Diamond brothers Tv Series

[Power-of-one]

  hey, I was searching diamond brothers on wikipedia and it said that they had a tv series made about them- Also Anthony Horowitz put the actor that played Tim in one of the books

[horowitzfan95]

Really? What was the name of the series?

[Shadow dragon]

I think this should go into the TV section, because that thread focuses on the TV writing by Anthony Horowitz. I'll check again and edit this post with a link.

EDIT: There is a section for TV writing by Anthony Horowitz, however, it doesn't have any thread about Diamond Brothers TV series. I suppose this thread can go on like this, or the moderators may displace it in that section.

[Rainbowstar]

Shadow dragon, I'm sorry to say you are wrong in this.  The TV section in the Other Works section is for TV shows he makes that aren't linked to AR, Diamond brothers or PO5.  In fact, the whole Other Works section is about everything that doesn't include these 3 series, as they have sections for their own.  That's why it's called Other Works

Power of One, I don't think there a TV series made of it, but there is a movie.  Wikipedia does not always have the right objective information, and often rumors are posted as fact.  I fear that this is one of those instances

[Shadow dragon]

Never mind Rainbowstar. I had a feeling that I might be wrong.

[Public Enemy Number One]

I saw a post about a tv-serie of the diamond brothers (I don't mean just ask for diamond). I've looked this up on imdb, and it's indeed right. It appeared in 1991 and it's based on south by south-east. Here's the link:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426673/

[Rainbowstar]

I merged both topics together, and reopened it

[horowitzfan95]

 I looked at that IMDB site. It does seem realistic... The only thing I am confused by is the running time. It says 30 minutes total (6 episodes). I suppose that means 30 minutes each, but it says 6 episodes, 30 minutes total. I'm confused with something nearly off topic...

[Rocket]

theyre probably 5 mins each

[Rainbowstar]

That seems unlikely, rocket.  I think they just mistyped, or that maybe only one episode was actually aired

[The Renegado]

There was a tv series in half-hour episode format (I remember watching it when it was first shown on ITV as part of CITV).

It was based on South By Southeast and the original edition of the book had a photo cover from the series (since both the tv series and the book came out at the same time, which is based on which is debatable).  As I remember the finale was quite different, although I can't remember the details as I haven't seen it since it was originally broadcast.

Paul

[PaulG]

SPOILERS AHEAD FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T READ SOUTH BY SOUTH-EAST











South by South-East was made into a TV series in 1991 by the production company Red Rooster and was a co-production with a Dutch film company, which allowed them to film in Amsterdam and the surrounding area.

Written and directed by Anthony himself, it was broadcast in six 30 minute episodes. It was produced by Stephen Bayley, who was responsible for Just Ask For Diamond. It was broadcast on CITV and I recorded every episode. My VHS copy has almost worn out so I recently transferrred it to a DVD - although the picture is showing its age a bit!

During transmission of Episode 3 there was a technical problem halfway through that they couldn't fix. The following week's episode (4) had the bit we missed of Episode 3 stuck onto the front.

Batman's former butler, Michael Gough, played My Waverly, Michael Feast played Snape, Gordon Wynter played Boyle and Charon/Charlotte was played by Monique Van Den Ven. There were cameos from Jenny Agutter (as the Bank Manager) and Anna Massey (as Mrs Bodega). As a lot of elements of the book and TV series are homages to Hitchcock (McGuffin, Bodega Birds etc), AH hired a well known Hitchcock impersonator to appear at some point in each episode.

The ending was slightly different in that Charon tries to kill Tim and Nick in their office with a gun, rather than the electrocution scene in the book which was, I understand, considered a bit strong for kids at 4.35 in the afternoon! (Very much like Anthony's screenplay for JAFD which excludes Nick's explosive escapades at the Hotel Splendide. It also explains why Public Enemy Number 2 is never likely to be filmed - its so violent there'd be nothing left!)

The late Dursley McLinden returned as Tim, as did a very different looking Colin Dale as Nick. He was a bit older by then and boy has he grown up - and his voice had broken too. There are lots of great gags and reminders of the film, such as when McGuffin knocks on the office door and Tim and Nick desperately clear up (as they did with Johnny Naples) and the way the last episode finishes with Nick and Tim walking off, Nick explaining to Tim what's happened - in much the same way as the film fades out with Nick explaining the plot of Farewell My Lovely.

Disappointingly it was never repeated and never got a video or DVD release, which is a shame as it's actually very good. The cliffhanger to Episode 4 where Tim and Nick are chased by the biplane is brilliant and it's nice to see Harry Blondini (Lauren Bacardi's ex) although he's obviously different to the character mentioned in book of TFM. Oh, and the theme tune is excellent.

P

[DiamondBrother]

SPOILERS AHEAD FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T READ SOUTH BY SOUTH-EAST



Can I buy a copie?







South by South-East was made into a TV series in 1991 by the production company Red Rooster and was a co-production with a Dutch film company, which allowed them to film in Amsterdam and the surrounding area.

Written and directed by Anthony himself, it was broadcast in six 30 minute episodes. It was produced by Stephen Bayley, who was responsible for Just Ask For Diamond. It was broadcast on CITV and I recorded every episode. My VHS copy has almost worn out so I recently transferrred it to a DVD - although the picture is showing its age a bit!

During transmission of Episode 3 there was a technical problem halfway through that they couldn't fix. The following week's episode (4) had the bit we missed of Episode 3 stuck onto the front.

Batman's former butler, Michael Gough, played My Waverly, Michael Feast played Snape, Gordon Wynter played Boyle and Charon/Charlotte was played by Monique Van Den Ven. There were cameos from Jenny Agutter (as the Bank Manager) and Anna Massey (as Mrs Bodega). As a lot of elements of the book and TV series are homages to Hitchcock (McGuffin, Bodega Birds etc), AH hired a well known Hitchcock impersonator to appear at some point in each episode.

The ending was slightly different in that Charon tries to kill Tim and Nick in their office with a gun, rather than the electrocution scene in the book which was, I understand, considered a bit strong for kids at 4.35 in the afternoon! (Very much like Anthony's screenplay for JAFD which excludes Nick's explosive escapades at the Hotel Splendide. It also explains why Public Enemy Number 2 is never likely to be filmed - its so violent there'd be nothing left!)

The late Dursley McLinden returned as Tim, as did a very different looking Colin Dale as Nick. He was a bit older by then and boy has he grown up - and his voice had broken too. There are lots of great gags and reminders of the film, such as when McGuffin knocks on the office door and Tim and Nick desperately clear up (as they did with Johnny Naples) and the way the last episode finishes with Nick and Tim walking off, Nick explaining to Tim what's happened - in much the same way as the film fades out with Nick explaining the plot of Farewell My Lovely.

Disappointingly it was never repeated and never got a video or DVD release, which is a shame as it's actually very good. The cliffhanger to Episode 4 where Tim and Nick are chased by the biplane is brilliant and it's nice to see Harry Blondini (Lauren Bacardi's ex) although he's obviously different to the character mentioned in book of TFM. Oh, and the theme tune is excellent.

P

[Philip Rhayader]

Any chance of getting hold of a copy of South by South-East?

Been trying to find it for years.

[DiamondBrother]

@PaulG: I'm looking for the Diamond brothers TV series for years! Is there a possiblility to buy the copies? That would be amazing!