Clarkson said the show was “good” and he couldn’t be as critical as he wanted to be.
Some of the details which were different from real-life events including the inclusion of detective Nikki Jennings (Charlotte Spencer), saying he wasn’t aware of a female officer so close to the Brink’s-Mat investigation.
He also said the class war between south London and the establishment, which runs through the series, was something of a cliché.
Clarkson said: “But then I realised it is good and I realised that most people who watch TV are in the 60s and this seems to appeal to them.
“But there’s another market that finds it fascinating because of the era in which it’s set and the attitudes and the differences and even the retro outfits.”
The Gold airs on BBC One on Sundays at 9pm and is streaming as a boxset on the BBC iPlayer
The Curse of Brink’s-Mat by Wensley Clarkson is available to buy now
