The Gold
The real story behind Brink’s-Mat: Britain’s biggest heist
$25.41
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
22 July 2025
Summary
The definitive account of the Brink’s-Mat Robbery to publish alongside a prime-time BBC 1 series.
The real story that inspired the BBC drama, The Gold.
On Saturday, 26 November 1983, an armed gang stole gold bullion worth almost £26 million from the Brink’s-Mat security depot near London’s Heathrow Airport. It was the largest robbery in world history, and only the start of an extraordinary story. For forty years, myths and legends have grown around the Brink’s-Mat heist and th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529149548 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529149541 |
| Author: | Neil Forsyth, Thomas Turner |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Spotlight |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 22 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Neil Forsyth
Neil Forsyth is a screenwriter and author. He has written seven books, and created a number of television shows, including the critically acclaimed, BAFTA-winning drama Guilt. He is the writer and creator of The Gold, the BBC dramatisation of the Brink’s-Mat story.
Thomas Turner is a writer and historian of popular culture. He has written two books. Educated at the universities of Oxford and London, he teaches history and cultural studies in London. He provides research for television projects and was the researcher for the BBC drama The Gold.
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