British "geezer" = American "gangster"?

[Jonathon Green]

Joel S. Berson wrote:
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> It wasn't clear to me, as the dialog on Midsomer
> Murders flashed by, whether "Diamond Geezers" was
> a reference to the title of the film that the
> murdered actor had appeared in, or to the members
> of the gang.  But the context clearly was that
> crime was associated with that film, so I thought it was worth posting.
>
> Thanks for the information that "diamond geezer"
> means "good fella"*, but can someone tell me what
> the character of the DVD's "Diamond Geezer"
> is?  And while I don't want to "require" Jonathon
> G. to do anything, I am curious about its appearance in MM.
>
> Joel
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> * Just a pun; I'm not (re-)claiming any mob connotation for "geezer."
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Joel,

I don't feel remotely 'required' and am more than happy to email my
friend. That said, it may not have been one of 'his' episodes. But he
may know about 'Diamond Geezers'.

JG

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