Diamonds (Canadian TV series)
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| Theme music composer | Dominic Troiano |
| Country of origin | Canada France |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sonny Grosso Larry Jacobson |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Alliance Entertainment Grosso-Jacobson Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Global (Canada) CBS (United States) |
| Release | September 22, 1987 (1987年09月22日) – December 3, 1989 (1989年12月03日) |
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
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]Season 1: 1987–88
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Poison Pill" | Miklós Lente | Jaron Summers | September 22, 1987 (1987年09月22日) |
| 2 | 2 | "Kiss & Tell" | George Mendeluk | Unknown | September 29, 1987 (1987年09月29日) |
| 3 | 3 | "There Once Was a Lady from Katmandu" | Timothy Bond | Gabrielle St. George | October 6, 1987 (1987年10月06日) |
| 4 | 4 | "Here Comes the Bride" | René Bonnière | Unknown | October 13, 1987 (1987年10月13日) |
| 5 | 5 | "Domestic Spirits" | Patrick Corbett | Philip Rosenberg | October 20, 1987 (1987年10月20日) |
| 6 | 6 | "Class Reunion" | Gilbert M. Shilton | J.K.E. Rose | November 3, 1987 (1987年11月03日) |
| 7 | 7 | "Good Hands" | Patrick Corbett | Unknown | November 10, 1987 (1987年11月10日) |
| 8 | 8 | "The Smiling Mortician" | Gilbert M. Shilton | Giles Blunt | November 17, 1987 (1987年11月17日) |
| 9 | 9 | "Fan Club" | Unknown | Unknown | January 5, 1988 (1988年01月05日) |
| 10 | 10 | "Little Girl Lost" | Patrick Corbett | Unknown | January 12, 1988 (1988年01月12日) |
| 11 | 11 | "When the Wind Blows" | Unknown | Unknown | February 2, 1988 (1988年02月02日) |
| 12 | 12 | "Ay, There's the Rub" | Unknown | Unknown | February 9, 1988 (1988年02月09日) |
| 13 | 13 | "There's No Business" | René Bonnière | J.K.E. Rose | February 23, 1988 (1988年02月23日) |
| 14 | 14 | "Family Plot" | Unknown | Unknown | March 1, 1988 (1988年03月01日) |
| 15 | 15 | "Sweetheart Deal" | William Fruet | Chris Haddock | March 8, 1988 (1988年03月08日) |
| 16 | 16 | "The Final Cut" | Patrick Corbett | Unknown | March 29, 1988 (1988年03月29日) |
| 17 | 17 | "Man with a Gun" | Unknown | Unknown | April 5, 1988 (1988年04月05日) |
| 18 | 18 | "Where There's a Will" | Unknown | Unknown | April 12, 1988 (1988年04月12日) |
| 19 | 19 | "The Whistle Blower" | Unknown | Unknown | May 3, 1988 (1988年05月03日) |
| 20 | 20 | "Ghost Writer" | Unknown | Unknown | May 10, 1988 (1988年05月10日) |
| 21 | 21 | "Exposure" | René Bonnière | Peter Lauterman, Angelo Stea | May 17, 1988 (1988年05月17日) |
| 22 | 22 | "Goodbye Cabin" | Gilbert M. Shilton | Chris Haddock, Jeremy Hole | May 24, 1988 (1988年05月24日) |
Season 2: 1988–89
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "A Couple of Couples" | Mario Azzopardi | Nick Arnold | December 4, 1988 (1988年12月04日) |
| 24 | 2 | "All Bets Off" | Mark Sobel | R.B. Carney | December 11, 1988 (1988年12月11日) |
| 25 | 3 | "Leap of Faith" | Unknown | Peter Lauterman, Angelo Stea | December 18, 1988 (1988年12月18日) |
| 26 | 4 | "By the Book" | Randy Bradshaw | Nick Arnold | January 10, 1989 (1989年01月10日) |
| 27 | 5 | "Separate Ways" | Mark Sobel | Unknown | January 24, 1989 (1989年01月24日) |
| 28 | 6 | "Life is a Lot Like Hockey" | René Bonnière | Chris Auer | February 7, 1989 (1989年02月07日) |
| 29 | 7 | "Family Business" | Donald Shebib | Jeff F. King | February 21, 1989 (1989年02月21日) |
| 30 | 8 | "Le Cheval: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | April 16, 1989 (1989年04月16日) |
| 31 | 9 | "Le Cheval: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | April 23, 1989 (1989年04月23日) |
| 32 | 10 | "Back in Fashion" | Roger Andrieux | Barbara Samuels | April 30, 1989 (1989年04月30日) |
| 33 | 11 | "Coming of Age" | Donald Shebib | Gerry Davis | May 14, 1989 (1989年05月14日) |
| 34 | 12 | "Doctor, Lawyer, Liar, Thief" | Unknown | Unknown | July 16, 1989 (1989年07月16日) |
| 35 | 13 | "Lady Blue" | Nicholas Campbell | Jeff F. King | August 13, 1989 (1989年08月13日) |
| 36 | 14 | "Hot Property" | Donald Shebib | Jim Henshaw | August 20, 1989 (1989年08月20日) |
| 37 | 15 | "Payola" | Randy Bradshaw | Ashley Collie | August 27, 1989 (1989年08月27日) |
| 38 | 16 | "Voodoo" | Randy Bradshaw | Peter Mohan | 1989 (1989) |
| 39 | 17 | "The List" | TBD | TBD | 1989 (1989) |
| 40 | 18 | "Street Song" | TBD | TBD | 1989 (1989) |
| 41 | 19 | "Dinosaur" | TBD | Giles Blunt | 1989 (1989) |
| 42 | 20 | "13 Bis" | Bruno Gantillon | Nicholas Campbell | 1989 (1989) |
| 43 | 21 | "Death Kiss" | Paolo Barzman | Yves Lavandier | 1989 (1989) |
| 44 | 22 | "The Silver Leaf" | Paolo Barzman | Jeff F. King | December 3, 1989 (1989年12月03日) |
References
[edit ]- ^ "'I'd be happy to do this forever' Series has Campbell beaming". The Globe and Mail , August 27, 1987.
- ^ "TV and movie company enjoys 70ドル-million year". Toronto Star , November 24, 1987.
- ^ "Private networks making progress developing Canadian content". Ottawa Citizen , September 10, 1988.