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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Jimmy Nail, ranked
Jimmy Nail appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Danny the Champion of the World or Diamond's Edge.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Jimmy Nail appears. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
Danny the Champion of the World
Roald Dahl, 1975
movie vs book
Gavin Millar, 1989
In 1955, William Smith, a widower, lives with his nine-year-old son, Danny, in a vardo behind the filling station and garage where he works in the English countryside. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy, and when he won’t take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father.
The Falcon's Malteser
Anthony Horowitz, 1986
movie vs book
Stephen Bayly, 1988
Thirteen-year-old Nick and his slightly dense older brother Herbert run the Diamond Private Detective Agency above Camden Town Tube Station in north-central London. When a master criminal called The Falcon dies, they come into possession of his box of chocolate Maltesers, which contains the secret key to a fabulous cache of diamonds.