Blood Money: The Curse of the Brink's-Mat Robbery

True crime, 90 min feature documentary Blood Money: The Curse of the Brink's-Mat Robbery for Channel 5.

In November 1983, a gang of balaclava-clad armed robbers broke into the Brink's-Mat security depot near Heathrow and fled with pure gold, worth £26 million - equivalent to around £94 million today. Now nearly 40 years on, police officers and key witnesses, many speaking for the first time, reveal the inside story behind Britain's biggest gold robbery.

The documentary revisits the famous Brink’s-Mat robbery.
Police officers and key witnesses reveal the story behind Britain's biggest gold robbery for the first time on camera.

Premiered on Tuesday 10pm, January 31st at Channel 5 and My5.

Watch the film on My5