Hatton Garden review – if only the real robbery had this attention to detail

We know what happens next in the story of the £14m diamond heist, but the compelling script and the comedy of ageing crims are well worth returning for

For those of us who are pale, male and very nearly stale, Hatton Garden (ITV) proved bracing viewing. In his living room, 76-year-old Brian Reader (Kenneth Cranham) bent down groaningly to tie his shoelaces before heading off with his gang of ageing crims to pull off a £14m heist in London’s diamond district. You could have put the kettle on, ground the beans and brewed the coffee before he finished. Try Velcro next time, squire.

But it was Timothy Spall as 61-year-old Terry Perkins I was most concerned about. Over breakfast, his daughter told him: “You shouldn’t be going out drinking any more Dad. Look at you!”

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2VR3Ocx