Jack of Diamonds (TV series)

{{Short description|1983 British TV series}}

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| writer = {{unbulleted list | John Singer | Steven Singer }}

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| starring = {{unbulleted list | Dick Emery | Tony Selby | Glynn Edwards |Christopher Bramwell }}

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| composer = Ronnie Hazlehurst

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| language = English

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| num_episodes = 6

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| producer = Stuart Allen

| editor = Mike Jackson

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| 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

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.