https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Elementary_My_Dear_Watson_%28TV_episode_1973%29 Elementary My Dear Watson (TV episode 1973) - Revision history 2026-06-04T05:33:40Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=Elementary_My_Dear_Watson_(TV_episode_1973)&diff=84237&oldid=prev TCDE-Team at 20:06, 24 March 2019 2019-03-24T20:06:26Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-title.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Elementary My Dear Watson (1973)]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Elementary My Dear Watson: The Strange Case of the Dead Solicitors&#039;&#039; is the 3rd episode in season 13 of the British TV show &#039;&#039;Comedy Playhouse&#039;&#039; which was a collection of series pilots. Starring [[John Cleese]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[William Rushton]] as [[Dr. Watson]]. Produced by BBC and aired on 18 january 1973. 30 min.<br /> <br /> Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are investigating on the murder of 5 solicitors stabbed in the back and dead in the same exact position. Moriarty is suspected, but eventually it&#039;s Fu Manchu that will be arrested. At the same time, Lady Cynthia asked Holmes for help as she is threatened by a rattle snake (being a reference to the [[SPEC|Speckled Band]]), but the detective will never arrive at her house in time and she will die... <br /> <br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> <br /> == Photos ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;150px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-title2.jpg|&#039;&#039;The Strange Case of the Dead Solicitors&#039;&#039;<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-holmes.jpg|&#039;&#039;Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[John Cleese]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-dr-watson.jpg|&#039;&#039;Dr. Watson&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[William Rushton]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-dead-sollicitors.jpg|&#039;&#039;The dead sollicitors (crime scene)&#039;&#039;<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-moriarty.jpg|&#039;&#039;Frank Potter / Moriarty&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Bill Maynard]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-lady-cynthia.jpg|&#039;&#039;Lady Cynthia&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Josephine Tewson]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-inspector-street.jpg|&#039;&#039;Inspector Street&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Norman Bird]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-constable.jpg|&#039;&#039;Constable&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Chic Murray]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-fu-manchu.jpg|&#039;&#039;Fu Manchu&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Larry Martyn]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-prime-minister.jpg|&#039;&#039;Prime Minister&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[John Wells]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-truscott.jpg|&#039;&#039;Supt. Truscott&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Michael Gover]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-rupert.jpg|&#039;&#039;Rupert&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Michael Knowles]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-secretary.jpg|&#039;&#039;Secretary&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Helen Lambert]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-mabel.jpg|&#039;&#039;Mabel&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Rosemary Lord]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-airport-loader.jpg|&#039;&#039;Airport loader&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Ivor Salter]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-lady-journal.jpg|&#039;&#039;Lady&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Rose Hill]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-newsboy.jpg|&#039;&#039;Newsboy&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Colin Bean]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-security-man.jpg|&#039;&#039;Security man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Gordon Faith]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-robert-robinson.jpg|&#039;&#039;Call My Bluff Referee&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Robert Robinson]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-dawn-addams.jpg|&#039;&#039;Herself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Dawn Addams]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-alan-coren.jpg|&#039;&#039;Himself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Alan Coren]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-frank-muir.jpg|&#039;&#039;Himself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Frank Muir]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-patrick-campbell.jpg|&#039;&#039;Himself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Patrick Campbell]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-morag-hood.jpg|&#039;&#039;Herself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[Morag Hood]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-john-carson.jpg|&#039;&#039;Himself&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[John Carson]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-holmes2.jpg|&#039;&#039;Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[John Cleese]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-sh-w1.jpg|&#039;&#039;Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; ([[John Cleese]]) and &#039;&#039;Dr. Watson&#039;&#039; ([[William Rushton]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-sh-w2.jpg|&#039;&#039;Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; ([[John Cleese]]) and &#039;&#039;Dr. Watson&#039;&#039; ([[William Rushton]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-sh-w3.jpg|&#039;&#039;Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; ([[John Cleese]]) and &#039;&#039;Dr. Watson&#039;&#039; ([[William Rushton]])<br /> File:1973-comedy-playhouse-elementary-my-dear-watson-holmes-violin.jpg|&#039;&#039;Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;([[John Cleese]])<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[John Cleese]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Dr. Watson&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[William Rushton]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Frank Potter / Moriarty&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Bill Maynard]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Lady Cynthia&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Josephine Tewson]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Inspector Street&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Norman Bird]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Constable&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Chic Murray]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Fu Manchu&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Larry Martyn]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Prime Minister&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[John Wells]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Supt. Truscott&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Michael Gover]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Rupert&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Michael Knowles]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Secretary&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Helen Lambert]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Mabel&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Rosemary Lord]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Airport loader&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Ivor Salter]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Lady&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Rose Hill]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Newsboy&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Colin Bean]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Security man&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Gordon Faith]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Call My Bluff Referee / Himself&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Robert Robinson]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Call My Bluff contestants&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> ** &#039;&#039;&#039;Herself&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Dawn Addams]]<br /> ** &#039;&#039;&#039;Himself&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Alan Coren]]<br /> ** &#039;&#039;&#039;Himself&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Frank Muir]]<br /> ** &#039;&#039;&#039;Himself&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Patrick Campbell]]<br /> ** &#039;&#039;&#039;Herself&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Morag Hood]]<br /> ** &#039;&#039;&#039;Himself&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[John Carson]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Crew ==<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Director&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Harold Snoad]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Screenplay&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[N. F. Simpson]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Visual Effects&#039;&#039;&#039; : John Fiedlander<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Film Cameraman&#039;&#039;&#039; : Len Newson<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Film Recordist&#039;&#039;&#039; : Les Collins<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Film Editor&#039;&#039;&#039; : Mike Crisp<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Studio Lighting&#039;&#039;&#039; : George Summers<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Studio Sound&#039;&#039;&#039; : John Delaney<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Costume&#039;&#039;&#039; : Marjorie Lewis<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Make Up&#039;&#039;&#039; : Penny Norton<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Music&#039;&#039;&#039; : Burt Rhodes<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Design&#039;&#039;&#039; : Raymond Cubick<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Producer&#039;&#039;&#039; : Barry Took<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> * [[Conan Doyle on screen]]</div> TCDE-Team