Hatton Garden will be released on ITV in May 2019 as the true story of a 2015 jewellery heist finally comes to screens. With a cast boasting the likes of Timothy Spall and Kenneth Cranham, Hatton Garden has been highly-anticipated ever since its original scheduled air date in 2017. With the ITV series scheduled for release next month, here’s why it was delayed in the first place.
Hatton Garden was originally scheduled for release on ITV back in 2017 before the first delay was put in place.
ITV announced at the time Hatton Garden would premiere in 2018, however, its release was delayed once again.
The reasons for each of the delays lies within the criminal trials of the real-life heist members on which the show is based.
The arrest and subsequent conviction of Michael ‘Basil’ Seed, who is played by Brian F O’Byrne in the ITV series, led to the second delay.
Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk and other media, series creator Jeff Pope revealed what implications this had on the show.
Hatton Garden: Why was there a delay? (Image: ITV)
When asked if he had to change any of the ITV series, with the arrest happening after the show was originally made, Pope responded: “We changed the
