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]
| Diamonds | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John Brason |
| Starring |
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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 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Global (Canada) CBS (United States) |
| Original release | September 22, 1987 (1987-09-22) – 1989 (1989) |
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.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Poison Pill" | Unknown | Unknown | September 22, 1987 (1987-09-22) |
| 2 | 2 | "Kiss & Tell" | Unknown | Unknown | September 29, 1987 (1987-09-29) |
| 3 | 3 | "There Once Was a Lady from Katmandu" | Unknown | Unknown | October 6, 1987 (1987-10-06) |
| 4 | 4 | "Here Comes the Bride" | Unknown | Unknown | October 13, 1987 (1987-10-13) |
| 5 | 5 | "Domestic Spirits" | Unknown | Unknown | October 20, 1987 (1987-10-20) |
| 6 | 6 | "Class Reunion" | Unknown | Unknown | November 3, 1987 (1987-11-03) |
| 7 | 7 | "Good Hands" | Unknown | Unknown | November 10, 1987 (1987-11-10) |
| 8 | 8 | "The Smiling Mortician" | Unknown | Unknown | November 17, 1987 (1987-11-17) |
| 9 | 9 | "Fan Club" | Unknown | Unknown | January 5, 1988 (1988-01-05) |
| 10 | 10 | "Little Girl Lost" | Unknown | Unknown | January 12, 1988 (1988-01-12) |
| 11 | 11 | "When the Wind Blows" | Unknown | Unknown | February 2, 1988 (1988-02-02) |
| 12 | 12 | "Ay, There's the Rub" | Unknown | Unknown | February 9, 1988 (1988-02-09) |
| 13 | 13 | "There's No Business" | Unknown | Unknown | February 23, 1988 (1988-02-23) |
| 14 | 14 | "Family Plot" | Unknown | Unknown | March 1, 1988 (1988-03-01) |
| 15 | 15 | "Sweetheart Deal" | Unknown | Unknown | March 8, 1988 (1988-03-08) |
| 16 | 16 | "The Final Cut" | Unknown | Unknown | March 29, 1988 (1988-03-29) |
| 17 | 17 | "Man with a Gun" | Unknown | Unknown | April 5, 1988 (1988-04-05) |
| 18 | 18 | "Where There's a Will" | Unknown | Unknown | April 12, 1988 (1988-04-12) |
| 19 | 19 | "The Whistle Blower" | Unknown | Unknown | May 3, 1988 (1988-05-03) |
| 20 | 20 | "Ghost Writer" | Unknown | Unknown | May 10, 1988 (1988-05-10) |
| 21 | 21 | "Exposure" | Unknown | Unknown | May 17, 1988 (1988-05-17) |
| 22 | 22 | "Goodbye Chain" | Unknown | Unknown | May 24, 1988 (1988-05-24) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "A Couple of Couples" | Mario Azzopardi | Nick Arnold | December 4, 1988 (1988-12-04) |
| 24 | 2 | "All Bets Off" | Mark Sobel | Unknown | December 11, 1988 (1988-12-11) |
| 25 | 3 | "Leap of Faith" | Unknown | Unknown | December 18, 1988 (1988-12-18) |
| 26 | 4 | "By the Book" | Randy Bradshaw | Unknown | January 10, 1989 (1989-01-10) |
| 27 | 5 | "Separate Ways" | Mark Sobel | Unknown | January 24, 1989 (1989-01-24) |
| 28 | 6 | "Life is a Lot Like Hockey" | René Bonnière | Chris Auer | February 7, 1989 (1989-02-07) |
| 29 | 7 | "Family Business" | Unknown | Unknown | February 21, 1989 (1989-02-21) |
| 30 | 8 | "Le Cheval: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | April 16, 1989 (1989-04-16) |
| 31 | 9 | "Le Cheval: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | April 23, 1989 (1989-04-23) |
| 32 | 10 | "Back in Fashion" | Unknown | Unknown | April 30, 1989 (1989-04-30) |
| 33 | 11 | "Coming of Age" | Unknown | Unknown | May 14, 1989 (1989-05-14) |
| 34 | 12 | "Doctor, Lawyer, Liar, Thief" | Unknown | Unknown | July 16, 1989 (1989-07-16) |
| 35 | 13 | "Lady Blue" | Unknown | Unknown | August 13, 1989 (1989-08-13) |
| 36 | 14 | "Hot Property" | Unknown | Unknown | August 20, 1989 (1989-08-20) |
| 37 | 15 | "Payola" | Unknown | Unknown | August 27, 1989 (1989-08-27) |
| 38 | 16 | "Voodoo" | TBD | TBD | 1989 (1989) |
| 39 | 17 | "The List" | TBD | TBD | 1989 (1989) |
| 40 | 18 | "Street Song" | TBD | TBD | 1989 (1989) |
| 41 | 19 | "Dinosaur" | TBD | TBD | 1989 (1989) |
| 42 | 20 | "13 Bis" | TBD | TBD | 1989 (1989) |
| 43 | 21 | "Death Kiss" | TBD | TBD | 1989 (1989) |
| 44 | 22 | "The Silver Leaf" | Unknown | Unknown | December 3, 1989 (1989-12-03) |