The Gold season 2: Release date, plot and latest news
The Gold is finally almost back for season 2.
It's been two years since The Gold debuted on BBC One, to rapturous applause from critics and viewers alike. Now, we finally know exactly when it it going to return for its second and final run.
The new instalment will see the return of cast members including Hugh Bonneville, Charlotte Spencer, Emun Elliott, Tom Cullen, Stefanie Martini, Sam Spruell and even Jack Lowden, while new additions include Tom Hughes, Stephen Campbell Moore and Joshua McGuire.
The drama will pick up after the events of season 1 and explore what happened to the other half of the Brink’s-Mat gold, once again based on the gripping true story of the 1983 robbery, but also inspired by some theories regarding unknown elements of what happened in its aftermath.
So, when will second season of The Gold be released? Read on for everything you need to know.
The Gold season 2 release date
We now finally have a confirmed release date for The Gold season 2, with all six episodes arriving on BBC iPlayer at 6am on Sunday 8th June.
The episodes will also air on BBC One, with episode 1 airing at 9pm on Sunday 8th June and episode 2 airing at the same time on Tuesday 10th June.
Speaking about the second season, Neil Forsyth (creator, writer and executive producer) previously said: "The second and final part of The Gold sees the story of the Brink’s-Mat robbery, and everything that stemmed from it, become even more expansive, surprising and international.
"It has been a real thrill for me to see the scripts brought to life so brilliantly by our director Patrick Harkins, our fantastic cast, and our hard-working crews in the UK and Spain. We are delighted with the results and look forward to the series launching later this year."
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The Gold season 2 cast news
With season 1 ending with the conviction and tracking down of multiple individuals involved in the stealing, the movement of the gold and the subsequent money laundering, there have been some change-ups to the cast for season 2.
For instance, none of Dominic Cooper, James Nelson-Joyce, Dorothy Atkinson, Sean Harris and Sean Gilder have yet been confirmed as reprising their roles for season 2.
However, a number of other stars are returning, including, in a surprise announcement, Jack Lowden as Kenneth Noye, while new stars joining for season 2, include Tom Hughes, Stephen Campbell Moore and Joshua McGuire.
The confirmed cast list for The Gold season 2 is as follows.
- Hugh Bonneville as Brian Boyce
- Charlotte Spencer as Nicki Jennings
- Emun Elliott as Tony Brightwell
- Jack Lowden as Kenneth Noye
- Tom Cullen as John Palmer
- Stefanie Martini as Marnie Palmer
- Sam Spruell as Charlie Miller
- Stephen Campbell Moore as Tom Lundy
- Joshua McGuire as Douglas Baxter
- Joshua Samuels as Jerren
- Tom Hughes as Logan Campbell
- Tamsin Topolski as Alice Harper
- Amanda Drew as CS Cath McLean
- Peter Davison as Assistant Commissioner Gordon Stewart
- Antonia Desplat as Lena
- Sean Teale as Enrique
- Rochelle Neil as Kadene
- Lorna Brown as Lauretta
- Silas Carson as Harry Bowman
- Thomas Coombes as Jed Nixon
- Olivia Grant as Alyssa
What is The Gold season 2 about?
Season 1 finished with much of the bullion unable to be recovered and Boyce (Bonneville) and his team left wondering about its whereabouts.
Despite many of the individuals who were involved with stealing, shifting the gold and laundering the profits all being tracked down and convicted, Nicki Jennings (Charlotte Spencer) and Tony Brightwell (Emun Elliott) realise that there was £13 million worth of gold unaccounted for.
Even though Noye is sentenced, he ends with a typically antagonistic last exchange with Boyce, which could lead rather nicely into the events of season 2, which is set later than the mid-'80s season 1 timeline.
The official synopsis for season 2 reads: "Following the conviction of some of those involved in the theft and handling of the Brink’s-Mat gold, the police (Hugh Bonneville, Charlotte Spencer, Emun Elliot) realised that those criminals only ever had half of it.
"Series two explores what happened to the other half, and the criminal fortune it created. As the police investigation continues, it becomes a tense, high-stakes journey into international money laundering and organised crime, the police 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."
Is there a trailer for The Gold season 2?
There is! You can watch the trailer for season 2 right here now.
The Gold season 2 will arrive on BBC iPlayer at 6am on Sunday 8th June, before airing on BBC One at 9pm.
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Morgan Cormack is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering everything drama-related on TV and streaming. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature.
