exAtyeoMax Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Just watching The Gold on iPlayer. I do remember the names of Kenneth Noye and John Palmer, but I didn't realise that his company was in North Street opposite The Spotted Cow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 I watched the series and was "gobsmacked" at this. Living close to it I would have passed it many times during this period. Also the Barclays bank on Lombard Street in which the money was laundered was staggering. It lead to a lot of comments from the family about my background !!!! Did you also watch the follow up factual programme - BBC iPlayer - The Gold: The Inside Story 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_b Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Good podcast on BBC sounds about John Palmer specifically as well- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p0dwnc59 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 There was also a Channel 5 doc shown the week leading up to BBC's The Gold series (which was excellent). The main difference between the C5 and The Inside Story docs was that the former interviewed one of the key witness guards. He had petrol poured over him and explained that petrol then burns into your skin even if not set alight. He shared more detail regarding the informant as well. Worth trying to find it on their version of iplayer. Series 2 of The Gold is to be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 15 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said: Just watching The Gold on iPlayer. I do remember the names of Kenneth Noye and John Palmer, but I didn't realise that his company was in North Street opposite The Spotted Cow! I knew. We bought a Timeshare in Florida from his company. When we hadn't received any documentation for the purchase, I looked up their details to contact them. When I realised it was just down the road from where we were living in St Annes, I went down there only to find that a notice on the door to say they were no longer trading. The same day the Evening Post ran story about people who had lost their money in the same circumstances. At that point I hadn't told my wife what was going on as I didn't want her to panic, so I found a number for the Timeshare Resort in Bradenton Beach and rang them directly. Thank goodness I did as they told me that they had our details, payment and would send us our deeds straight to us. We were one of the lucky ones, and the Timeshare Resort were totally unaware there was a problem, so they were grateful for my call. On our first visit they treated us to a meal at a local restaurant as a thank you for the heads up. We were one of a few lucky ones, apparently they were still selling weeks right up to the day before they went out of business, the later purchasers got nothing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 11 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: I knew. We bought a Timeshare in Florida from his company. When we hadn't received any documentation for the purchase, I looked up their details to contact them. When I realised it was just down the road from where we were living in St Annes, I went down there only to find that a notice on the door to say they were no longer trading. The same day the Evening Post ran story about people who had lost their money in the same circumstances. At that point I hadn't told my wife what was going on as I didn't want her to panic, so I found a number for the Timeshare Resort in Bradenton Beach and rang them directly. Thank goodness I did as they told me that they had our details, payment and would send us our deeds straight to us. We were one of the lucky ones, and the Timeshare Resort were totally unaware there was a problem, so they were grateful for my call. On our first visit they treated us to a meal at a local restaurant as a thank you for the heads up. We were one of a few lucky ones, apparently they were still selling weeks right up to the day before they went out of business, the later purchasers got nothing. I’d forgotten about the he timeshare business! my friend’s parents were apparently going to buy his house which I think was near Bath, they split up and got divorced instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 What I find interesting about John Palmer is that, despite him being under electronic surveillance by a secret, police unit, local plod investigating his death "missed" the fact that he had been shot 6 times and recorded the death as a probable heart attack. The police surveillance of Palmer was conducted from Cumbria - hundreds of miles away from his Essex home - because cops believed both the Met and Essex forces had been compromised by corrupt payments emanating from Palmer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 The bank manager at Barclays got arrested on the Saturday morning I think it was a million a week, between them and the jeweler's? No joking now he captained a cricket club locally, and his one phone call he rang the cricket club to say he couldn't make it! