Diamonds (British TV series)

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1981 British TV series or programme

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.[1]

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

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* 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

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#  | Title  | Directed by  | Written by  | Original air date (UK)

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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

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1. ^ Evans, Jeff (2011). The Penguin TV Companion (4th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 267\. ISBN 9780241952917.
2. ^ Rogers, Dave (1988). The ITV Encyclopedia of Adventure. London: Boxtree. pp. 192–193\. ISBN 1852832177.

## External links

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* Diamonds at IMDb

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