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The Curse

Comedy crime caper set in early-1980s London, following a gang of hopeless small-time crooks who, through their own stupidity and poor judgment, get themselves embroiled in one of history's biggest gold heists.

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comedy, crime, drama

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Shiny Button Productions

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https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-curse

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Gold location number 22. One's at
Tilbury oil rigs on the water now. - The Curse

Gold location number 22. One's at Tilbury oil rigs on t...

Clive Cornell and Joseph William
Bailey, the jury have found you
guilty on all accounts. - The Curse

Clive Cornell and Joseph William Bailey, the jury have found...

Seek out the middle drum. You'll
find three chains. - The Curse

Seek out the middle drum. You'll find three chains.

I hereby sentence you both to life
imprisonment. - The Curse

I hereby sentence you both to life imprisonment.

Standard!
Biggest gold heist of the century! - The Curse

Standard! Biggest gold heist of the century!

One is Russian and the other two...
Here we go. - The Curse

One is Russian and the other two... Here we go.

Society deserves a rest from your
"activities." - The Curse

Society deserves a rest from your "activities."

Standard!
Come and get your Standard! - The Curse

Standard! Come and get your Standard!

"The Metropolitan Police
are this morning investigating - The Curse

"The Metropolitan Police are this morning investigating

In the East End of London, being a
known grass was pretty much a death
sentence. - The Curse

In the East End of London, being a known grass was pretty mu...

HE EXHALES DEEPLY - The Curse

HE EXHALES DEEPLY

Thanks to the tireless work of my
team and the Metropolitan Police, - The Curse

Thanks to the tireless work of my team and the Metropolitan ...

"The robbery was not captured
on camera - The Curse

"The robbery was not captured on camera

Maybe we should listen to the rest
of the tape, see if there's clues. - The Curse

Maybe we should listen to the rest of the tape, see if there...

The good news was Billy had come up
trumps - The Curse

The good news was Billy had come up trumps

Fred, I can't stand listening to
that man's dulcet tones any more. - The Curse

Fred, I can't stand listening to that man's dulcet...

I assumed he was disguising his
voice, guv. I don't think anyone
speaks like that. - The Curse

I assumed he was disguising his voice, guv. I don't thi...

Me and Albert decided to keep it
small and subtle for now. - The Curse

Me and Albert decided to keep it small and subtle for now.

Elsewhere, Mick and Phil had bought
themselves a glitzy nightclub up in
Soho. - The Curse

Elsewhere, Mick and Phil had bought themselves a glitzy nigh...

I mean, Mick had let it all go to
his thick head...literally. - The Curse

I mean, Mick had let it all go to his thick head...literally...

'The whole world talking about us, - The Curse

'The whole world talking about us,

The Metropolitan Police have today
offered a substantial reward - The Curse

The Metropolitan Police have today offered a substantial rew...

After the fallout of the Savoy, we
hadn't spoken to them both in
months. - The Curse

After the fallout of the Savoy, we hadn't spoken to the...

Looking back, it was the time we
needed each other the most. - The Curse

Looking back, it was the time we needed each other the most.

Once the Old Bill had offered a
reward for the gold, it felt like a
noose tightening round out necks. - The Curse

Once the Old Bill had offered a reward for the gold, it felt...

We needed a way out but we were all
being watched and followed 24/7 by
police surveillance. - The Curse

We needed a way out but we were all being watched and follow...

First things first, couple of
loose ends to tie up. Yeah. - The Curse

First things first, couple of loose ends to tie up. Yeah.

Mick and Phil were the only ones
that weren't being kept track of. - The Curse

Mick and Phil were the only ones that weren't being kep...

Phil, you're in charge
of the getaway vehicle.
What, lick of paint, change the reg? - The Curse

Phil, you're in charge of the getaway vehicle. What, li...

Destroy it.
Destroy it, obviously, as well.
I was about to say that, Clive. - The Curse

Destroy it. Destroy it, obviously, as well. I was about to s...

But Mick had problems of his own
with Ma McTavish breathing down his
neck - The Curse

But Mick had problems of his own with Ma McTavish breathing ...

Mick, are you...
Do you wanna do that with me?
Yeah, consider me there, mate. - The Curse

Mick, are you... Do you wanna do that with me? Yeah, conside...

I mean, seriously, might as well
put a sign up saying, "We did the
robbery." - The Curse

I mean, seriously, might as well put a sign up saying, "...

Alberto, me old mucker!
HE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY - The Curse

Alberto, me old mucker! HE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY

We should continue to maintain a low profile and

The filth are gonna be
right up his arse.
You need to make sure it's clean. - The Curse

The filth are gonna be right up his arse. You need to make s...

I mean, we're keeping an all right
stance struggling in this cafe - The Curse

I mean, we're keeping an all right stance struggling in...

Right. Sorry. Got ya. It was all
the arse stuff, it threw me off! - The Curse

Right. Sorry. Got ya. It was all the arse stuff, it threw me...

Let me sit back now, just tell
them what you told me. - The Curse

Let me sit back now, just tell them what you told me.

They've targeted my flat and I've
received today...a very... - The Curse

They've targeted my flat and I've received today.....

Really? Cos I felt like
it was more like the end, - The Curse

Really? Cos I felt like it was more like the end,

What sort of work? The kind of work
that someone gets what they deserve. - The Curse

What sort of work? The kind of work that someone gets what t...

Faeces. It's hard to tell whether
it's a human or a child. - The Curse

Faeces. It's hard to tell whether it's a human or ...

Phil and Sidney. Get someone good on
it. - The Curse

Phil and Sidney. Get someone good on it.

