Crime Next Door
4.5/5
Critic Rating
Gripping True Crime stories from neighbourhoods across the UK.Series 5. The Golden Toilet Heist A story of art, mystery and a solid gold, fully plumbed in toilet stolen from a British palace. With behind-the-scenes access at Blenheim Palace, we explore the inside story of the heist and its fallout.Previously on Crime Next Door:Series 1. An Assassin Comes to Town Gunshots kickstart an extraordinary tale of state terrorism. Series 2. Servants and Saints Exploring the story and allegations of a global religious group.Series 3. Death on the Farm After fifty years the community of Llangolman seek justice. Series 4. The Salisbury Poisonings ...
Critic Reviews
Score: 4
James Marriot • The Times UK • Apr 10, 2025
"(The Golden Toilet Heist Series) The Golden Toilet Heist is careful not to descend too glibly into mere slapstick (the jokes about “flushing the criminals out” and so on are kept to a merciful minimum). It doesn’t sound awfully brutal. And thank God for it. A cheerful listen in a grim week of news."
Score: 5
Fiona Sturges • Financial Times • Apr 6, 2025
"Delivered in bite-sized episodes — around 20 minutes apiece — the series is determinedly jolly in tone: think The Italian Job meets Wondery’s British Scandal series. The producers certainly sound as if they’re having a ball as they throw in layer upon layer of sound: revving engines, cars smashing through gates, sledgehammers hitting metal and, yes, flushing lavatories — all overlaid with a genteel classical soundtrack. Thanks to this smart, if busy, production, the heist itself has the feel of a Hollywood thriller. But questions still abound, the most pressing one being: what do you do with a gold toilet once you’ve stolen it?"
