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Sherlock Holmes

1984TV-PG7 seasons8.2 / 10

Jeremy Brett is Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes, along with his friend Dr. Watson, uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve.

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Synopsis

Sherlock Holmes, along with his friend Dr. Watson, uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve.

Season 7 episodes

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Episode 1

The Three Gables

50m6.7 / 10

A dead young man's affair with a beautiful widow brings odd, dangerous events to his grandmother's house.

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Directed by Peter HammondWritten by Jeremy PaulGuest stars Claudine Auger, Caroline Blakiston, Gary Cady, Ben Pullen, Mary Ellis, Barbara Young, Emma Hardwicke, Peter Wyngarde

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Episode 2

The Dying Detective

50m8.2 / 10

A woman fears for her husband's life, who has recently started to take opium, and suspects his cousin is behind it.

Episode credits

Directed by Sarah HellingsWritten by T.R. BowenGuest stars Susannah Harker, Caroline John, Rachel Rice, Shaughan Seymour, Jonathan Hyde, Hugh Bonneville, Roy Hudd, T.R. Bowen

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Episode 3

The Golden Pince-Nez

50m7.4 / 10

Sherlock Holmes and his brother Mycroft investigate the murder of a man found clutching a pince-nez.

Episode credits

Directed by Peter HammondWritten by Gary HopkinsGuest stars Anna Carteret, Natalie Morse, Patricia Kerrigan, Kathleen Byron, Frank Finlay, Nigel Planer, Christopher Guard, Roger Ringrose

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Episode 4

The Red Circle

50m7.4 / 10

A nervous landlady brings a mysterious tenant to Holmes' attention.

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Directed by Sarah HellingsWritten by Jeremy PaulGuest stars Sophia Diaz, Louise Heaney, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Connor, John Hallam, James Coombes, Kerry Shale, Joseph Long

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Episode 5

The Mazarin Stone

50m6.6 / 10

The Mazarin Stone, a famous jewel, acts as a magnet for crime. Holmes investigates the latest and perhaps most curious episode in its adventures.

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Directed by Peter HammondWritten by Gary HopkinsGuest stars Charles Gray, Phyllis Calvert, Barbara Hicks, Helen Ryan, Jon Finch, James Villiers, Denis Lill, Gavan O'Herlihy

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Episode 6

The Cardboard Box

50m7.7 / 10finale

After her sister's disappearance, a woman receives an alarming present in a cardboard box.

Episode credits

Directed by Sarah HellingsWritten by T.R. BowenGuest stars Ciarán Hinds, Tom Chadbon, Joanna David, Deborah Findlay, Lucy Whybrow, Ann Rye, Thierry Harcourt, Richard Dixon

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Episode information updated Nov 13, 2026

More about Sherlock Holmes

Cast

Jeremy BrettSherlock Holmes
David BurkeDr. John H. Watson
Edward HardwickeDr. John H. Watson
Rosalie WilliamsMrs. Hudson
Eric PorterProfessor Moriarty
Colin JeavonsInspector Lestrade
Roger HammondJabez Wilson
Tim McInnernyJohn Clay

Credits

Created by
John Hawkesworth
Written by
T.R. Bowen, Jeremy Paul, Gary Hopkins, Arthur Conan Doyle

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
41
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ITV1United Kingdom
  • Granada TelevisionUnited Kingdom

Themes

based on novel or bookcrimesdetectivemysteriesperiod dramaprivate detectiveprivate investigatorsherlock holmes