https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=The_Affair_of_the_TortoiseThe Affair of the Tortoise - Revision history2026-06-04T06:59:47ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.44.2https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Affair_of_the_Tortoise&diff=108975&oldid=prevTCDE-Team at 12:25, 6 July 20232023-07-06T12:25:00Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-bottom:12px;"><br />
<tr><br />
<td align="left" width="50%">''<< S01E09 [[The Woman in the Big Hat]]''</td><br />
<td align="right" width="50%">''S01E11 [[The Assyrian Rejuvenator]] >>''</td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
----<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:Rivals-of-SH-S01E10-1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Affair of the Tortoise]]<br />
<br />
''The Affair of the Tortoise'' is the 10th episode in season 1 of the BBC TV series: [[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]. Aired on 22 november 1971. 50 min.<br />
<br />
Martin Hewitt is a fictional character created by Arthur Morrison in 1894.<br />
<br />
'''Sherlockian links'''<br />
<br />
* [[Peter Barkworth]] (Martin Hewitt) also played colonel Ross in the episode [[Silver Blaze (TV episode 1988)|Silver Blaze]] of the TV series [[Sherlock Holmes (TV series 1984-1994)|Sherlock Holmes]] in 1988.<br />
<br />
* [[Stefan Kalipha]] (Rameau) also played Wali Dad in the TV movie [[The Crucifer of Blood (TV movie 1991)|The Crucifer of Blood]] in 1991 with [[Charlton Heston]] as Sherlock Holmes, and he played The Munshi in episode [[A Singular Thorn]] in TV series [[Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House]] with [[Guy Henry]] in 1982.<br />
<br />
* [[Timothy Bateson]] (Goujon) also played Mr. Bunn in episode [[The Lift (TV episode 1967)|The Lift]] in TV series [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV series 1967)|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] in 1967.<br />
<br />
* [[Hamilton Dyce]] (Styles) also played Lumsden in episode [[The Willow House School (TV episode 1967)|The Willow House School]] in TV series [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV series 1967)|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] in 1967.<br />
<br />
* [[Colin Rix]] (Yorky) also played Warder in episode [[Redhanded]] in TV series [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV series 1967)|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] in 1967.<br />
<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
<br />
== Plot summary ==<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Cast ==<br />
<br />
* '''Martin Hewitt''' : [[Peter Barkworth]]<br />
* '''Miss Chapman''' : Cyd Hayman<br />
* '''Captain Cutler''' : Esmond Knight<br />
* '''Inspector Nettings''' : Dan Meaden<br />
* '''Rameau''' : [[Stefan Kalipha]]<br />
* '''Goujon''' : [[Timothy Bateson]]<br />
* '''Styles''' : [[Hamilton Dyce]] <br />
* '''Millie''' : Cheryl Hall<br />
* '''Perroquet''' : Robert Hartley<br />
* '''Yorky''' : [[Colin Rix]]<br />
* '''Policeman''' : John Levene<br />
* '''Vera''' : Andrea Lawrence<br />
<br />
<br />
* '''Director''' : Bill Bain<br />
* '''Screenplay''' : Bill Craig<br />
* '''Producers''' : Robert Love, Lloyd Shirley<br />
* '''Music''' : Robert Sharples<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Photos ==<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Rivals-of-SH-S01E10-1.jpg|<br />
File:Rivals-of-SH-S01E10-2.jpg|<br />
File:Rivals-of-SH-S01E10-3.jpg|<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
* [[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes|Back to The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]<br />
* [[Conan Doyle on screen]]</div>TCDE-Team