The Illustrious Client

Summary Sir James Damery, acting for a very illustrious client, consults Holmes. Violet Merville is engaged to marry the Austrian Baron Gruner, who has murdered at least one wife and yet the foolish, headstrong Violet will not hear a word against him. The client is fearful for Violet's safety should the marriage go ahead. Holmes enlists the assistance of Kitty Winter, a woman whom the Baron used and threw aside, to get access to Gruner's album in which he has catalogued his conquests, to make Violet see him in his true light.

S1.E1 ∙ The Illustrious Client

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Douglas Wilmer Peter Cushing Nigel Stock Peter Madden

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Genres : Mystery Horror Crime Drama History

Release date : Feb 19, 1965

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Peckforton Castle, Peckforton, Cheshire, England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary Sir James Damery, acting for a very illustrious client, consults Holmes. Violet Merville is engaged to marry the Austrian Baron Gruner, who has murdered at least one wife and yet the foolish, headstrong Violet will not hear a word against him. The client is fearful for Violet's safety should the marriage go ahead. Holmes enlists the assistance of Kitty Winter, a woman whom the Baron used and threw aside, to get access to Gruner's album in which he has catalogued his conquests, to make Violet see him in his true light.

Details

Genres : Mystery Horror Crime Drama History

Release date : Feb 19, 1965

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Peckforton Castle, Peckforton, Cheshire, England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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