Jewels: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sarah Thompson, an American visiting England, meets and marries William Whitfield, the Duke of Whitfield. They settle in a chateau in France and begin a family. World War II interrupts their happiness and alters their future. After the war, the family helps war survivors by buying their jewelry and eventually opens a jewelry store, which rapidly becomes a success. But conflicts abound as new generations arise and forces from both outside and within threaten the store and the family.

Series details

• Title: Jewels
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Family, Romance
• Premiere date: 1992-10-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-10-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 50600
• IMDb ID: tt0104051
• TVDB ID: 347576

Cast and credited roles

• Annette O'Toole — Sarah Thompson Whitfield
• Anthony Andrews — William Whitfield
• Jürgen Prochnow — Joachim von Mannheim
• Corinne Touzet — Emanuelle
• Sheila Gish — Victoria Thompson
• Simon Oates — Edward Thompson
• Christopher Villiers — Phillip Whitfield
• Benedict Taylor — Julian Whitfield
• Chloë Annett — Isabelle Whitfield
• Yvonne Scio — Yvonne Whitfield
• Robin Hart — Xavier Whitfield
• Giuliano Gemma — Lorenzo

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-10-18; final listed air date 1992-10-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jewels on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.