Episode 1
Acquaintance
1h 8m8.0 / 10
Based on The Adventure of the Speckled Band
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Written by Yuli Dunsky, Valeri FridGuest stars Gennadiy Bogachyov, Mariya Solomina, Fyodor Odinokov, Igor Efimov
TV series
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
19805 seasons7.8 / 10
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is a series of five films produced by Lenfilm for the Soviet Central Television, split into eleven episodes, starring Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson. They were directed by Igor Maslennikov and filmed in Russia (the then Soviet Union) between 1979 and 1986, and the series was one of the most successful in the history of Russian television.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is a series of five films produced by Lenfilm for the Soviet Central Television, split into eleven episodes, starring Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson. They were directed by Igor Maslennikov and filmed in Russia (the then Soviet Union) between 1979 and 1986, and the series was one of the most successful in the history of Russian television.
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Episode 2
Bloody Inscription
1h 6m8.5 / 10finale
Based on A Study in Scarlet
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Written by Yuli Dunsky, Valeri FridGuest stars Boryslav Brondukov, Nikolai Karachentsov, Adolf Ilyin, Viktor Aristov, Oleg Khromenkov, Lyubov Tishchenko, Vitali Baganov, Boris Livanov Jr.
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Cast
Boris KlyuevMycroft Holmes
Boryslav BrondukovInspector Lestrade
Vasiliy LivanovSherlock Holmes
Vitali SolominDr. Watson
Rina ZelyonayaMrs. Hudson
Viktor ProskurinThadeus Sholto/Bartlomyu Sholto
Sergey ShakurovJonathan Small
Marina Yurasovaэкономка миссис БерстонCredits
- Written by
- Yuli Dunsky, Igor Maslennikov, Vladimir Valutskiy, Yuli Dunsky, Valeri Frid, Arthur Conan Doyle
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 11
- Original language
- Russian
- Original title
- Приключения Шерлока Холмса и доктора Ватсона
Networks & production
Central Television USSRRussia
LenfilmRussia
Gosteleradio USSRRussia
Themes
based on novel or bookdetective