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Netflix Uses Real Diamond to Promote Guy Ritchie’s True-Crime Series

A 9-carat gem is placed on one of South London’s busiest streets, with guards and cameras watching round the clock.

April 17, 2025
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In an audacious PR stunt as attention-grabbing as the crime it documents, Netflix has embedded a real 9-carat diamond in a billboard on Clapham High Street to promote its new three-part true-crime docuseries The Diamond Heist. The billboard installation, unveiled on April 16, sits under constant CCTV surveillance and guard patrols, challenging both Londoners and their self-control.

The real diamond, encased in a lit display box, is a glittering nod to the centerpiece of the show: the failed 2000 robbery of the 203.4-carat Millennium Star from the Millennium Dome. The attempted heist, described at the time as the most audacious of its kind, is the subject of Netflix’s newest foray into high-stakes storytelling. And this time, the streaming giant has taken the story off-screen and into the streets.

Produced by Guy Ritchie, whose cinematic love affair with British crime narratives is well documented, alongside Emmy-winning production house Lightbox, The Diamond Heist goes behind the headlines to reexamine the £350 million plan that nearly succeeded. The series reconstructs the events from both sides of the law, featuring first-hand accounts from the criminals, law enforcement, and legal figures who lived through the chaos.

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Among the key voices is Lee Wenham, a member of the gang that plotted the heist, appearing alongside his daughter Beth Wenham, offering rare family insight into a criminal legacy. Former Flying Squad detective John Swinfield, barrister Martin Heslop KC, and media strategist Neil Wallis round out the docuseries’ roster of contributors, guiding viewers through one of the most meticulously surveilled heists in British history.

In November 2000, a crew of South East London criminals made their move on the Dome, where De Beers had temporarily displayed the Millennium Star. Disguised in body armor and using a mechanical digger to smash into the exhibition space, they nearly succeeded, if not for an elaborate sting operation orchestrated by the Flying Squad, which had monitored the gang’s every move for months.

Jessie Vile, who wrote and directed the series, constructs the narrative with cinematic flair and a methodical pace that reflects the real-life tension of the event. It’s a story with all the hallmarks of a classic British crime thriller, only every word of it is true.

The choice of Clapham for the billboard installation is no accident. South London forms the geographical backbone of the original crime and now plays host to this curious monument of promotion. The display, complete with its unstealable jewel, will remain on view until April 23. By then, one can only hope the diamond remains untouched, though the temptation may linger longer than the ad itself.

The Diamond Heist is now streaming on Netflix.

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Katarina Doric

Katarina Doric

DSCENE Magazine's Features Director

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