The Hatton Garden robbery has been well documented, so I won't go into the plot here. Several other films have been made on the same subject but none really did it justice. This four part series starting with the robbery allows the characters to feel believable rather than the cardboard presentations portrayed in the other offerings on the same story. and is superior in every sense.
All the cast here are stand out, how anyone can call any of the actors sub par is beyond me. Evidently they don't understand the craft. All the leads, especially David Hayman, Timothy Spall, Geoff Bell and Alex Norton all give first rate performances as the old timers well past their criminal sell by date. With four episodes to tell the story more time is given into the police investigation and is notable for the actress T'nia Miller giving another stand out performance in an under written role. The time given to the Police investigation into how the gang was caught makes the series more compelling. And the fall out the gang experienced after the robbery underscores the old motto, there is no honour among thieves. They're not the most sympathetic bunch of villains and It is good that screen time is also given to a composite character whose life and family business is ruined as a result of the robbery, highlighting the fact that the resulting crime did leave victims in its wake, whose lives were changed forever by the robbery.
If true crime drama is of interest then this is certainly recommended viewing, however this is a well acted and well made drama regardless of the genre and one worth your time.
