Diamond detective Dick Donald

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Television series
Original title Diamond detective Dick Donald
Country of production Germany
original language German
year 1971
length 25 minutes
Episodes 13
genre adventure
German-language
first broadcast		 January 13, 1971
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Diamond detective Dick Donald was an adventure series on ZDF that ran weekly in the evening program. There were 13 episodes of 25 minutes each; created by the directors Jürgen Goslar (episodes 1–7) and Erich Neureuther (episodes 8–13) based on the scripts by Heinz Bothe-Pelzer (episodes 1–13).

The series was filmed on location in South Africa in 1970 and describes the adventures of the eponymous detective Dick Donald ( Götz George ), who is used against diamond robbers. The athletic daredevil proves himself in almost every episode in fights and action scenes and is also successful as a womanizer. The detective is supported by his assistant Daisy ( Loni von Friedl , married to George at the time).

Apart from the two main roles, almost all other roles were cast with South African actors who were unknown in the ZDF broadcasting area.

Diamond detective Dick Donald was supposed to build on the great success of the similar series Percy Stuart , but did not achieve their popularity and was therefore discontinued after 13 episodes. Götz George played one of his first TV leading roles in the series and performed almost all of the stunts himself.

At the end of the 13th episode, Donald sags bleeding after being stabbed in the chest with a knife. Whether he survived the attack was never determined as the series was discontinued.

Consequences of the first broadcast

  1. Duel in the desert - January 13, 1971
  2. The Assistant - January 20, 1971
  3. The silent witness - January 27, 1971
  4. Deadly Stones - February 3, 1971
  5. Blue Train - February 10, 1971
  6. Gunfire in the Kalahari - February 17, 1971
  7. MacBannister's widow - February 24, 1971
  8. Disembarking prohibited - March 3, 1971
  9. Special Collection - March 10, 1971
  10. Big Game Hunting - March 17, 1971
  11. Double play - March 24, 1971
  12. In the Okangawa Desert - March 31, 1971
  13. A man is being hunted - April 7, 1971

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