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.
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.
Watson, on holiday in the Lake District, meets the enigmatic Lady Frances Carfax, who is being haunted by the ghost of a horseman. Holmes decides to come up to join Watson, but by the time he arrives Lady Frances has vanished without trace. Holmes investigates and becomes very curious about the ghost.
Directed by John MaddenGuest stars Cheryl Campbell, Julian Curry, Mary Cunningham, Jack Klaff, Nicholas Fry, Michael Jayston, Anthony Benson, Anthony Schaeffer
Maria Gibson, the wife of a gold-mining millionaire, is found shot dead at their country house. Gibson asks Holmes to find his wife's killer and thus to clear the name of his children's governess, Miss Dunbar, who has been charged with the crime. Is Gibson acting as a kindly employer, and what are the hidden depths of the case?
Directed by Michael A. SimpsonGuest stars Daniel Massey, Celia Gregory, Catherine Russell, Niven Boyd, Andrew Wilde, Philip Bretherton, Dean Magri, Stephen Howard
Sir Robert Norberton stakes a huge amount (much of it borrrowed) on his horse Shoscombe Prince winning a race. His trainer thinks Sir Robert has gone mad and consults Holmes. Then one of the many creditors disappears and human bone is found in a furnace...
Directed by Patrick LauGuest stars Robin Ellis, Elizabeth Weaver, Frank Grimes, Denise Black, Michael Bilton, Martin Stone, James Coyle, Jude Law
Alice Turner sends for Holmes when her lifelong friend farmer William McCarthy is killed and police suspicion falls on his son, James. James McCarthy admits quarrelling with his father, but he will not explain what their argument was about.
Directed by June HowsonGuest stars Peter Vaughan, Jonathan Barlow, Leslie Schofield, James Purefoy, Cliff Howells, Makala Saunders, Mark Jordon, Will Tacey
Colonel James Damery calls on Holmes when the rich and beautiful Miss Violet Merville announces her engagement to Baron Gruner, a dangerous Austrian. Gruner has persuaded Violet that he is not a killer, and Holmes has to establish the truth and foil the powerful baron.
Directed by Tim SullivanGuest stars Anthony Valentine, Carol Noakes, David Langton, Abigail Cruttenden, John Pickles, Kim Thomson, Roy Holder, Andy Bradford
The daughter of scientist Professor Presbury sees her father's face at her second-storey window; Holmes connects this with recent zoo thefts.
Directed by Tim SullivanGuest stars Colin Jeavons, Charles Kay, Adrian Lukis, Sarah Woodward, Anna Mazzotti, James Tomlinson, Peter Guinness, Steve Swinscoe
