1981 British TV series or program
| Diamonds | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John Brason |
| Starring | John Stride Hildegard Neil Simon Ward |
| Theme music composer | Jack Purnell David Lindup |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Reid |
| Producer | John Cooper |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | ATV |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 9 September (1981-09-09) – 2 December 1981 (1981-12-02) |
Diamonds is a British television drama produced by ATV for ITV in 1981.
Created by John Brason, the series was set amongst the exclusive world of diamond merchants, Coleman and Sons, in London and lasted for thirteen episodes.
Cast
- Frank Coleman – John Stride
- Margaret Coleman – Hildegard Neil
- Bernard de Haan – Simon Ward
- Dora Coleman – Doris Hare
- Barry Coleman – Ian McCulloch
- Joseph Coleman – Norman Wooland
- Catherine Coleman – Shirley Cain
- Terry Coleman – William Relton
- Elaine Coleman – Briony McRoberts
- David Kremer – Michael Culver
- Mordecai Kremer – John Barrard
- Jennifer Reece – Valerie Testa
- Tom Fabricius – Mark Kingston
Episodes
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date (UK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rough Stone" | John Cooper | John Brason | 9 September 1981 (1981-09-09) |
| 2 | "A Debt To Be Paid" | John Cooper | John Brason | 16 September 1981 (1981-09-16) |
| 3 | "The Kremer Claim" | John Cooper | John Brason | 23 September 1981 (1981-09-23) |
| 4 | "Gamblers" | John Cooper | John Brason | 30 September 1981 (1981-09-30) |
| 5 | "Homecoming" | John Cooper | John Brason | 7 October 1981 (1981-10-07) |
| 6 | "The Other Kind" | John Cooper | John Brason | 14 October 1981 (1981-10-14) |
| 7 | "A Taste of the Orient" | Don Leaver | John Brason | 21 October 1981 (1981-10-21) |
| 8 | "Middle Game" | Don Leaver | John Brason | 28 October 1981 (1981-10-28) |
| 9 | "Implosion" | David Foster | John Brason | 4 November 1981 (1981-11-04) |
| 10 | "My End is My Beginning" | David Foster | John Brason | 11 November 1981 (1981-11-11) |
| 11 | "Consider Thy Job, Servant" | John Cooper | John Brason | 18 November 1981 (1981-11-18) |
| 12 | "House of Cards" | John Cooper | John Brason | 25 November 1981 (1981-11-25) |
| 13 | "Ace in the Hole" | John Cooper | John Brason | 2 December 1981 (1981-12-02) |
References
- Evans, Jeff (2011). The Penguin TV Companion (4th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 267. ISBN 9780241952917.
- Rogers, Dave (1988). The ITV Encyclopedia of Adventure. London: Boxtree. pp. 192–193. ISBN 1852832177.
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