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Just Ask for Diamond

When all seems lost...

4.3

1988•1h 23m

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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Cast

Photo of Dursley McLinden

Dursley McLinden

Tim Diamond

Photo of Susannah York

Susannah York

Lauren Bacardi

Photo of Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Mr. Patel

Photo of Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg

Photo of Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Jack Splendide

Photo of Jimmy Nail

Jimmy Nail

Boyle

Photo of Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Chief Inspector Snape

Photo of Michael Robbins

Michael Robbins

The Fat Man

Photo of Peter Eyre

Peter Eyre

Gott

Photo of Nickolas Grace

Nickolas Grace

Himmell

Photo of Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

The Professor

Photo of Forbes Collins

Forbes Collins

Henry von Falkenberg

Photo of Jim McManus

Jim McManus

Hammett

Photo of Robert Bathurst

Robert Bathurst

Vicar

Photo of R.J. Bell

R.J. Bell

Club Owner

Photo of Jenny Tomasin

Jenny Tomasin

Traffic Warden

Photo of Geraldine Muir

Geraldine Muir

Granddaughter

Photo of Gerald Campion

Gerald Campion

Uncle Holly

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