https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=The_Superfluous_Finger 2026-06-04T01:50:11Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Superfluous_Finger&diff=35999&oldid=prev 2015-11-04T12:41:58Z

<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom:12px;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;tr&gt;<br /> &lt;td align=&quot;left&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;&lt; S02E06 [[The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Holst]]&#039;&#039;&lt;/td&gt;<br /> &lt;td align=&quot;right&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;S02E08 [[Anonymous Letters]] &gt;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/td&gt;<br /> &lt;/tr&gt;<br /> &lt;/table&gt;<br /> ----<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Rivals-of-SH-S02E07-1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Superfluous Finger]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;The Superfluous Finger&#039;&#039; is the 7th episode in season 2 of the BBC TV series: [[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]. Aired on 11 march 1973. 50 min.<br /> <br /> Professor Van Dusen is a fictional character created by Jacques Futrelle in 1904.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Sherlockian links&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * [[Douglas Wilmer]] (&#039;&#039;Professor Van Dusen&#039;&#039;) also played Sherlock Holmes in the movie [[The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes&#039; Smarter Brother]] in 1975, and Sherlock Holmes in the TV series [[Sherlock Holmes (TV series 1964-1968)|Sherlock Holmes]] in 1964-1965.<br /> <br /> * [[Margaret John]] (&#039;&#039;receptionist&#039;&#039;) also played Mrs. Hudson in the 2 TV movies with [[Christopher Lee]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]] : [[Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady]] (1991) and [[Incident at Victoria Falls]] (1992).<br /> <br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> <br /> == Plot summary ==<br /> <br /> Asked to perform an unnecessary amputation, a London surgeon calls on his colleague, Prof. Van Dusen, to learn the reason for the gruesome request. Van Dusen&#039;s investigation leads him to a country house; a mad, shotgun-toting aristocrat; and an incident three years earlier.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Prof. Van Dusen&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Douglas Wilmer]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Sir Hector Drummond&#039;&#039;&#039; : William Mervyn<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Miss Rossmore / Mrs. Morey&#039;&#039;&#039; : Veronica Strong<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Prescott&#039;&#039;&#039; : Laurence Payne<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Mallory&#039;&#039;&#039; : Charles Morgan<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Roderick Varley&#039;&#039;&#039; : Mark Eden<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Sterling&#039;&#039;&#039; : Wallas Eaton<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Morey&#039;&#039;&#039; : Dennis Chinnery<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Doctor&#039;&#039;&#039; : Robert Hartley<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Station Sergeant&#039;&#039;&#039; : William Moore <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Receptionist&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Margaret John]] <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Police constable&#039;&#039;&#039; : Michael Guest<br /> <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Director&#039;&#039;&#039; : Derek Bennett<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Screenplay&#039;&#039;&#039; : Julian Bond<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Producers&#039;&#039;&#039; : Reginald Collin, Kim Mills<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Music&#039;&#039;&#039; : Robert Sharples<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Photos ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Rivals-of-SH-S02E07-1.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> * [[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes|Back to The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]<br /> * [[Conan Doyle on screen]]</div>

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