Diamonds (British TV series)
1981 British TV series or programme
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Diamonds is a British television drama produced by ATV for ITV in 1981.[1]
Written byJohn Brason
StarringJohn Stride
Hildegard Neil
Simon Ward
Hildegard Neil
Simon Ward
Theme music composerJack Purnell
David Lindup
David Lindup
Country of originUnited Kingdom
| 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 – 2 December 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.[2]
Cast
- John Stride as Frank Coleman
- Hildegard Neil as Margaret Coleman
- Simon Ward as Bernard de Haan
- Doris Hare as Dora Coleman
- Ian McCulloch as Barry Coleman
- Norman Wooland as Joseph Coleman
- Shirley Cain as Catherine Coleman
- William Relton as Terry Coleman
- Briony McRoberts as Elaine Coleman
- Michael Culver as David Kremer
- John Barrard as Mordecai Kremer
- Valerie Testa as Jennifer Reece
- Mark Kingston as Tom Fabricius
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rough Stone" | John Cooper | John Brason | 9 September 1981 |
| 2 | "A Debt To Be Paid" | John Cooper | John Brason | 16 September 1981 |
| 3 | "The Kremer Claim" | John Cooper | John Brason | 23 September 1981 |
| 4 | "Gamblers" | John Cooper | John Brason | 30 September 1981 |
| 5 | "Homecoming" | John Cooper | John Brason | 7 October 1981 |
| 6 | "The Other Kind" | John Cooper | John Brason | 14 October 1981 |
| 7 | "A Taste of the Orient" | Don Leaver | John Brason | 21 October 1981 |
| 8 | "Middle Game" | Don Leaver | John Brason | 28 October 1981 |
| 9 | "Implosion" | David Foster | John Brason | 4 November 1981 |
| 10 | "My End is My Beginning" | David Foster | John Brason | 11 November 1981 |
| 11 | "Consider Thy Job, Servant" | John Cooper | John Brason | 18 November 1981 |
| 12 | "House of Cards" | John Cooper | John Brason | 25 November 1981 |
| 13 | "Ace in the Hole" | John Cooper | John Brason | 2 December 1981 |
