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Diamonds
Written byJohn Brason
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) –
1989 (1989)

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

  • Nicholas Campbell as Mike Devitt
  • Peggy Smithhart as Christina Towne
  • Roland Magdane as Rene (season 2)
  • Tony Rosato as Lieutenant Lou Gianetti

Episodes

Season 1: 1987–88

No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Poison Pill"UnknownUnknownSeptember 22, 1987 (1987-09-22)
22"Kiss & Tell"UnknownUnknownSeptember 29, 1987 (1987-09-29)
33"There Once Was a Lady from Katmandu"UnknownUnknownOctober 6, 1987 (1987-10-06)
44"Here Comes the Bride"UnknownUnknownOctober 13, 1987 (1987-10-13)
55"Domestic Spirits"UnknownUnknownOctober 20, 1987 (1987-10-20)
66"Class Reunion"UnknownUnknownNovember 3, 1987 (1987-11-03)
77"Good Hands"UnknownUnknownNovember 10, 1987 (1987-11-10)
88"The Smiling Mortician"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 1987 (1987-11-17)
99"Fan Club"UnknownUnknownJanuary 5, 1988 (1988-01-05)
1010"Little Girl Lost"UnknownUnknownJanuary 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"UnknownUnknownFebruary 23, 1988 (1988-02-23)
1414"Family Plot"UnknownUnknownMarch 1, 1988 (1988-03-01)
1515"Sweetheart Deal"UnknownUnknownMarch 8, 1988 (1988-03-08)
1616"The Final Cut"UnknownUnknownMarch 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"UnknownUnknownMay 17, 1988 (1988-05-17)
2222"Goodbye Chain"UnknownUnknownMay 24, 1988 (1988-05-24)

Season 2: 1988–89

No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
231"A Couple of Couples"Mario AzzopardiNick ArnoldDecember 4, 1988 (1988-12-04)
242"All Bets Off"Mark SobelUnknownDecember 11, 1988 (1988-12-11)
253"Leap of Faith"UnknownUnknownDecember 18, 1988 (1988-12-18)
264"By the Book"Randy BradshawUnknownJanuary 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"UnknownUnknownFebruary 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"UnknownUnknownApril 30, 1989 (1989-04-30)
3311"Coming of Age"UnknownUnknownMay 14, 1989 (1989-05-14)
3412"Doctor, Lawyer, Liar, Thief"UnknownUnknownJuly 16, 1989 (1989-07-16)
3513"Lady Blue"UnknownUnknownAugust 13, 1989 (1989-08-13)
3614"Hot Property"UnknownUnknownAugust 20, 1989 (1989-08-20)
3715"Payola"UnknownUnknownAugust 27, 1989 (1989-08-27)
3816"Voodoo"TBDTBD1989 (1989)
3917"The List"TBDTBD1989 (1989)
4018"Street Song"TBDTBD1989 (1989)
4119"Dinosaur"TBDTBD1989 (1989)
4220"13 Bis"TBDTBD1989 (1989)
4321"Death Kiss"TBDTBD1989 (1989)
4422"The Silver Leaf"UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 1989 (1989-12-03)

References

  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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