Jack of Diamonds (TV series)
{{Short description|1983 British TV series}}
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| alt_name = Emery Presents: Jack of Diamonds
| genre = Comedy
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| writer = {{unbulleted list | John Singer | Steven Singer }}
| director =
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| presenter =
| starring = {{unbulleted list | Dick Emery | Tony Selby | Glynn Edwards |Christopher Bramwell }}
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| composer = Ronnie Hazlehurst
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 6
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| executive_producer =
| producer = Stuart Allen
| editor = Mike Jackson
| location =
| cinematography = Rex Maidment
David Swan
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = BBC
| channel = BBC One
| first_aired = {{start date|1983|6|3|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1983|7|15|df=yes}}
| related = Legacy of Murder
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Jack of Diamonds is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC in six half-hour episodes between 3 June and 15 July 1983.https://web.archive.org/web/20090207140012/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/197318 It was produced as a loose sequel to the previous years's Legacy of Murder in which Emery had previously played the private detective Bernie Weinstock as well as various other roles similar to his work on The Dick Emery Show.https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/emery_presents/episodes/2/ It was broadcast several months after Emery's death in January that year.
Synopsis
London-based private eye Weinstock and his partner Norman Lugg are drawn into the hunt for some diamonds stashed away in Holland by a British corporal during the Second World War. With both the police and criminals on their tail, the chase takes them to a country house in Worcestershire, Brighton Marina, Amsterdam and finally to a castle near Munich in Bavaria.
Selected cast
- Dick Emery as Bernie Weinstock/Various Characters (6 episodes)
- Tony Selby as Norman Lugg (6 episodes)
- Glynn Edwards as Reg (6 episodes)
- Christopher Bramwell as Oliver Ottershaw (6 episodes)
- John Cater as Foxwell (5 episodes)
- Helen Gill as Helen Carter (5 episodes)
- Patrick Waldron as Det. Sgt. Frisby (4 episodes)
- James Villiers as George Billyard (4 episodes)
- Bill Stewart as Micky Jordan (4 episodes)
- Mike Lewin as Thug (4 episodes)
- Rosie Collins as Sharon Finch (3 episodes)
- Sue Bond as Gloria (1 episode)
- Larry Martyn as Barman (1 episode)
- Derek Deadman as Pickpocket (1 episode)
- Tim Barrett as The Bookie (1 episode)
- Anthony Dawes as Polo Match Steward (1 episode)
- Jo Rowbottom as Chambermaid (1 episode)
References
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Bibliography
- Ross, Robert. Forgotten Heroes of Comedy: An Encyclopedia of the Comedy Underdog. Unbound Publishing, 2021.
- Walker, Craig. On The Buses: The Complete Story. Andrews UK Limited, 2011.
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0286363|title=Jack of Diamonds}}
Category:1980s British comedy television series
Category:1983 British television series debuts
Category:1983 British television series endings
Category:BBC television comedy
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in London
Category:Television shows set in Lancashire
Category:Television shows set in Brighton
Category:Television shows set in Bavaria
Category:Television shows set in Amsterdam
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