Diamonds

Airs April 5 and April 12, 2009 on CBC

Diamonds - Television Mini-series - Still - (L-R) Boubacar Babiane as Joan Cameron's bodyguard, Judy Davis as Joan CameronFollowing a trail of greed and obsession, this powerful mini-series traces the international web that brings us diamonds - the world's purest and most dazzling gems. From the fashionable enclaves of London, to the icy tundra of the Canadian Arctic, to the war-ravaged villages of Sierra Leone, Diamonds takes television viewers inside the glamorous - and sometimes dangerous and illegal - diamond industry. Inspired by the book "Diamonds" by Matthew Hart.

A Sienna Films/Alchemy Television Production in co-production with Buffalo Gal Pictures and Love Reigns

Produced and developed in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Distributed by Alchemy Television Distribution Ltd.

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Credits

Cast
James Purefoy
Judy Davis
Derek Jacobi
Joanne Kelly
Louise Rose
Stephen McHattie

Writer
David Vainola

Director
Andy Wilson

Producers
Jennifer Kawaja
Julia Sereny
Liz Jarvis
Phyllis Laing
Philo Pieterse
Simon Vaughan
Nick Witkowski

Executive Producers
Jennifer Kawaja
Julia Sereny
Carrie Stein

Associate Producer
Elise Cousineau