Inspired by the dramatic events o<\/span>f the Brink\u2019s-Mat robbery in 1983, The Gold depicts one of the most unbelievable true crime cases<\/a> as well as its legacy and impact on the world.<\/span><\/p>\n To do so, The Gold<\/a> features an all-star cast<\/a>, including <\/span>Sean Harris (<\/span>Southcliffe<\/span>), Ellora Torchia (<\/span>Ali and Ava<\/span>) and Stefanie Martini (<\/span>Prime Suspect 1973<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n Charlotte Spencer<\/a> also\u00a0<\/span>stars in the series as Nikki Jennings, a police detective who works in the flying squad.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s a woman who decided to become a police officer so that she could help people,\u201d the actor previously told\u00a0<\/span>Stylist<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAn honest, hard-working woman, who doesn\u2019t let her background define her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about Spencer.<\/p> Spencer is a British actress who began her career in theatre, playing Jane Banks in Mary Poppins aged 12, before going on to star alongside Rowan Atkinson in Oliver.<\/span><\/p>\n Her first TV appearance was a small role in Line of Duty<\/a>, followed by a part in E4\u2019s Glue.<\/span><\/p>\n She appears as police detective Nikki Jennings in BBC drama The Gold<\/a>.<\/p>\n Unlike many of her contemporaries, Spencer isn\u2019t from an acting background and previously told<\/span> Far Out Magazine<\/a>:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cI\u2019ve wanted to act ever since I was very young, like three!<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not from an acting family \u2013 my mum works in a primary school and my dad\u2019s a builder and both of them worked very hard to send me to drama school. I\u2019m very glad for what they did for me, I feel incredibly lucky.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Spencer is 31 years old.<\/p>\n Her acting career began in 2014 with a small role in Line of Duty.<\/p>\n In 2016, Spencer led the BBC\u2019s The Living and the Dead, alongside Colin Morgan.<\/span><\/p>\n In 2019, she starred in ITV\u2019s eight-part drama Sanditon<\/a> as Esther Denham.<\/span><\/p>\n However, Spencer is perhaps best known for her work on <\/span>The Duke<\/span> and <\/span>Les Mis\u00e9rables.<\/span><\/p>\n Talking to Stylist, Spencer said of The Gold: \u201cI was drawn to this project for many reasons, but mainly because the role of Nikki Jennings was so great \u2013 she\u2019s such a well written character. I also loved the fact that the story, despite being wild, was real. And, of course, the \u201980s was a great decade \u2013 especially the fashion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Talking about why the heist at the centre of the show is so interesting, she added: \u201c<\/span>It\u2019s probably the last physical robbery that will ever happen, especially in this country: in the future, I believe it\u2019ll all be done online and through cyber-attacks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n No, not at present. <\/span><\/p>\n No, not at present.<\/p>\n The Gold is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Gold: The Real Story Behind Brink\u2019s-Mat: Britain\u2019s Biggest Heist by Neil Forsyth and Thomas Turner is available to pre-order now<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a>to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home <\/strong>\u2013 <\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the <\/strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Spencer\u00a0stars in BBC’s The Gold as Nikki Jennings. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":30162,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/who-is-charlotte-spencer-meet-the-star-of-the-gold-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/who-is-charlotte-spencer-meet-the-star-of-the-gold-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/who-is-charlotte-spencer-meet-the-star-of-the-gold-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/who-is-charlotte-spencer-meet-the-star-of-the-gold-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/who-is-charlotte-spencer-meet-the-star-of-the-gold-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/who-is-charlotte-spencer-meet-the-star-of-the-gold-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/who-is-charlotte-spencer-meet-the-star-of-the-gold-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Spencer\u00a0stars in BBC's The Gold as Nikki Jennings.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/30161"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is Charlotte Spencer?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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What has Charlotte Spencer previously starred in?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What has Charlotte Spencer said about The Gold?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Is Charlotte Spencer on Instagram?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Is Charlotte Spencer on Twitter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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