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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name = Diamonds
| genre =
| genre =
| creator =
| creator =
| writer = [[John Brason]]
| writer =
| director =
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
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*[[Tony Rosato]]
*[[Tony Rosato]]
*Roland Magdane
*Roland Magdane
* Alan Feiman
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| theme_music_composer = Dominic Troiano
| theme_music_composer = Dominic Troiano
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| network = [[Global Television Network|Global]] (Canada)<br>[[CBS]] (United States)
| network = [[Global Television Network|Global]] (Canada)<br>[[CBS]] (United States)
| first_aired = {{Start date|1987|9|22}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|1987|9|22}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1989}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1989|12|3}}
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'''''Diamonds''''' is a [[France|French]] and [[Canada|Canadian]]-produced [[television series]], which aired from September 22, 1987 to 1989. The show starred [[Nicholas Campbell]] as Mike Devitt and Peggy Smithhart as Christina Towne, former actors who had met and married while playing private investigators on a TV series called ''Two of Diamonds'', and continued to work together as real private investigators after both their divorce and the cancellation of their show.<ref>"'I'd be happy to do this forever' Series has Campbell beaming". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', August 27, 1987.</ref>
'''''Diamonds''''' is a French and Canadian-produced television series, which aired from September 22, 1987, to 1989. The show starred [[Nicholas Campbell]] as Mike Devitt and Peggy Smithhart as Christina Towne, former actors who had met and married while playing private investigators on a TV series called ''Two of Diamonds'', and continued to work together as real private investigators after both their divorce and the cancellation of their show.<ref>"'I'd be happy to do this forever' Series has Campbell beaming". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', August 27, 1987.</ref>


The show was frequently compared to the [[United States|American]] series ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''. In a direct nod to the comparison, one episode actually featured an encounter with a character who mistook Devitt and Towne for [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Cybill Shepherd]].
The show was frequently compared to the American series ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''. In a direct nod to the comparison, one episode actually featured an encounter with a character who mistook Devitt and Towne for [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Cybill Shepherd]].


The cast also included Roland Magdane, [[Geraint Wyn Davies]] and [[Tony Rosato]]. Campbell was also an occasional writer for the series.
The cast also included Roland Magdane, [[Geraint Wyn Davies]] and [[Tony Rosato]]. Campbell was also an occasional writer for the series.


Produced by Alliance Entertainment, the series aired on [[Global Television Network|Global]] in Canada, and in a late night slot on [[CBS]] in the [[United States]],<ref>"TV and movie company enjoys $70-million year". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', November 24, 1987.</ref> as well as on the [[USA Network]]. It was one of several Canadian-produced drama series to air in the ''[[CBS Late Night]]'' block of crime dramas — others included ''[[Adderly]], [[Night Heat]]'' and ''[[Hot Shots (Canadian TV series)|Hot Shots]]''. Of those shows, it was the only one to explicitly acknowledge that it was set in [[Toronto]].<ref>"Private networks making progress developing Canadian content". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', September 10, 1988.</ref>
Produced by Alliance Entertainment, the series aired on [[Global Television Network|Global]] in Canada, and in a late night slot on [[CBS]] in the United States,<ref>"TV and movie company enjoys $70-million year". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', November 24, 1987.</ref> as well as on the [[USA Network]]. It was one of several Canadian-produced drama series to air in the ''[[CBS Late Night]]'' block of crime dramas — others included ''[[Adderly]], [[Night Heat]]'' and ''[[Hot Shots (Canadian TV series)|Hot Shots]]''. Of those shows, it was the only one to explicitly acknowledge that it was set in [[Toronto]].<ref>"Private networks making progress developing Canadian content". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', September 10, 1988.</ref>


''Diamonds'' also aired on [[RTÉ Television]] in Ireland.
''Diamonds'' also aired on [[RTÉ Television]] in Ireland.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Nicholas Campbell]] as Mike Devitt
*[[Nicholas Campbell]] as Mike Devitt
* Peggy Smithhart as Christina Towne
*Peggy Smithhart as Christina Towne
* Roland Magdane as Rene (season 2)
*Roland Magdane as Rene (season 2)
* [[Tony Rosato]] as Lieutenant Lou Gianetti
*[[Tony Rosato]] as Lt. Lou Gianetti
*Alan Feiman as Darryl


