The Gold Robbers
1969 · 1 season · 13 eps · ★ 7.5 · Crime, Drama
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Tough cop Detective Chief Superintendent Cradock is assigned to track down and bring to justice the criminals behind the daring theft of five and half million pounds worth of gold bullion from an airfield in the South of England.
Created by John Hawkesworth
Network: ITV1
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Peter Vaughan DCS Cradock
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