
The Essex Murders: Who Killed Goldfinger? — Season 1
About this season
June 24, 2015, John `Goldfinger' Palmer, once one of Britain's richest gangsters, is shot dead. Private investigators TM Eye, led by David McKelvey, re-examine Palmer's murder as part of a present-day investigation.
Episodes (3)

1. The Curse of Brink-Mat
7.0Aired 4 October 2025 • 49 min
Infamous gangster John Palmer is gunned down in his Essex garden. Ten years later, investigators probe his role in the notorious Brink's-Mat gold heist and the legend of its deadly curse.

2. Empire in the Sun
7.0Aired 11 October 2025 • 49 min
The search for Palmer's killer leads to Tenerife, where he built a ruthless timeshare empire. Undercover stings and Russian mob ties expose the scale of his power.

3. The Assassin
7.0Aired 18 October 2025 • 49 min
A professional hitman is suspected in Palmer's murder. Evidence points to an Irish cartel and an Eastern European enforcer but who paid to kill Goldfinger?