Rough Diamond is a television series co-produced by BBC

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 Northern Ireland

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 and RTÉ

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. The series also appears on RTÉ One

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 in the Republic of Ireland

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The story explores the relationship between discredited racehorse trainer

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 Aidan Doherty and Jonah Price, the son he never knew existed. The first episode begins with Doherty about to sell his run down stable

Stable

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s to his neighbour and former employer Charlie Carrick, wealthy owner of the neighbouring Firebrand stables, and move to New South Wales

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. However, his best laid plans change when a young man appears, later revealed to be his son, Price.

The series is directed by Simon Massey and Dermot Boyd

Dermot Boyd

Dermot Boyd is a Northern Irish-born television director. Programmes he has directed include: The Return, Four Fathers, Feather Boy, Johnny and the Bomb, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Rough Diamond, Whistleblower, Casualty, and Holby City.A further list of production credits can be found at the IMDb...

 and produced by Peter Norris.

Cast

Character	Played by	Notes
Aidan Doherty	Conor Mullen Conor Mullen Conor Mullen is a Dublin-born actor who played Stuart McElroy in Holby City and Aidan Dohertry in the 2007 BBC1 drama series Rough Diamond.-Career:...	Impoverished racehorse trainer.
Charlie Carrick	Stanley Townsend Stanley Townsend -Theatre:Townsend's work in theatre includes: Remember This, Guys and Dolls and Phedre at the National Theatre, London; The Alice Trilogy, Shining City , Under the Blue Sky and The Weir at the Royal Court, London; The Wake, Trinity for Two and Sacred Mysteries at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin; The...	Rich racehorse owner and Aidan's neighbour.
Yolanda Carrick	Lorraine Pilkington Lorraine Pilkington Lorraine Pilkington is an Irish actress from Dublin, who is best known for her role as Katrina Finlay on Monarch of the Glen. Trained at the Gaiety School of Acting, Pilkington began her career at the age of 15 when she appeared in The Miracle directed by Neil Jordan. She appeared onstage in the...	Glamorous wife of Charlie.
Jonah Price	Ben Davies Ben Davies (actor) Ben-Ryan Davies is an English actor, born in Greater Manchester. He is best known for his role in BBC One's Rough Diamond.- Career :...	English-raised son of Aidan.
JP	Jon Lolis Jon Lolis Jon Lolis is an Albanian/Greek actor who is most noted for his role of Aleksander Malota in British Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. He played the estranged husband of Jacqui McQueen who fell in love with her younger sister Carmel....	Polish stable boy working for Mr Carrick.
Sheridan Carrick	Muireann Bird	Daughter of Charlie. Exhasperated at Jonah.
Dermot Cahill	Eamon Morrissey Eamon Morrissey (actor) Eamon Morrissey is an Irish actor, best known for his comic performances on stage and television.-Early life:An only child, Morrissey was born in Dublin and grew up in the suburb of Ranelagh. His parents encouraged his early interest in stage performance and he won several medals for his...	Aidan's friend and assistant.
Ray Hogan	Garrett Lombard	Shady horse dealer.
Brett Hooper	Peter Gaynor	Aidan's replacement as the Carricks' trainer.

External links

• BBC Press Office, Rough Diamond Press Pack. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
• Rough Diamond at Internet Movie Database
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  . Retrieved 5 February 2007.