The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co.
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
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The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. is the 3rd episode in season 1 of the BBC TV series: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes. Aired on 4 october 1971. 50 min.
Horace Dorrington is a fictional character created by Arthur Morrison in 1897.
Sherlockian link
- Peter Vaughan (Horace Dorrington) also played John Turner in episode The Boscombe Valley Mystery in TV series Sherlock Holmes in 1991.
Plot summary
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.
Cast
- Horace Dorrington : Peter Vaughan
- Mallows : John Stratton
- Stedman : John Carlisle
- Farrish : Kenneth Foley
- Miss Parrot : Petronella Barker
- Gillet : Paul Angels
- Fielder : Tony Gaunter
- Sparks : Christopher Beeny
- Barratt : Robin Ford
- Mrs Chalmers : Sheila Gish
- Lady Jameson : Hilary Hardiman
- Post Office Clerk : Patti Dalton
- Director : Jim Goddard
- Screenplay : Julian Bond
- Producers : Robert Love, Lloyd Shirley
- Music : Robert Sharples
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