Diamonds (TV Miniseries) (2008)

Diamonds (TV Miniseries) (2008) is a collaborative effort between Canadian (Sienna Films), South African (Philo Pieterse – Love Reigns (Pty) Ltd), and British (Alchemy Television Productions) production companies. The miniseries is led by award-winning Canadian producers Jennifer Kawaja and Julia Sereny, along with Carrie Stein. Philo Pieterse serves as the South African producing partner, with Nick Witkowski handling UK production. Elise Cousineau (CA) is the associate producer, and Georges Campana (France) acts as the Production Executive. This epic miniseries intertwines five narratives, each offering a unique view of the diamond trade and its mysterious figures. The stories delve into themes of power, conflict, romance, and politics within the controversial and exploitative diamond industry. Lucas Denmont (James Purefoy), the ruthless heir to his family's once-great but now struggling diamond empire, will do anything to restore its former glory. A stunning British model (Louise Rose), with ties to West Africa, is chosen as the face of the Denmont diamond and becomes Lucas's love interest. The unsolved murder of her geologist daughter draws American Senator Joan Cameron (Judy Davis) into a vast investigation of the global diamond trade. Meanwhile, her daughter's colleague, Stephanie, seeks refuge in the remote Canadian Arctic, joining a prospector who is on the brink of a significant diamond discovery, which a rival exploration company controlled by the Denmont Corporation is eager to seize.