Just Ask for Diamond
6.1
“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.
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Colin Dale
Nick Diamond
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Dursley McLinden
Tim Diamond
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Susannah York
Lauren Bacardi
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Saeed Jaffrey
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Patricia Hodge
Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg
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A Very English Scandal
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Roy Kinnear
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
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Jimmy Nail
Boyle
Known for
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Bill Paterson
Chief Inspector Snape
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House of the Dragon
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Michael Robbins
The Fat Man
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Victor/Victoria
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Peter Eyre
Gott
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Dragonslayer
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Nickolas Grace
Himmell
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Michael Medwin
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Stephen Bayly Director · Anthony Horowitz Writer Trevor Jones Composer
United States release November 30, 1990 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production British Screen Productions, Children's Film and Television Foundation (CFTVF)
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Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment
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British Screen Productions
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Children's Film and Television Foundation (CFTVF)
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Coverstop Films
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 1, 1988
Theatrical
United States · November 30, 1990
Theatrical
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