timeshare

He founded Diamond Resorts International, a timeshare and vacation property company, which he sold in 2016.

Palmer earned his nickname after being accused of melting gold from the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery and he scammed thousands of timeshare owners out of millions of pounds in Tenerife in the 1990s.

In May 2015 - a month before his murder - Spanish prosecutors charged him with fraud, firearms possession and money laundering in relation to his timeshare scam.

David Farrer KC, the lead prosecution counsel, described Palmer as the "biggest shark" in the timeshare waters - a quote that was rekindled for the final episode of The Gold.

Ms Ketley was due to stand trial in Madrid in 2019 in connection with the timeshare fraud, but the case against her was dropped.