Just Ask for Diamond

Stephen Bayly
1988-09-01


4.3
83 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Colin Dale Nick Diamond Unowned
Dursley McLinden Tim Diamond Unowned
Susannah York Lauren Bacardi Unowned
Saeed Jaffrey Mr. Patel Unowned
Patricia Hodge Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg Unowned
Jimmy Nail Boyle Unowned
Roy Kinnear Jack Splendide Unowned
Bill Paterson Chief Inspector Snape Unowned
Michael Robbins The Fat Man Unowned
Peter Eyre Gott Unowned
Nickolas Grace Himmell Unowned
Michael Medwin The Professor Unowned
Forbes Collins Henry von Falkenberg Unowned
José René Ruiz Johnny Naples (as Rene Ruiz) Unowned
Donald Standen Lawrence Unowned
Jim McManus Hammett Unowned
Robert Bathurst Vicar Unowned
Jonathan Linsley Bouncer Unowned
R.J. Bell Club Owner Unowned
Jenny Tomasin Traffic Warden Unowned
Joanna Dickens Large Woman Unowned
Alison Ruffelle Sales Girl Unowned
Auriol Goldingham Sales Girl Unowned
Cristina Avery Perturbed Mother Unowned
Charles Simon Grandfather Unowned
Geraldine Muir Granddaughter Unowned
Gerald Campion Uncle Holly Unowned
Ricky Diamond Harpoon Salesman Unowned
Mammoth Fat Man's Henchman Unowned
John McCoy Fatman's Henchman Unowned
Malcolm Baker Fatman's Henchman Unowned
Nicky Moore Fatman's Henchman Unowned
Vinnie Reed Fatman's Hnechman Unowned
Mark White Dog Walker Unowned