| Diamond Geezer 1 | |
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| Format | Drama |
| Created by | Caleb Ranson |
| Starring | David Jason Gary Whelan Paul Bown Stephen Wight George Cole Jenny Agutter |
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| No. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known Gary Whelan (born in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish Actor, best known for his work on British Television. Stephen Wight (born February 27, 1980) is an award-winning British actor who trained at the Drama Centre London. George Edward Cole OBE (born April 22, 1925 in Tooting, London, England) is an English Actor. Jennifer Ann "Jenny" Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is a BAFTA - and Emmy award-winning English actress best The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Granada Television |
| Running time | 90 Minutes (including advertisements) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original airing | March 20, 2005 |
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The first series of Diamond Geezer was supposed to be a one off special ITV drama starring David Jason as a long-serving prison inmate trying to persuade a first time offender to join forces with him in his new big scam. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known It aired on 20th March 2005.
After a successful pilot episode however it was decided that David Jason would reprise his role as Des in a new three part series which was aired on the 9th April 2007. Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known
The pilot episode of Diamond Geezer was aired on the 20th March 2005. It starred David Jason as a long-serving prison inmate Des. Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known His character comes across as a frail old man who is honest and open, which gains the respect of most of the inmates and the prison guards alike. What they fail to realise is Des's master plan to form the 'perfect crime' and steal valuable diamonds from fellow inmate and notorious bully Benny and takes petty theft criminal Phil under his wing to hatch the devious and dangerous plan.
The second series premiered on 9th April 2007 and saw a return of David Jason and Stephen Wight as Des and Phil. Diamond Geezer 2 (Broadcast as Diamond Geezer) is a sequel to the first Diamond Geezer airing on ITV, starring David Jason. Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known Stephen Wight (born February 27, 1980) is an award-winning British actor who trained at the Drama Centre London.