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The Missing Madonna

A da Vinci painting is stolen in a daring heist at a Scottish castle. This is the incredible inside story of Britain’s biggest art theft and the search for a stolen masterpiece.

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    Bonus Episode - The van Gogh Return

    A criminal lurks in the dark. Watching. Waiting to return a priceless van Gogh. Olivia’s in Amsterdam to find out how a late-night meeting led Arthur Brand to a missing masterpiece.Writer, Producer and Presenter Olivia GrahamProducer and Writer Emily Esson and Jack Kibble-WhiteComposer Julian CorrieExecutive Producer Elizabeth ClarkExecutive Editor Heather Kane-DarlingCommissioning Editor Gareth Hydes

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    Episode 9 - Monti

    A whole new story of the theft of The Madonna of the Yarnwinder emerges. And Olivia comes to terms with how the da Vinci painting has shaped her life so far.

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    Episode 8 - The Rise of the Silver Fox

    Startling new evidence comes to light in the case of the missing Madonna. And while the story looks to have been all wrapped up, Olivia comes across a new lead and the possibility of something she previously missed.

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    Episode 7 - Waiting for John Craig

    The lives of the Graham family come crashing down. And revelations from Marshall Ronald and John Craig seem to seal their fate.

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    Episode 6 - Robbie Graham's Long Dark Night

    A warning light, a nail-biting wait and an Act of God derail the team’s plans. But is it always darkest before the dawn?

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    Episode 4 - Euston, We Have a Problem

    The plan to rescue The Madonna gets very real. Contact is made with the agent of Duke of Buccleuch and a crunch meeting brings Robbie and his team to the point of no return.

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    Episode 5 - The Handover

    A man sits nervously in a car. Will he get The Madonna back, or a bullet in the head? Olivia pieces together the most critical moment in the plan to rescue the painting.Writer, Producer and Presenter Olivia GrahamProducer and Writer Emily Esson and Jack Kibble-WhiteSound Design and Composer Julian CorrieActors Kenny Blyth, Peter Collins and Gavin MitchellStory Consultants Graham Russell and Kirsty WilliamsDevelopment and artwork by Sally Greig LockwoodEditorial Policy Matthew Eltringham Lawyer Rosalind McInnesAdditional research by Elizabeth Ann Duffy and Anna MilesExecutive Producer Elizabeth ClarkExecutive Editor Heather Kane-DarlingCommissioning Editor Gareth Hydes

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    Episode 3 - The Likely Lads

    The Madonna surfaces in Liverpool and two local PIs spot the opportunity of a lifetime. Robbie Graham and Jackie Doyle begin to bring together their team to get the painting back.

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    Episode 2 - The Hunt

    As the news breaks of the daring heist, police and press descend upon Drumlanrig Castle. Despite the attention of the media, the thieves get clean away. The painting disappears into the underworld. Will it ever be seen again?

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    Episode 1 - The Heist

    The biggest single artwork theft in British history took place in 2003. Twenty years on, Olivia begins her quest to find out what really happened to The Madonna of the Yarnwinder.

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    Introducing The Missing Madonna

    From a Scottish Castle to a Merseyside boozer, via the FBI’s most-wanted list, this is the incredible story of a missing masterpiece.

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A da Vinci painting is stolen in a daring heist at a Scottish castle. This is the incredible inside story of Britain’s biggest art theft and the search for a stolen masterpiece.

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