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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

★ 7.5/10•1971•50m•TV-PG•Mystery•Crime•Drama
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An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 20, 1971

Episodes

Episode 1 - A Message from the Deep SeaE150m

A Message from the Deep Sea

This episode features Dr Thorndyke, played by John Neville, who is first a medical man and second a solver of mysteries. A young girl has been murdered in her boarding house and the solution looks obvious - but is it? Neville plays the sleuth with aplomb and this is a strong opening episode. The character is arrogant, capable, and likable - and of course his intelligence makes his police colleagues and/or adversaries look like idiots!

Sep 20, 1971

Episode 2 - The Missing Witness SensationE250m

The Missing Witness Sensation

Max Carrados, the blind detective, solves the case of a bank teller shot at his counter.

Sep 27, 1971

Episode 3 - The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.E350m

The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.

Horace Dorrington solves the mystery of a case of sabotage on a bicycle track.

Oct 4, 1971

Episode 4 - The Duchess of Wiltshire's DiamondsE450m

The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds

Simon Carne devises an ingenious way of keeping the Duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds safe from theft.

Oct 11, 1971

Episode 5 - The Horse of the InvisibleE550m

The Horse of the Invisible

Carnacki solves the case of an invisible horse that is haunting a family of the eve of a wedding.

Oct 18, 1971

Episode 6 - The Case of the Mirror of PortugalE650m

The Case of the Mirror of Portugal

Horace Dorrington clears up the mystery of the theft of a valuable diamond.

Oct 25, 1971

Episode 7 - Madame SaraE750m

Madame Sara

Dixon Duce helps solve a murder case.

Nov 1, 1971

Episode 8 - The Case of the Dixon TorpedoE850m

The Case of the Dixon Torpedo

Jonathan Pride gets involved in a case involving a secret weapon, an eccentric inventor and forged roubles.

Nov 8, 1971

Episode 9 - The Woman in the Big HatE950m

The Woman in the Big Hat

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard solves the murdeer of a respectable man.

Nov 15, 1971

Episode 10 - The Affair of the TortoiseE1050m

The Affair of the Tortoise

Arhtur Hewitt gets mixed up in a case involving voodoo and the disappearance of a dead body.

Nov 22, 1971

Episode 11 - The Assyrian RejuvenatorE1150m

The Assyrian Rejuvenator

Conman and invesigator Romney Pringkle exposes a swindle and makes a profit.

Nov 29, 1971

Episode 12 - The Ripening RubiesE1250m

The Ripening Rubies

Bernard Sutton is called in to help stop a series of jewel robberies.

Dec 2, 1971

Episode 13 - The Case of Laker, AbscondedE1350m

The Case of Laker, Absconded

Arthur Hewitt and Jonathan Pride band together to find a bank clerk who has disappeared with £ 15,000.

Dec 9, 1971

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