What I want, what I need is a new
place to stay. - The Curse

What I want, what I need is a new place to stay.

Leave us to deal with the gold.
There's a good few grand in there. - The Curse

Leave us to deal with the gold. There's a good few gran...

I want a house. I want a safe house. - The Curse

I want a house. I want a safe house.

You can take it,
leave the dirty work to us. - The Curse

You can take it, leave the dirty work to us.

Easier for ya. Yeah, I mean...
Could I? Cos that'd be... - The Curse

Easier for ya. Yeah, I mean... Could I? Cos that'd be.....

A safe house with... What you need
is a new identity. - The Curse

A safe house with... What you need is a new identity.

He's an expert in false
documentation, - The Curse

He's an expert in false documentation,

You take the money,
we take the gold. - The Curse

You take the money, we take the gold.

Why's he not called Ginger George
any more? He went bald. - The Curse

Why's he not called Ginger George any more? He went bal...

If I'm honest, that's a huge relief
because I'm not really built
for all this, - The Curse

If I'm honest, that's a huge relief because I'...

We need to talk about this decision
amongst us, as friends. - The Curse

We need to talk about this decision amongst us, as friends.

You'll be safer out there. Nobody
knows you and there are no
extradition rights. - The Curse

You'll be safer out there. Nobody knows you and there a...

So you go one...
BOTH: Two, three, four, five... - The Curse

So you go one... BOTH: Two, three, four, five...

No what? Extra... If you're in
Spain, the police can't touch you. - The Curse

No what? Extra... If you're in Spain, the police can�...

That's a grand.Joey...All right!
HE LAUGHS HEARTILY - The Curse

That's a grand.Joey...All right! HE LAUGHS HEARTILY

He'll set you up with a new
identity, a new job, legitimate
business investments. - The Curse

He'll set you up with a new identity, a new job, legiti...

Of course. In the meantime, - The Curse

Of course. In the meantime,

In the case of Mick and Phil,
are we allowed to talk
while we're in the van together? - The Curse

In the case of Mick and Phil, are we allowed to talk while w...

Cannae help but notice you've not
got the gold. - The Curse

Cannae help but notice you've not got the gold.

Is that permitted? Obviously
because it'll be quite complicated
if we can't have a chat. - The Curse

Is that permitted? Obviously because it'll be quite com...

I'm not joking. What have I told you
about asking stupid questions? - The Curse

I'm not joking. What have I told you about asking stupi...

Oh, now it's getting interesting. - The Curse

Oh, now it's getting interesting.

I record things on here on account
that I have no short term memory - The Curse

I record things on here on account that I have no short term...

The CCTV was turned off, - The Curse

The CCTV was turned off,

You look stunning. I like a little
curtsey, it's like meeting the
Queen. - The Curse

You look stunning. I like a little curtsey, it's like m...

This is what's happening.
Me and the boys are gonna go round
and do a synchronised smashdown - The Curse

This is what's happening. Me and the boys are gonna go ...

Well, just before we do that,
I think it might be worth doing
a recreation with the guards. - The Curse

Well, just before we do that, I think it might be worth doin...

That wasn't it. Pretend you didn't
hear that, please. - The Curse

That wasn't it. Pretend you didn't hear that, plea...

Go through everything that happened, - The Curse

Go through everything that happened,

I was just passing by. I thought I'd
come see this for myself. - The Curse

I was just passing by. I thought I'd come see this for ...

A reconstruction.
What do you mean? - The Curse

A reconstruction. What do you mean?

For example, how the robbers were
able to get in through the main door
without having to force it. - The Curse

For example, how the robbers were able to get in through the...

Couple of weeks ago, I was sitting
in my gaff, - The Curse

Couple of weeks ago, I was sitting in my gaff,

RECORDING PLAYS - The Curse

RECORDING PLAYS

But if that doesn't work,
I want every armed robber on my desk
first thing Monday morning. - The Curse

But if that doesn't work, I want every armed robber on ...

He said he's there to inform me that
our shared mother, what I didn't
know we had, - The Curse

He said he's there to inform me that our shared mother,...

You killed him? - The Curse

You killed him?

You sure he's dead? He's dead dead
or? How do you know that? - The Curse

You sure he's dead? He's dead dead or? How do you ...

It turns out it's a Rembrandt so
there we go, there you have it. - The Curse

It turns out it's a Rembrandt so there we go, there you...

Cos my boy Percy shot him in the
back of the heed. - The Curse

Cos my boy Percy shot him in the back of the heed.

Now, you cross us, and that's the
McTavish way. - The Curse

Now, you cross us, and that's the McTavish way.

I took it there Thursday, Friday I'm
told it's worth £1,000,000. - The Curse

I took it there Thursday, Friday I'm told it's wor...

The gold that you've been trying to
unmark using sandpaper. - The Curse

The gold that you've been trying to unmark using sandpa...

This Club Tropicana place
is as real as they come. Yeah? - The Curse

This Club Tropicana place is as real as they come. Yeah?

How does she know that? She knows
because nothing happens on my turf - The Curse

How does she know that? She knows because nothing happens on...

True, is it? Is this just on a long
wash, Bill, mate? - The Curse

True, is it? Is this just on a long wash, Bill, mate?

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Comedy crime caper set in early-1980s London, following a gang of hopeless small-time crooks who, through their own stupidity and poor judgment, get themselves embroiled in one of history's biggest gold heists.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Shiny Button Productions

Genre: comedy, crime, drama

Year: 2022

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ImdbRating: 6.7

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Released: 06 Feb 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-curse