Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
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.
Director: Stephen Bayly
 |
Colin Dale as Nick Diamond |
 |
Dursley McLinden as Tim Diamond |
 |
Susannah York as Lauren Bacardi |
 |
Saeed Jaffrey as Mr. Patel |
 |
Patricia Hodge as Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg |
 |
Roy Kinnear as Jack Splendide |
 |
Jimmy Nail as Boyle |
 |
Bill Paterson as Chief Inspector Snape |
 |
Michael Robbins as The Fat Man |
 |
Peter Eyre as Gott |
 |
Nickolas Grace as Himmell |
 |
Michael Medwin as The Professor |
 |
Forbes Collins as Henry von Falkenberg |
 |
José René Ruiz as Johnny Naples (as Rene Ruiz) |
 |
Donald Standen as Lawrence |
 |
Jim McManus as Hammett |
 |
Robert Bathurst as Vicar |
|
Jonathan Linsley as Bouncer |
 |
R.J. Bell as Club Owner |
 |
Jenny Tomasin as Traffic Warden |
|
Joanna Dickens as Large Woman |
|
Alison Ruffelle as Sales Girl |
|
Auriol Goldingham as Sales Girl |
|
Cristina Avery as Perturbed Mother |
|
Charles Simon as Grandfather |
 |
Geraldine Muir as Granddaughter |
 |
Gerald Campion as Uncle Holly |
|
Ricky Diamond as Harpoon Salesman |
|
Mammoth as Fat Man's Henchman |
|
John McCoy as Fatman's Henchman |
|
Malcolm Baker as Fatman's Henchman |
|
Nicky Moore as Fatman's Henchman |
|
Vinnie Reed as Fatman's Hnechman |
|
Mark White as Dog Walker |
| Directing | Stephen Bayly | Director |
| Writing | Anthony Horowitz | Writer |
| Production | Linda James | Producer |
| Camera | Billy Williams | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Scott Thomas | Editor |
| Sound | Trevor Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Peter Murton | Production Design |
| Production | Ros Hubbard | Casting |
| Art | Cliff Robinson | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Price | Costume Design |
