Dateline Diamonds

Major Fairclough is linked to an international criminal gang that uses the MV Galaxy (the ship which was the home of the pirate radio station Radio London) to smuggle stolen diamonds from the UK to Amsterdam. Fairclough blackmails Lester Benson, the fictitious manager of the Small Faces, into aiding and abetting his crimes.[3]

The film features the original lineup of the British band the Small Faces (Jimmy Winston was replaced in 1966 by Ian McLagan). The band's manager, Don Arden, arranged for the Small Faces to appear in the film as a promotional vehicle for "I've Got Mine", the follow-up to their debut hit single "Whatcha Gonna Do About It". However, the film's release was delayed and the band received no other publicity for the single, which failed to chart. The final sequence, showing Rey Anton and Pro Forma, Mark Richardson and the Small Faces performing on stage, was filmed during a genuine Radio London night at the Rank Ballroom in Watford. The film also features a young Kiki Dee and the British vocal group The Chantelles.

The film was made at Pinewood Studios and on location. A collection of location stills and corresponding contemporary photographs is hosted at reelstreets.com.[4]

Dateline Diamonds has been released on VHS and DVD.

• William Lucas – Major Fairclough
• Kenneth Cope – Lester Benson
• George Mikell – Paul Verlekt
• Conrad Phillips – Tom Jenkins
• Patsy Rowlands – Mrs Edgecumbe
• Burnell Tucker – Dale Meredith (a fictitious DJ)
• Kenny Everett – Himself
• Anna Carteret – Gay Jenkins
• Vanda Godsell – Mrs Jenkins
• Gertan Klauber – Meyerhof
• Doel Luscombe – Assistant Commissioner
• Peter Zander – Spankaren
• Geoffrey Lumsden – Army Officer
• Ronald Bridges – Garage Attendant
• David Kirk – Dock Policeman

with brief appearances by Phillip Birch, Earl Richmond and Ben Toney

• Radio London: More information including photos on Dateline Diamonds
• Dateline Diamonds at IMDb