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Sherlock Holmes

1984TV-PG7 seasons8.2 / 10

Jeremy Brett is Sherlock Holmes.

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

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Synopsis

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

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About Sherlock Holmes

Watch trailer7 May 1984 - Adventures of Sherlock Holmes trailer

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 holmessolvevictorian england

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Episode 1

The Sign of Four

Dec 29, 198750m6.5 / 10

For years after her father's disappearance, the beautiful Miss Mary Morstan receives anonymously every year one large and valuable pearl. When, finally, an invitation arrives to meet the mysterious pearl-giver, Mary Morstan seeks Holmes's advice, and he begins to unravel some remarkable clues, including a poison dart and a man with a wooden leg. What Holmes finds is an old soldier who is determined to punish those who betrayed him and his friends by stealing their oriental treasure.

Directed by Peter HammondGuest stars Robin Hunter, Alf Joint, John Thaw, Kiran Shah, Jenny Seagrove, Derek Deadman, Ronald Lacey, Ishaq Bux

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Episode 2

The Devil's Foot

Apr 6, 198850m7.8 / 10

Reluctantly, after an illness, Holmes takes a holiday in Cornwall, with Watson for company. Then one day he finds himself investigating a mysterious death... after a quiet evening at home playing cards, three local inhabitants have been found in the morning in a terrible way: the two brothers overtaken by sudden mental illness, babbling incoherently, and their sister dead, with her face twisted into a look of terror. Holmes is delighted with the chance to bury his holiday boredom by taking on the case.

Directed by Ken HannamGuest stars Denis Quilley, Damien Thomas, Michael Aitkens, Freda Dowie, Norman Bowler, Peter Shaw, Christine Collins, John Saunders

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Episode 3

Silver Blaze

Apr 13, 198850m8.2 / 10

In a remote area of Dartmoor, The Silver Blaze, England's most famous and valuable racehorse, goes missing, the dead body of the horse's trainer is found, and sheep are savaged. The Police seem bewildered, but then they charge Fitzroy Stephen, a famous figure in the racing world, with the murder. Holmes is called in to trace the missing horse and finds he has to separate fact from fiction.

Directed by Brian MillsGuest stars Peter Barkworth, Barry Lowe, Jonathan Coy, Malcolm Storry, Manda-Jayne Beard, Sally Faulkner, Russell Hunter, Nicholas Teare

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Episode 4

Wisteria Lodge

Apr 20, 198851m6.6 / 10

On a visit to Wisteria Lodge, Scott Eccles gets a strange reception. A mysterious note arrives for his host, Garcia, and the next morning Garcia and his servants have vanished without trace. Eccles consults Holmes, who decides to treat the case as a murder investigation, but it appears that Holmes and Watson are on a wild goose chase.

Directed by Peter HammondGuest stars Kika Markham, Freddie Jones, Donald Churchill, Basil Hoskins, Trader Faulkner, Arturo Venegas, Guido Adorni, Sonny Caldinez

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Episode 5

The Bruce Partington Plans

Apr 27, 198852m8.3 / 10

The body of one Cadogan West is found in an underground tunnel near Aldgate Station, with his skull smashed, and Holmes is puzzled by the interest his brother Mycroft is showing in the case. Mycroft explains that the top secret plans for a new submarine were in the dead man's pocket, but three of the ten pages were missing when the body was found. Mycroft, on behalf of the British Government, asks his brother to find the missing pages.

Directed by John GorrieGuest stars Amanda Waring, Jonathan Newth, Geoffrey Bayldon, Sebastian Stride, Robert Fyfe, John Rapley, Simon Carter, Derek Ware

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Episode 6

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Aug 31, 19881h 45m9.2 / 10Finale

Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on Dartmoor, with his face contorted in terror and the footprints of a huge dog near his body. On arrival in England, Sir Charles's American heir, now Sir Henry Baskerville, engages Holmes to come to Devon and get to the bottom of the age-old legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles - a phantom which kills.From the outset, Holmes is convinced there is a human murderer at work and he lays a deep plan to foil him.

Directed by Brian MillsGuest stars Ronald Pickup, William Ilkley, Alastair Duncan, Raymond Adamson, Rosemary McHale, Kristoffer Tabori, Edward Romfourt, James Faulkner

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Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026

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