• 1971
  • 13+
  • 50m
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Summary Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre. View more details

  • 1971
  • 13+
  • 50m

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Douglas Wilmer Peter Vaughan Ronald Hines Peter Barkworth

All cast & crew

7.2

Details

Genres : Mystery Crime Drama

Release date : Sep 19, 1971

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Thames Television Pearson Television International

Summary Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre. View more details

Details

Genres : Mystery Crime Drama

Release date : Sep 19, 1971

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Thames Television Pearson Television International

Photos

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 19, 1971
A Message from the Deep Sea
Dr. Thorndyke is asked by a former student to help on his first murder case. A prostitute is murdered and it seemed to be a woman has killed the lady. Dr. Thorndyke helps find the actual murderer with the evidence available.
Episode 2 • Sep 26, 1971
The Missing Witness Sensation
After amateur detective Max Carrados ruins the alibi of an Irish militant accused of murder, the man's colleagues plot their revenge. To save his life, a trapped Carrados must find a way to get a message to the outside world-one that even a blind man could understand.
Episode 3 • Oct 03, 1971
The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd.
Private detective Horace Dorrington sees no conflict in helping himself while helping his clients. A promising new bicycle company presents him with an opportunity to cash in on his insider knowledge. But it's a dirty business, so Dorrington takes steps to ensure he's not taken for a ride.
Episode 4 • Oct 10, 1971
The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds
Charismatic socialite Simon Carne adopts the persona of "Klimo" to solve crimes. Does professional jealousy explain antagonism to the celebrated private detective? Or is it something more? And even though Klimo solves case after case for his clients, why are none of the perpetrators ever caught?
Episode 5 • Oct 17, 1971
The Horse of the Invisible
A ghost detective named Carnacki investigates the haunting of a country house that threatens the wedding of the homeowner's daughter and her fiance. Carnacki does not suspect supernatural forces are at work in this case, but even a ghostbuster can be wrong.
Episode 6 • Oct 24, 1971
The Case of the Mirror of Portugal
When a priceless gem comes within grasp, detective Horace Dorrington cuts more than a few corners to get his hands on it. But he battles a surprisingly worthy adversary from an unexpected quarter, one as ruthless and determined as himself.
Episode 7 • Oct 31, 1971
Madame Sara
While investigating death threats against two sisters, Dixon Druce falls under the charms of their friend, the mysterious Madame Sara. Druce tries to track down the sisters' estranged half brother, who stands to inherit a fortune upon their deaths. The smitten detective also starts to uncover the secrets of their alluring friend.
Episode 8 • Nov 07, 1971
The Case of the Dixon Torpedo
Petty crime and international espionage intertwine when the Russian embassy hires Jonathan Pryde to do one job and his own government hires him for another. The private investigator discovers that the two cases-a money-counterfeiting operation and the theft of plans for a Royal Navy torpedo-are linked.
Episode 9 • Nov 14, 1971
The Woman in the Big Hat
When a customer slumps over dead in a tea shop, Lady Molly of the Yard searches for the mystery woman who had been seated at his table. However, she runs into resistance from the dead man's family, who show little interest in solving the crime.
Episode 10 • Nov 21, 1971
The Affair of the Tortoise
To solve the murder a rich but ill-mannered government official from Haiti, PI Martin Hewitt has several pieces of evidence to consider: a dead tortoise, a voodoo doll, a bloodstained axe, and a note from "an avenger." The one thing he doesn't have is a body.
Episode 11 • Nov 28, 1971
The Assyrian Rejuvenator
Inflated claims about the powers of an expensive elixir put private investigator Romney Pringle in pursuit of a ruthless con man. The trckster has reason to believe that his customers won't complain, but Pingle sets out to destroy the crooked business.
Episode 12 • Dec 05, 1971
The Ripening Rubies
An ex-con makes a rookie mistake-trying to sell a stolen ruby necklace back to the craftsman who made it. The jeweler, Bernard Sutton, soon discovers that a string of high-society women are losing their expensive adornments. Shunning the heavy-handed approach of the police, he sets his own trap to catch the thief.
Episode 13 • Dec 12, 1971
The Case of Laker, Absconded
A junior bank clerk elopes with a fortune-but without his fiancee. The police reconstruct the absconder's route, from bank to train station to the Continent. However, Martin Hewitt believes the trail is a little too easy to follow. With the help of the jilted lover, he embarks on a search to discover what really happened to the missing man.
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