Diamond Geezer

I started to watch the Pilot on Brit Box, but the sound track was TERRIBLE. It was as if some moron without the foggiest clue how to mix a soundtrack, put all the dialog on the LEFT Channel, with no regard to where the speaker was on the screen It was so annoying that it was not worth the aggravation, so. I turned it off after 15 minutes. If you have anything other than a monaural sound system, you might want to skip this.

this show is just great. i have followed sir David Jason career for about 10 years. being from the states we miss a lot of the great shows from the u.k. i have seen and bought entire series of darling buds, only fools and horses, a touch of frost, open all hrs, porridge, have seen sir David in many roles and it seems that whatever he does is just masterful, i wish there were more of this show, i hope that he ( sir David ) will have more to do in the business, the u.k. has one of the finest actors i have seen. the one that wrote before me saying that this wasn't that good must not have seen the many shows and faces and characters that sir David has done.he has done comedy great to playing an excellent cop in touch of frost to this playing a criminal i think this is just great. thank you David Jason and hopefully more to come from you...

David Jason I think was gr8 as Dez in the first show (pilot episode). then he brought out a second series featuring 3 new episodes which I thought was brilliant. just days before ITV advertised the new season I was talking about the show to my family, and we all said we wanted him to star in a new series again. I want him to come back in a brand new series of diamond geezer and bring back the father and son bond storyline and partnership and incorporate it into the new series, however maybe he is getting a bit old now to do the running around (as he did in the previous episodes). Maybe he will surprise us, and bring out a new series. We don't know?

Diamond Geezer was not the best TV series I have ever seen, but when it was on I found it very entertaining. I agree it did get goofy and predictable in places, but I liked the fun twists to the stories and the dialogue did have its funny moments. The photography and production values were very good, and the music was pleasant. The direction was above decent as well and I had little problem with the acting too. I like David Jason very much, I am very fond of A Touch of Frost, The Darling Buds of May and Only Fools and Horses, and I enjoyed his work here. Overall, I liked it, while not outstanding by all means it was fun enough. 8/10 Bethany Cox

First, Diamond Geezer is the proper name for this series, the change to "Rough Diamond" for distribution was a mistake. Diamond Geezer is funnier and in the spirit of the series. Second, I think the bad reviews discount its appeal to children and adolescents. This is fantastic after-school family fare! A lot of the plots (and most of the dialog) are goofy and predictable but there's always a fun twist to the stories and little interesting touches to the characters. Third, it probably was produced in the wrong decade. It does come across like it was written in the '70s or '80s but had been shelved and resurrected. If you're looking for John LeCarre, move along. But if you'd like a little I Spy mixed with To Catch a Thief...