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
===Season 1: 1987–88===
===Season 1: 1987–88===
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|Title = Poison Pill
| Title = Poison Pill
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = [[Miklós Lente]]
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Jaron Summers
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|9|22}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 2
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|Title = Kiss & Tell
| Title = Kiss & Tell
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = [[George Mendeluk]]
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = There Once Was a Lady from Katmandu
| Title = There Once Was a Lady from Katmandu
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = [[Timothy Bond]]
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Gabrielle St. George
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|6}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|6}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Here Comes the Bride
| Title = Here Comes the Bride
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = [[René Bonnière]]
|WrittenBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|13}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Domestic Spirits
| Title = Domestic Spirits
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Patrick Corbett
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Philip Rosenberg
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|20}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|10|20}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Class Reunion
| Title = Class Reunion
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Gilbert M. Shilton
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = J.K.E. Rose
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|3}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|3}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Good Hands
| Title = Good Hands
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Patrick Corbett
|WrittenBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|10}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|10}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = The Smiling Mortician
| Title = The Smiling Mortician
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Gilbert M. Shilton
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = [[Giles Blunt]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|17}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1987|11|17}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Fan Club
| Title = Fan Club
|DirectedBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|1|5}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Little Girl Lost
| Title = Little Girl Lost
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Patrick Corbett
|WrittenBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|1|12}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|1|12}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
|Title = When the Wind Blows
| Title = When the Wind Blows
|DirectedBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|2|2}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber = 12
|EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
|Title = Ay, There's the Rub
| Title = Ay, There's the Rub
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|2|9}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|2|9}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
|Title = There's No Business
| Title = There's No Business
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = [[René Bonnière]]
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = J.K.E. Rose
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|2|23}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|2|23}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
|Title = Family Plot
| Title = Family Plot
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|3|1}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
|Title = Sweetheart Deal
| Title = Sweetheart Deal
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = [[William Fruet]]
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = [[Chris Haddock]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|3|8}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|3|8}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
|Title = The Final Cut
| Title = The Final Cut
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Patrick Corbett
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy =
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|3|29}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|3|29}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber = 17
|EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
|Title = Man with a Gun
| Title = Man with a Gun
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy =
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|4|5}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|4|5}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber = 18
|EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
|Title = Where There's a Will
| Title = Where There's a Will
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|4|12}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|4|12}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber = 19
|EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
|Title = The Whistle Blower
| Title = The Whistle Blower
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|5|3}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber = 20
|EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
|Title = Ghost Writer
| Title = Ghost Writer
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|5|10}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber = 21
|EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
|Title = Exposure
| Title = Exposure
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = [[René Bonnière]]
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Peter Lauterman, Angelo Stea
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|5|17}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|5|17}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber = 22
|EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
|Title = Goodbye Chain
| Title = Goodbye Cabin
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Gilbert M. Shilton
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = [[Chris Haddock]], Jeremy Hole
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|5|24}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|5|24}}
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===Season 2: 1988–89===
===Season 2: 1988–89===
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|EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber = 23
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = A Couple of Couples
| Title = A Couple of Couples
|DirectedBy = [[Mario Azzopardi]]
| DirectedBy = [[Mario Azzopardi]]
|WrittenBy = Nick Arnold
| WrittenBy = Nick Arnold
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|4}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|4}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber = 24
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = All Bets Off
| Title = All Bets Off
|DirectedBy = Mark Sobel
| DirectedBy = Mark Sobel
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = R.B. Carney
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|11}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|11}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber = 25
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Leap of Faith
| Title = Leap of Faith
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Peter Lauterman, Angelo Stea
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|18}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|12|18}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber = 26
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = By the Book
| Title = By the Book
|DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw
| DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Nick Arnold
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|1|10}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|1|10}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber = 27
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Separate Ways
| Title = Separate Ways
|DirectedBy = Mark Sobel
| DirectedBy = Mark Sobel
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy =
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|1|24}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|1|24}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber = 28
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Life is a Lot Like Hockey
| Title = Life is a Lot Like Hockey
|DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| DirectedBy = [[René Bonnière]]
|WrittenBy = Chris Auer
| WrittenBy = Chris Auer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|7}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|7}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber = 29
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Family Business
| Title = Family Business
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = [[Donald Shebib]]
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = [[Jeff F. King]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|21}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|2|21}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber = 30
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Le Cheval: Part 1
| Title = Le Cheval: Part 1
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy =
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|4|16}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|4|16}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber = 31
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Le Cheval: Part 2
| Title = Le Cheval: Part 2
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|4|23}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|4|23}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber = 32
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Back in Fashion
| Title = Back in Fashion
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Roger Andrieux
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Barbara Samuels
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|4|30}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|4|30}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 33
| EpisodeNumber = 33
|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
|Title = Coming of Age
| Title = Coming of Age
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = [[Donald Shebib]]
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Gerry Davis
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|5|14}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|5|14}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber = 34
|EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
|Title = Doctor, Lawyer, Liar, Thief
| Title = Doctor, Lawyer, Liar, Thief
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy =
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|7|16}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|7|16}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 35
| EpisodeNumber = 35
|EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
|Title = Lady Blue
| Title = Lady Blue
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = [[Nicholas Campbell]]
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = [[Jeff F. King]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|8|13}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|8|13}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 36
| EpisodeNumber = 36
|EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
|Title = Hot Property
| Title = Hot Property
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = [[Donald Shebib]]
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = [[Jim Henshaw]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|8|20}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|8|20}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 37
| EpisodeNumber = 37
|EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
|Title = Payola
| Title = Payola
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Ashley Collie
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|8|27}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|8|27}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 38
| EpisodeNumber = 38
|EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
|Title = Voodoo
| Title = Voodoo
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Peter Mohan
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989||}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989||}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 39
| EpisodeNumber = 39
|EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
|Title = The List
| Title = The List
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989||}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989||}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 40
| EpisodeNumber = 40
|EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
|Title = Street Song
| Title = Street Song
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989||}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989||}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 41
| EpisodeNumber = 41
|EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
|Title = Dinosaur
| Title = Dinosaur
|DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy =
|WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = [[Giles Blunt]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989||}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989||}}
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Diamonds
Starring
Theme music composerDominic Troiano
Country of originCanada
France
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes44
Production
Executive producersSonny Grosso
Larry Jacobson
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesAlliance Entertainment
Grosso-Jacobson Productions
Original release
NetworkGlobal (Canada)
CBS (United States)
ReleaseSeptember 22, 1987 (1987-09-22) –
December 3, 1989 (1989-12-03)

