved in the first series of BBC One's The Gold – but the case is far from sealed shut. Hugh Bonneville and Charlotte Spencer return as London detectives in the drama's second series, inspired by the real-life 1983 robbery in which £26 million worth of gold bullion was stolen from a warehouse in Heathrow. While Micky McAvoy's gang were convicted over the theft in series one, only half of the missing gold was found. 'A lot of people have said, 'Oh my God, why is there a second series?'' says Charlotte, who plays detective Jennings. 'A lot of people don't realise that they actually only found half of the gold. 'There's a whole other half – a whole other story. There are many stories that happen from this and I think people are going to be amazed at just how far it spreads and how much this web keeps growing.' Jennings' relationship with her criminal dad is a source of conflict for her – however, in real life, Charlotte's father has his own link to the Brink's-Mat gold case. She reveals that her dad knew Neil Murphy, one of the police officers involved in the investigation, and mentioned the connection when he read the script. 'It was such a passing comment that I just thought it was amazing – and you tend to find that a lot of people knew people involved in whatever way,' she says. 'My dad hasn't spoken to that man for years but it's very rare that you get any kind of connection to a real story. 'For me, that was like, 'Wow – this was really ingrained in British culture.'' Despite filming the show's first series over two years ago, it didn't take long for Charlotte, 33, to get back into character as the unflappable Nicki Jennings who's incorruptible despite her family's criminal roots. 'This is the second time that I've done a series where my character has come back and there's just a really lovely feeling of going in and knowing the character,' she says. 'There's none of this panic about, 'Have I found it?' because I know where she is now. It's really lovely.' With several convictions now under her belt, Nicki is no longer trying to prove herself to boss Brian Boyce – played by Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville. 'We find her a bit more solidified in where she is now. She's already proved herself and she is a good detective,' she says. 'She's getting her head down and concentrating on finding these people.' The likes of Malpractice's Tom Hughes, Criminal Record's Stephen Campbell Moore, Cheaters' Joshua McGuire and The Witcher's Lorna Brown join the drama for the new series. Meanwhile, fans can expect to see Jack Lowden and Tom Cullen reprise their roles as criminal gold dealers Kenneth Noye and John Palmer. Despite playing cops and robbers on camera with The Gold's stellar cast, Charlotte and her co-stars were sunning it up during their downtime on location in Tenerife. 'It was so wholesome – a load of us would go out for dinner together and some people have young children so brought them out,' she reveals. Ahead of shooting intense scenes, Charlotte would listen to a playlist that she created specifically for Jennings – something that she does for every character she plays. 'I make the playlist and it might be really random stuff – whatever gets me into that mood for some reason or what I think they'd listen to. I listen to that on set and it gets me in the headspace,' she reveals. 'There was a lot of 1980s stuff – David Bowie and Queen's Under Pressure… even things like the Beatles that maybe she would have listened to with her dad growing up.' As for whether The Gold could return for a third series, Charlotte says, 'The story finishes after this otherwise we'd be in the realms of fiction, so this is the last series but I think that's right. 'I'll miss the fact that she genuinely wants to do good and there are people like that out there. 'There are police officers and all sorts and we don't see enough of them. Wholly good people who can make mistakes but the drive is for justice.' The Gold begins tonight at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