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 4 hours ago, Norn Iron said: Series 2 of The Gold is to be made. The ending was a bit annoying in that sense. I hope they're well into filming season 2 so that we're not waiting too long. It's annoying when you get to the end of what you think is a mini-series, but in fact you're basically halfway through the story... other than that a decent series, though surely there are actors out there actually from the westcountry that could've played Palmer, instead of a welshman from Aberystywyth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 18 hours ago, Reigate Red said: I watched the series and was "gobsmacked" at this. Living close to it I would have passed it many times during this period. Also the Barclays bank on Lombard Street in which the money was laundered was staggering. It lead to a lot of comments from the family about my background !!!! Did you also watch the follow up factual programme - BBC iPlayer - The Gold: The Inside Story Haven’t got to that yet, thanks for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Kid in the Riot said: The ending was a bit annoying in that sense. I hope they're well into filming season 2 so that we're not waiting too long. It's annoying when you get to the end of what you think is a mini-series, but in fact you're basically halfway through the story... other than that a decent series, though surely there are actors out there actually from the westcountry that could've played Palmer, instead of a welshman from Aberystywyth Is he from the West? I thought he came from Birmingham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalRed Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 3 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said: I’d forgotten about the he timeshare business! my friend’s parents were apparently going to buy his house which I think was near Bath, they split up and got divorced instead I believe he lived in Lansdown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 He had a big house on the A38, after the airport, and the smelter for the gold was hid in a woodpile, read a book a while ago Brian reader from the safety deposit box job, was allegedly involved in the delivery of the gold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamdon Mart Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 41 minutes ago, LoyalRed said: I believe he lived in Lansdown Close. He lived in "Battlefields", a big mansion type house on the road that takes you from Wick up to Bath Racecourse. As you go past Tracy Park Golf Course and climb the hill, halfway up is a sharp right hand bend; the house is set back from the road just there. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 44 minutes ago, LoyalRed said: I believe he lived in Lansdown yes, past the racecourse and on the road to the A420. 2 minutes ago, Hamdon Mart said: Close. He lived in "Battlefields", a big mansion type house on the road that takes you from Wick up to Bath Racecourse. As you go past Tracy Park Golf Course and climb the hill, halfway up is a sharp right hand bend; the house is set back from the road just there. yes, that's where I was thinking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: Is he from the West? I thought he came from Birmingham. On The Gold, him and his wife are portrayed as having "westcountry" accents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Hamdon Mart said: Close. He lived in "Battlefields", a big mansion type house on the road that takes you from Wick up to Bath Racecourse. As you go past Tracy Park Golf Course and climb the hill, halfway up is a sharp right hand bend; the house is set back from the road just there. It was recently let for £5k a month. Every time I drive past it, I either say out loud to whoever is in the car or think in my head...' that's where Palmer lived' I found the fact that every piece of gold manufactured in this country, has a part in it from the robbery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Kid in the Riot said: On The Gold, him and his wife are portrayed as having "westcountry" accents. She was from Bath I believe, he wasn't. I think she lives in the area again now. Their daughter used to run a florist shop in Bath, I knew a bloke that used to go out with Marnie before she hooked up with Palmer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonbed Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 4 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said: On The Gold, him and his wife are portrayed as having "westcountry" accents. And yet he was a brummie? Listened to him on the BBC podcast, and he certainly “don’t speak like we does” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 20 minutes ago, Spoonbed said: And yet he was a brummie? Listened to him on the BBC podcast, and he certainly “don’t speak like we does” Then the TV adaptation is inaccurate. Bit strange as to why they'd get a Welsh actor to pull a westcountry accent. Wasn't he of traveller origin? Maybe it's a very shit attempt at that... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 This is the best doc on Palmer imo, which shows far more than the series and other docs. Including parts of Bemmy at the time. Done by Roger Cook. Shows how far he had infiltrated into all levels of society and organisations. His reports on his death by ambulance and police are the oddest. Shot 6 times in chest and back....yet written down as natural causes. Marnie had a slight west country accent. Palmer's was really high pitched and slight midlands twang. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City oz Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 15 hours ago, Hamdon Mart said: Close. He lived in "Battlefields", a big mansion type house on the road that takes you from Wick up to Bath Racecourse. As you go past Tracy Park Golf Course and climb the hill, halfway up is a sharp right hand bend; the house is set back from the road just there. Sounds like you know it very well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 When cook set up that fake second hand shop on west street that was a cracking episode, the bloke who did house clearances for our firm ended up on there in our firms jumper, our boss wasn't impressed, if anyone has that episode could you post it please been looking for years 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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