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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · 1984

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate a scandal in Bohemia involving Irene Adler, chalk drawings of dancing men, the identity of a crooked man, a missing naval treaty, a solitary cyclist's mysterious follower, the dangers of a speckled band, and a blue carbuncle found in the crop of a goose.

Released
14 Mar 1985
Runtime
60 min
Rated
TV-PG
Seasons
2
Episodes
13
Writer
John Hawkesworth
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom

Starring: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Rosalie Williams

Episodes

13 across 2 seasons
Season 1 7 episodes
  1. E1
    A Scandal in Bohemia 24 Apr 1984 ★ 7.9

    Sherlock Holmes finds himself evenly matched when he is employed by the King of Bohemia to retrieve an indiscreet photograph from the American actress and singer, Irene Adler.

    54 min · Director Paul Annett · Writer Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hawkesworth, Alexander Baron

  2. E2
    The Dancing Men 1 May 1984 ★ 8.1

    A gentleman is baffled when the childish drawings of little dancing men terrify his American wife. Sherlock Holmes soon discovers why.

    54 min · Director John Bruce · Writer Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hawkesworth, Anthony Skene

  3. E3
    The Naval Treaty 8 May 1984 ★ 7.8

    An unknown thief steals an important naval treaty from a Foreign Office clerk; Sherlock Holmes sets out to find it.

    54 min · Director Alan Grint · Writer Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hawkesworth, Jeremy Paul

  4. E4
    The Solitary Cyclist 15 May 1984 ★ 8.1

    A strange man on a bicycle follows a young music teacher as she bicycles on a lonely road to and from the city.

    54 min · Director Paul Annett · Writer Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hawkesworth, Alan Plater

  5. E5
    The Crooked Man 22 May 1984 ★ 7.9

    Col. Barclay is found dead and his wife is arrested for the murder, but Holmes is convinced a missing door key will reveal the true killer.

    54 min · Director Alan Grint · Writer Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hawkesworth, Alfred Shaughnessy

  6. E6
    The Speckled Band 29 May 1984 ★ 8.3

    A young woman asks for Holmes' help when her ill-tempered stepfather moves her into the same room where her sister died under mysterious circumstances.

    55 min · Director John Bruce · Writer John Hawkesworth, Jeremy Paul, Arthur Conan Doyle

  7. E7
    The Blue Carbuncle 5 Jun 1984 ★ 8.1

    When the Countess of Morcar's priceless blue carbuncle is stolen, a reformed thief is charged with the crime.

    54 min · Director David Carson · Writer John Hawkesworth, Paul Finney, Arthur Conan Doyle

Season 2 6 episodes
  1. E1
    The Copper Beeches 25 Aug 1985 ★ 8.0

    Violet Hunter has been offered the role of governess at an estate in Hampshire but the employer insists that for the role she will be obliged to cut her hair short. Her perturbation at this causes her to seek Sherlock Holmes's adv...

    52 min · Director Paul Annett · Writer John Hawkesworth, Bill Craig, Arthur Conan Doyle

  2. E2
    The Greek Interpreter 1 Sep 1985 ★ 7.9

    An unsavory gang kidnaps a Greek interpreter and forces him to relate their demands to an abductee who knows only the Greek tongue.

    50 min · Director Alan Grint · Writer Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hawkesworth, Derek Marlowe

  3. E3
    The Norwood Builder 8 Sep 1985 ★ 8.2

    When a notorious retired builder is found dead, his recently-named heir is the prime suspect.

    52 min · Director Ken Grieve · Writer Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hawkesworth, Richard Harris

  4. E4
    The Resident Patient 15 Sep 1985 ★ 8.0

    Sherlock Holmes is contacted by Dr Trevelyan whose medical practice was set up and paid for by Mr Blessington who lives on the premises. Of late Mr Blessington has had spells of intense anxiety. Dr Trevelyan fears for his health a...

    51 min · Director David Carson · Writer Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hawkesworth, Derek Marlowe

  5. E5
    The Red Headed League 22 Sep 1985 ★ 8.4

    What seems at first to be a harmless prank played upon a red-headed man is soon revealed to be much more: a sinister scheme devised by the Napoleon of Crime.

    53 min · Director John Bruce · Writer Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hawkesworth

  6. E6
    The Final Problem 29 Sep 1985 ★ 8.4

    Holmes and Watson travel to Europe to escape Moriarty's vengeance.

    51 min · Director Alan Grint · Writer John Hawkesworth, Arthur Conan Doyle

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