Diamonds (Canadian TV series)

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Diamonds
Written by	John Brason
Starring	Nicholas Campbell; Peggy Smithhart; Tony Rosato; Roland Magdane;
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 –; 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
1	1	"Poison Pill"	TBA	TBA	September 22, 1987 (1987-09-22)
2	2	"Kiss & Tell"	TBA	TBA	September 29, 1987 (1987-09-29)
3	3	"There Once Was a Lady from Katmandu"	TBA	TBA	October 6, 1987 (1987-10-06)
4	4	"Here Comes the Bride"	TBA	TBA	October 13, 1987 (1987-10-13)
5	5	"Domestic Spirits"	TBA	TBA	October 20, 1987 (1987-10-20)
6	6	"Class Reunion"	TBA	TBA	November 3, 1987 (1987-11-03)
7	7	"Good Hands"	TBA	TBA	November 10, 1987 (1987-11-10)
8	8	"The Smiling Mortician"	TBA	TBA	November 17, 1987 (1987-11-17)
9	9	"Fan Club"	TBA	TBA	January 5, 1988 (1988-01-05)
10	10	"Little Girl Lost"	TBA	TBA	January 12, 1988 (1988-01-12)
11	11	"When the Wind Blows"	TBA	TBA	February 2, 1988 (1988-02-02)
12	12	"Ay, There's the Rub"	TBA	TBA	February 9, 1988 (1988-02-09)
13	13	"There's No Business"	TBA	TBA	February 23, 1988 (1988-02-23)
14	14	"Family Plot"	TBA	TBA	March 1, 1988 (1988-03-01)
15	15	"Sweetheart Deal"	TBA	TBA	March 8, 1988 (1988-03-08)
16	16	"The Final Cut"	TBA	TBA	March 29, 1988 (1988-03-29)
17	17	"Man with a Gun"	TBA	TBA	April 5, 1988 (1988-04-05)
18	18	"Where There's a Will"	TBA	TBA	April 12, 1988 (1988-04-12)
19	19	"The Whistle Blower"	TBA	TBA	May 3, 1988 (1988-05-03)
20	20	"Ghost Writer"	TBA	TBA	May 10, 1988 (1988-05-10)
21	21	"Exposure"	TBA	TBA	May 17, 1988 (1988-05-17)
22	22	"Goodbye Chain"	TBA	TBA	May 24, 1988 (1988-05-24)

Season 2: 1988–89[]

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	TBA	December 11, 1988 (1988-12-11)
25	3	"Leap of Faith"	TBA	TBA	December 18, 1988 (1988-12-18)
26	4	"By the Book"	Randy Bradshaw	TBA	January 10, 1989 (1989-01-10)
27	5	"Separate Ways"	Mark Sobel	TBA	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"	TBA	TBA	February 21, 1989 (1989-02-21)
30	8	"Le Cheval: Part 1"	TBA	TBA	April 16, 1989 (1989-04-16)
31	9	"Le Cheval: Part 2"	TBA	TBA	April 23, 1989 (1989-04-23)
32	10	"Back in Fashion"	TBA	TBA	April 30, 1989 (1989-04-30)
33	11	"Coming of Age"	TBA	TBA	May 14, 1989 (1989-05-14)
34	12	"Doctor, Lawyer, Liar, Thief"	TBA	TBA	July 16, 1989 (1989-07-16)
35	13	"Lady Blue"	TBA	TBA	August 13, 1989 (1989-08-13)
36	14	"Hot Property"	TBA	TBA	August 20, 1989 (1989-08-20)
37	15	"Payola"	TBA	TBA	August 27, 1989 (1989-08-27)
38	16	"Voodoo"	TBA	TBA	1989 (1989)
39	17	"The List"	TBA	TBA	1989 (1989)
40	18	"Street Song"	TBA	TBA	1989 (1989)
41	19	"Dinosaur"	TBA	TBA	1989 (1989)
42	20	"13 Bis"	TBA	TBA	1989 (1989)
43	21	"Death Kiss"	TBA	TBA	1989 (1989)
44	22	"The Silver Leaf"	TBA	TBA	December 3, 1989 (1989-12-03)

References[]

^ "'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-million year". Toronto Star, November 24, 1987.
^ "Private networks making progress developing Canadian content". Ottawa Citizen, September 10, 1988.

External links[]

Diamonds at IMDb

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[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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