Diamonds

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Diamonds: 2. The Diamond Jousts

2. The Diamond Jousts

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1925: The ‘light Cape’ diamond is given by ne'er-do-well Julius Hallam to his bride, Gwen.

London/Monte Carlo, 1925: The ‘light Cape’ diamond is given by ne'er-do-well Julius Hallam to his bride. Stars Jonathan Firth.

London  Monte Carlo, 1925: The ‘light Cape’ diamond is given by ne'er-do-well Julius Hallam to his bride, Gwen. 

Starring Jonathan Firth and Tracy Ann Oberman.

John Peacock's trilogy of dramas follows the progress of a flawed "light Cape" diamond, and the fortunes of the Hallam family over a period of 120 years.

Julius Hallam .... Jonathan Firth
Gwen Hallam .... Tracy Ann Oberman
Thomas Hallam .... Ioan Meredith
Constance Hallam .... Shirley Dixon
Cora Hallam .... Deborah Berlin
Jamie Moffat .... Andrew Conlan
Johannes Kieft .... Sean Baker
Catherine Bridges .... Melanie Hudson
Daniel Schoemann .... Burt Caesar
Oliver Markham .... Alex Lowe

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.

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South Africa 1871: a diamond is found and the Hallam family's future becomes entwined

South Africa 1871: a diamond is found and the Hallam family's future is entwined for 120 years

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