Diamond City 1949

In 1870s South Africa, Englishman Stafford Parker, David Farrar, tries to persuade Boer leader Jan Bloem, Norris Smith, to hand over control of a potential diamond field. This upsets Bloem’s nephew Piet Quieman, Philo Hauser, and the shrewd businessman Muller, Niall MacGinnis.

New arrivals come to Hopetown: Hart, Mervyn Johns, and his daughter Mary, Honor Blackman, and David Raymond, Andrew Crawford. A diamond is found on Bloem’s territory. Parker persuades Bloem that he can maintain law and order and Bloem picks Parker over Piet and Muller.

Parker and a number of people from Hopetown set up a new establishment at Klipdrift. Muller tries to cause trouble but Parker beats him in a fight.

Klipdrift becomes a thriving town. David Raymond suspects Muller is buying diamonds directly from the natives, going around Parker’s arrangement with Bloem. Eventually Parker confronts Muller who denies it.

Parker calls for a rule book to be drawn up and grows closer to Mary, which causes saloon keeper Dora Bracken, Diana Dors, to be jealous.

Parker helps declare the first Diggers’ Republic. Muller organises resistance but Parker defeats him. Parker realises that Mary has fallen for David.

The diamond fields are annexed by Britain. Parker leaves to seek gold in some nearby mountains, leaving Dora.