Real Crime
Diamond Geezers (7x10)
Air date: Nov 19, 2008
Documentary following the true story of how the Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad foiled the
would-be robbery of the millennium. Using interviews, exclusive archive footage and dramatic
reconstruction, the programme investigates how a gang of villains plotted to steal the world's
largest perfect diamond from the Millennium Dome and escape up the River Thames, and how
they were stopped by one of the most daring police operations ever. But how dangerous was
this Hollywood-style heist?
- Premiered: Jun 2001
- Episodes: 72
- Followers: 5