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produced by <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/emmy\/\">Emmy<\/a> nominee<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&&p=b33f41641945a3cf421bbe7822bc5f750f3430e38ab00df1fe9546e04bae317aJmltdHM9MTc0MjM0MjQwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=2d3d202d-8b7e-6bb5-3e43-35998a856a82&psq=site%3ametro.co.uk+guy+ritchie&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9tZXRyby5jby51ay90YWcvZ3V5LXJpdGNoaWUv&ntb=1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&&p=b33f41641945a3cf421bbe7822bc5f750f3430e38ab00df1fe9546e04bae317aJmltdHM9MTc0MjM0MjQwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=2d3d202d-8b7e-6bb5-3e43-35998a856a82&psq=site%3ametro.co.uk+guy+ritchie&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9tZXRyby5jby51ay90YWcvZ3V5LXJpdGNoaWUv&ntb=1\"> Guy Ritchie<\/a> and explores the astonishing story of how a group of criminals attempted to rob the Millennium Star Diamond, worth \u00a3350millon.<\/p>\n<p>The official synopsis reads: ‘It\u2019s summer 2000. A group of south-east <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/london\/\">London<\/a> criminals are orchestrating what just might be the most audacious heist of all time.<\/p>\n<p>‘Their plan: use a bulldozer to ram-raid the brand new Millennium Dome in broad daylight, steal the world\u2019s second biggest flawless diamond in a haul worth \u00a3350 million, and escape by speedboat down the Thames. <\/p>\n<p>‘There\u2019s just one tiny problem: the Flying Squad are watching.’<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The show has an acclaimed crew behind it including director Jesse Vile and executive producers Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn, Suzanne Lavery and Ivan Atkinson.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"808\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244401438-eae5.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22753566\" alt=\"The official poster for The Diamond Heist\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The new Guy Ritchie series hits screens in April(Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The foiled diamond raid took place at Millennium Dome\u2019s diamond exhibition in Greenwich in November 2000 but the Metropolitan Police branch known as the Flying Squad swooped in just in the nick of time.<\/p>\n<p>The notorious attempted robbery has been portrayed in popular media before including a book written by Detective Superintendent Jon Shatford and William Doyle about the raid titled Dome Raiders: How Scotland Yard Foiled the Greatest Robbery of All Time.<\/p>\n<p>On screen the heist has been portrayed in an episode of Britain’s Biggest Heists and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2020\/11\/11\/ross-kemp-millennium-dome-heist-viewers-mock-insane-diamond-robbery-13580474\/\">The Millennium Dome Heist with Ross Kemp<\/a> which aired on ITV in 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"943\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IP_2274385-7cc9.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22753202\" alt=\"Millenium Star diamond\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The attempted heist of this diamond is at the heart of the documentary (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"260\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244411024-449d-e1742389168631.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22754564\" alt=\"The Diamond Heist | Official Trailer | Netflix\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>There’s plenty of drama ahead (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244411016-d037.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22754585\" alt=\"The Diamond Heist | Official Trailer | Netflix\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>You’ll be on the edge of your seat (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ironically, the legendary filmmaker himself<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/22\/guy-ritchies-big-budget-tv-set-targeted-thieves-costly-heist-22043090\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/22\/guy-ritchies-big-budget-tv-set-targeted-thieves-costly-heist-22043090\/\"> was the target of a heist<\/a> in November while filming his new big budget Paramount+ series The Associate. <\/p>\n<p>During the incident, two men reportedly rocked up in a Toyota Prius and distracted people while a third person stole some camera equipment from the side of the road.<\/p>\n<p>An insider told The Sun: ‘[The thief] jumped back in the car and they sped off. The security guards started going bananas because they\u2019d basically been robbed in broad daylight.<\/p>\n<p>‘It was pretty embarrassing and a costly mistake,\u2019 the source added. \u2018The kit on those films isn\u2019t cheap.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"968\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_197020748-c2a2.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22754444\" alt=\"Guy Ritchie\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Guy witnessed his own heist at the end of last year (Picture: Ian West\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And of course his 2000 movie Snatch,<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/11\/one-greatest-british-films-made-finally-amazon-prime-video-22710114\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/11\/one-greatest-british-films-made-finally-amazon-prime-video-22710114\/\"> which is available to watch on Prime<\/a>, portrays the criminal goings-on in <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/london\/\">London<\/a>\u2019s underworld \u2013 including the hunt for a missing diamond.<\/p>\n<p>Guy is no stranger to portraying the world of crime. His best known projects include 1998 crime comedy Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and the 2009 Sherlock Holmes movie.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, he shot to the top of the Netflix charts with The Gentleman, which follows the criminal misadventures of Eddie Horniman (<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/theo-james\/\">Theo James<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/03\/07\/kaya-scodelario-felt-really-anxious-wild-gentlemen-scene-20411124\/\">Susie Glass (Kaya Scodelario)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It amassed a whopping 70 million views before being renewed for a second season. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Diamond Heist will arrive on Netflix on April 16.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T1M48S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/19\/12\/96351591-0-image-m-59_1742388617825.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-03-19T12:49:46+0000″,”description”:”A stranger-than-fiction crime caper follows the attempted robbery of a priceless diamond, told by the gangsters who did it and the police on their tail. 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