''Diamond Geezer'' was a British

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, broadcast on ITV between 20 March 2005 and 23 April 2007. Created by Caleb Ranson, the series stars David Jason as jewel thief and professional con man Des. One series of the programme was broadcast. A second series was not commissioned due to falling viewing figures, and Jason filming the first full series of '' A Touch of Frost'' since 2002.

Background

Initially broadcast as a one-off special, ''Diamond Geezer'' was commissioned for a full series of three episodes following strong viewing figures and critical acclaim. The first episode sees Des ( David Jason), a long-serving prison inmate, trying to persuade a first time offender to join forces with him in his new big scam. The episode was broadcast on 20 March 2005 to an audience of nearly 10 million viewers. The three-part second series began broadcast on 9 April 2007, but did not live up to expectation, with the final episode barely scraping 4 million viewers, down from 6.2 million viewers for the first episode before finally ceasing operations for good on 23 April 2007. All four episodes were later broadcast in the

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under the title ''Rough Diamond''.

Cast

* David Jason – Des * Gary Whelan – Benny * Stephen Wight – Phil Perkins

Recurring cast

* Jenny Agutter – Vanessa * Paul Bown – Guv'nor * Don Warrington - Hector * George Cole – Gerald * Carli Norris – Betsy * Ieuan Rhys – Jenx * Mary Tamm – Maureen * David Troughton - D.I. Critchley * Roy Marsden - Garovski * Rupert Holliday-Evans - Poliarkov * Christopher Fairbank - Barry * Paul Freeman - Sergey

Episode list

Series overview

Pilot (2005)

Series 1 (2007)

References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, 0433365, Diamond Geezer 1 2005 British television series debuts 2007 British television series endings ITV television dramas Television series by ITV Studios