Diamonds is a French and Canadian-produced television series, which aired from September 22, 1987, to 1989. The show starred Nicholas Campbell as Mike Devitt and Peggy Smithhart as Christina Towne, former actors who had met and married while playing private investigators on a TV series called Two of Diamonds, and continued to work together as real private investigators after both their divorce and the cancellation of their show.[1]

The show was frequently compared to the American series Moonlighting. In a direct nod to the comparison, one episode actually featured an encounter with a character who mistook Devitt and Towne for Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.

The cast also included Roland Magdane, Geraint Wyn Davies and Tony Rosato. Campbell was also an occasional writer for the series.

Produced by Alliance Entertainment, the series aired on Global in Canada, and in a late night slot on CBS in the United States,[2] as well as on the USA Network. It was one of several Canadian-produced drama series to air in the CBS Late Night block of crime dramas — others included Adderly, Night Heat and Hot Shots. Of those shows, it was the only one to explicitly acknowledge that it was set in Toronto.[3]

Diamonds also aired on RTÉ Television in Ireland.

Cast

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  • Nicholas Campbell as Mike Devitt
  • Peggy Smithhart as Christina Towne
  • Roland Magdane as Rene (season 2)
  • Tony Rosato as Lt. Lou Gianetti
  • Alan Feiman as Darryl

