A new addition to Netflix has knocked Black Mirror off top spot.
Guy Ritchie's brand-new Netflix documentary The Diamond Heist sailed to the top of the streaming charts over the Easter weekend, dethroning Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror.
Tackling the attempted Millennium Dome jewell raid of November 2000, this three-parter captures the inside story from the real-life cops and robbers.
The plot was put together by a local South East London gang, who planned to seize the 203.04-carat Millennium Star (worth an estimated £425 million nowadays), from the Dome's De Beers diamond exhibition before escaping via speedboat - true 007-style.
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Led by Jon Shatford of the Met Police, the so-called Flying Squad ultimately foiled this criminal enterprise thanks to the Kent Police Serious Crime Unit, who'd previously flagged its gang members for surveillance.
Under the codename 'Operation Magician', the armed crack team replaced priceless gems with fakes and waited at the scene for the burglars to reach them.
"We would have got away with it but for the fact there were 140 police waiting for us," recounted one of the gang in the doc.
The Diamond Heist is produced by filmmaker Ritchie, who collaborated with Netflix on his gangster series The Gentleman in 2024.
Within days of its release on the platform, subscribers have been raving over its quality as the doc temporarily soared up to No.1 - that spot previously being taken up by the aforementioned dark-tech anthology, which unveiled its seventh season earlier this month and includes a sequel to the fan-favourite Star Trek parody episode 'USS Callister'.
"If you're a Guy Ritchie fan you need to watch #TheDiamondHeist on Netflix immediately," read one of the many social media reactions.
"#TheDiamondHeist on #Netflix was one of the best true crime doco's I've seen in a while. Loved it," wrote somebody else, while a third X user tweeted: "Guessing till the end how it all came together. Loved how British it felt too, the flashbacks and nostalgia. Brilliant!"
"#TheDiamondHeist what a story!! Brilliant documentary with classic @GuyRitchie1968 touches," added another.
"Binged all 3eps and loved every minute! Hugely entertaining & very interesting. Highly recommend!" and "Just watched #Diamondheist on #Netflix. Fantastic. Remember it so clearly. The last sentence of the 3 episodes is so funny. Defo a must watch documentary," shared a pair of thrilled viewers.
Lee Wenham, who speaks in the Netflix doc, received nine years for his role in the robbery, with mastermind Raymond 'Black Ray' Betson and his 'right-hand man' William Cockram each going down for 18 years too.
Topics: Black Mirror, Guy Ritchie, Netflix, True Crime, Documentaries, Social Media, Twitter
Dan Seddon