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Just Ask for Diamond
Just Ask for Diamond
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  2. Just Ask for Diamond

Just Ask for Diamond

1988
1h 23m
Family
Comedy
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1988

Runtime

1h 23m

Where to Watch

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Rent

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Storyline

"When all seems lost..."

Thirteen-year-old Nick and his slightly dense older brother Herbert run the Diamond Private Detective Agency above Camden Town Tube Station in north-central London. When a master criminal called The Falcon dies, they come into possession of his box of chocolate Maltesers, which contains the secret key to a fabulous cache of diamonds. Can they unravel the mystery and avoid the clutches of seedy lowlifes Brenda Von Falkenberg, Gott and Himmell, The Fat Man and the dogmatic Chief Inspector Snape, all of whom want to find the swag first.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Sep 1, 1988
Languages
German
English
Director
Stephen Bayly
Production
Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment
Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment
British Screen Productions
British Screen Productions
Children's Film and Television Foundation (CFTVF)
Children's Film and Television Foundation (CFTVF)
Coverstop Films
Coverstop Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

34 Cast Members

Colin Dale

Nick Diamond

Dursley McLinden

Dursley McLinden

Tim Diamond

Susannah York

Susannah York

Lauren Bacardi

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Mr. Patel

Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg

Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Jack Splendide

Jimmy Nail

Jimmy Nail

Boyle

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Chief Inspector Snape

Michael Robbins

Michael Robbins

The Fat Man

Peter Eyre

Peter Eyre

Gott

Nickolas Grace

Nickolas Grace

Himmell

Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

The Professor

Forbes Collins

Forbes Collins

Henry von Falkenberg

José René Ruiz

José René Ruiz

Johnny Naples (as Rene Ruiz)

Donald Standen

Lawrence

Jim McManus

Jim McManus

Hammett

Robert Bathurst

Robert Bathurst

Vicar

Jonathan Linsley

Bouncer

R.J. Bell

R.J. Bell

Club Owner

Jenny Tomasin

Jenny Tomasin

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