The Gold

“There is an overwhelming sense that this is Good Quality British Drama, despite the inevitable sprawl that comes with a story wandering across the Canaries, the Caribbean, Asia, the Isle of Man and London. For the most part, it is focused and newly thrilling. And despite having no obvious ending to draw from in real life, The Gold manages to cobble one together, with gusto.”
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian

“There are so many threads to the story, which freely admits to being based on theories rather than facts, and writer Neil Forsyth handles them with great skill. While it may lack the narrative drive of series one, it will keep you watching through the strength of the writing and the top-notch performances from everyone involved.”
Anita Singh, The Telegraph

“I have watched all six episodes and can tell you that it is every bit as sparkling as the first series. If not more so. Yes, the first episode took a while to creak into gear but stay with it because this is first-class stuff. Whatever your view on whether such dramas ‘glamorise crime’ or ‘sentimentalise villains’, Neil Forsyth has done a skilful job in streamlining a knotty, convoluted and sometimes laborious story and turning it into an exceptional piece of television.”
Carol Midgley, The Times

“By taking the action out of south London and into exotic money-laundering operations around the world – Tenerife, the Caribbean – the second series of The Gold can at times seem like Death in Paradis with swearing, but screenwriter Forsyth has given his cast so much to do, and say, that the collective sense of enjoyment radiates as much as the foreign sun. What follows is a terrifically tense, and often very funny, cat-and-mouse chase.”
Nick Duerden, The i

“The Gold is very good, both as a look at the operations of Britain’s criminal class in the pre-internet era, and an examination of enterprise and social mobility in the early days of Thatcherism. It’s also a lot of fun, romping around the globe – from south London to the Caribbean, via the Canaries – like a barrow boy James Bond.”
Nick Hilton, The Independent

“The real entertainment comes from supporting roles, especially Joshua McGuire as a spitefully camp accountant who specialises in tax dodges, and Peter Davison as the wonderfully snobbish Met Commissioner. Stephen Campbell Moore is effortlessly watchable, too, as a bent copper who sees himself as the Lone Ranger.”
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail