The Gold Robbers

Tough cop Detective Chief Superintendent Cradock is assigned to track down and bring to justice the criminals behind the daring theft of five and half million pounds worth of gold bullion from an airfield in the South of England.

1. E1. The Great Bullion Robbery

   Jun 6, 1969 · 60m

   A shipment of gold bullion worth £5.5 million is stolen, when an aircraft carrying the consignment lands at West Marsh airfield in Kent. Subsequently, DCS Cradock is assigned to the case, in what is dubbed 'The Crime of the Century'.

2. E2. Grounded

   Jun 13, 1969 · 60m

   While operating from his temporary headquarters at West Marsh aifield. Cradock gets his first lead, when eywitness Sally Hartford informs him about seeing the marksman entering her family home during the robbery.

3. E3. Crack Shot

   Jun 20, 1969 · 60m

   Facing pressure from both his superiors and the Home Office, Cradock is tasked to track down and deliver the marksman who shot at the police car that was escorting the bullion van.

4. E4. The Big Spender

   Jun 26, 1969 · 60m

   Cradock is convinced that the voice who mimicked a police operator's call belongs to conman Barry Porter. But how can he unearth the evidence that will implicate Porter with his potential involvement in the robbery.

5. E5. Dog Eat Dog

   Jul 4, 1969 · 60m

   It seems someone has paid £30,000 in order to a release a convict to help pull of the job. Can Cradock help figure out the mystery?

6. E6. Rough Trade

   Jul 11, 1969 · 60m

   Cradock discovers that the getaway driver Peter Conroy has escaped to Austria to evade arrest. But he has left his wife Jennifer behind, and Cradock uses her to find answers.

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