Episodes

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Season 1: 1987–88

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Poison Pill"Miklós LenteJaron SummersSeptember 22, 1987 (1987-09-22)
22"Kiss & Tell"George MendelukUnknownSeptember 29, 1987 (1987-09-29)
33"There Once Was a Lady from Katmandu"Timothy BondGabrielle St. GeorgeOctober 6, 1987 (1987-10-06)
44"Here Comes the Bride"René BonnièreUnknownOctober 13, 1987 (1987-10-13)
55"Domestic Spirits"Patrick CorbettPhilip RosenbergOctober 20, 1987 (1987-10-20)
66"Class Reunion"Gilbert M. ShiltonJ.K.E. RoseNovember 3, 1987 (1987-11-03)
77"Good Hands"Patrick CorbettUnknownNovember 10, 1987 (1987-11-10)
88"The Smiling Mortician"Gilbert M. ShiltonGiles BluntNovember 17, 1987 (1987-11-17)
99"Fan Club"UnknownUnknownJanuary 5, 1988 (1988-01-05)
1010"Little Girl Lost"Patrick CorbettUnknownJanuary 12, 1988 (1988-01-12)
1111"When the Wind Blows"UnknownUnknownFebruary 2, 1988 (1988-02-02)
1212"Ay, There's the Rub"UnknownUnknownFebruary 9, 1988 (1988-02-09)
1313"There's No Business"René BonnièreJ.K.E. RoseFebruary 23, 1988 (1988-02-23)
1414"Family Plot"UnknownUnknownMarch 1, 1988 (1988-03-01)
1515"Sweetheart Deal"William FruetChris HaddockMarch 8, 1988 (1988-03-08)
1616"The Final Cut"Patrick CorbettUnknownMarch 29, 1988 (1988-03-29)
1717"Man with a Gun"UnknownUnknownApril 5, 1988 (1988-04-05)
1818"Where There's a Will"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 1988 (1988-04-12)
1919"The Whistle Blower"UnknownUnknownMay 3, 1988 (1988-05-03)
2020"Ghost Writer"UnknownUnknownMay 10, 1988 (1988-05-10)
2121"Exposure"René BonnièrePeter Lauterman, Angelo SteaMay 17, 1988 (1988-05-17)
2222"Goodbye Cabin"Gilbert M. ShiltonChris Haddock, Jeremy HoleMay 24, 1988 (1988-05-24)

Season 2: 1988–89

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
231"A Couple of Couples"Mario AzzopardiNick ArnoldDecember 4, 1988 (1988-12-04)
242"All Bets Off"Mark SobelR.B. CarneyDecember 11, 1988 (1988-12-11)
253"Leap of Faith"UnknownPeter Lauterman, Angelo SteaDecember 18, 1988 (1988-12-18)
264"By the Book"Randy BradshawNick ArnoldJanuary 10, 1989 (1989-01-10)
275"Separate Ways"Mark SobelUnknownJanuary 24, 1989 (1989-01-24)
286"Life is a Lot Like Hockey"René BonnièreChris AuerFebruary 7, 1989 (1989-02-07)
297"Family Business"Donald ShebibJeff F. KingFebruary 21, 1989 (1989-02-21)
308"Le Cheval: Part 1"UnknownUnknownApril 16, 1989 (1989-04-16)
319"Le Cheval: Part 2"UnknownUnknownApril 23, 1989 (1989-04-23)
3210"Back in Fashion"Roger AndrieuxBarbara SamuelsApril 30, 1989 (1989-04-30)
3311"Coming of Age"Donald ShebibGerry DavisMay 14, 1989 (1989-05-14)
3412"Doctor, Lawyer, Liar, Thief"UnknownUnknownJuly 16, 1989 (1989-07-16)
3513"Lady Blue"Nicholas CampbellJeff F. KingAugust 13, 1989 (1989-08-13)
3614"Hot Property"Donald ShebibJim HenshawAugust 20, 1989 (1989-08-20)
3715"Payola"Randy BradshawAshley CollieAugust 27, 1989 (1989-08-27)
3816"Voodoo"Randy BradshawPeter Mohan1989 (1989)
3917"The List"TBDTBD1989 (1989)
4018"Street Song"TBDTBD1989 (1989)
4119"Dinosaur"TBDGiles Blunt1989 (1989)
4220"13 Bis"Bruno GantillonNicholas Campbell1989 (1989)
4321"Death Kiss"Paolo BarzmanYves Lavandier1989 (1989)
4422"The Silver Leaf"Paolo BarzmanJeff F. KingDecember 3, 1989 (1989-12-03)

References

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  1. ^ "'I'd be happy to do this forever' Series has Campbell beaming". The Globe and Mail, August 27, 1987.
  2. ^ "TV and movie company enjoys $70-million year". Toronto Star, November 24, 1987.
  3. ^ "Private networks making progress developing Canadian content". Ottawa Citizen, September 10, 1988.
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