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[[File:1990-hands-murderer-title.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hands of a Murderer (1990)]]

''Hands of a Murderer'' is a British TV movie produced by ''Greeen Pond Productions Inc.'', ''Storke Enterprises'', ''William F. Storke & Robert E. Fuisz'', ''Yorkshire International Films Ltd.'' first released on 16 May 1990 (USA), starring [[Edward Woodward]] as Sherlock Holmes and [[John Hillerman]] as Dr. Watson. 90 min.


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== Photos ==

<gallery mode="packed" heights="130px">
File:1990-hands-murderer-sherlock-holmes.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes''<br />([[Edward Woodward]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-watson.jpg|''Dr. Watson''<br />([[John Hillerman]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-moriarty.jpg|''Prof. James Moriarty''<br />([[Anthony Andrews]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-devere.jpg|''Sophie DeVere''<br />([[Kim Thomson]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-mycroft-holmes.jpg|''Mycroft Holmes''<br />([[Peter Jeffrey]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-berton.jpg|''Berton''<br />([[John Tordoff]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-gould.jpg|''Colonel Gould''<br />([[Warren Clarke]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-lestrade.jpg|''Inspector Lestrade''<br />([[Terence Lodge]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-kasim.jpg|''Kasim''<br />([[Michael Tezcan]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-stubb.jpg|''Jeremy Stubb''<br />([[Christopher Fairbank]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-finch.jpg|''Finch''<br />([[David Sibley]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-farrington.jpg|''Richard Farrington''<br />([[Harry Audley]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-queen-victoria.jpg|''Queen Victoria''<br />([[Honora Burke]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-mrs-hudson.jpg|''Mrs. Hudson''<br />([[Faith Kent]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-oberstein.jpg|''Oberstein''<br />([[Nickolas Grace]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-wiggins.jpg|''Wiggins''<br />([[Daniel Newman]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-police-driver.jpg|''Police Driver''<br />([[David Arlen]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-sherlock-holmes2.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes''<br />([[Edward Woodward]])
File:1990-hands-murderer-sh-w.jpg|''Holmes & Watson''
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== Cast ==

* '''Sherlock Holmes''' : [[Edward Woodward]]
* '''Dr. John Watson''' : [[John Hillerman]]
* '''Prof. James Moriarty''' : [[Anthony Andrews]]
* '''Sophie DeVere''' : [[Kim Thomson]]
* '''Mycroft Holmes''' : [[Peter Jeffrey]]
* '''Col. Gould''' : [[Warren Clarke]]
* '''Insp. Lestrade''' : [[Terence Lodge]]
* '''Jeremy Stubb''' : [[Christopher Fairbank]]
* '''Richard Farrington''' : [[Harry Audley]]
* '''Finch''' : [[David Sibley]]
* '''Berton''' : [[John Tordoff]]
* '''Kasim''' : [[Michael Tezcan]]
* '''Wiggins''' : [[Daniel Newman]]
* '''Mrs. Hudson''' : [[Faith Kent]]
* '''Minister''' : [[David Neal]]
* '''Policeman''' : [[Steve Ellis]]
* '''Police driver''' : [[David Arlen]]
* '''Ballad singer''' : [[Graham Gill]]
* '''Wickes''' : [[Jimmy Flint]]
* '''Old drunk''' : [[Ronald Nunnery]]
* '''Preacher''' : [[Geoffrey Rose]]
* '''Hangman''' : [[Peter Brace]]
* '''Queen Victoria''' : [[Honora Burke]]
* '''Baker Street Irregular #1''' : [[Ben Waters]]
* '''Baker Street Irregular #2''' : [[Mathew Baker]]
* '''Baker Street Irregular #3''' : [[Ben Davis]]
* '''Baker Street Irregular #4''' : [[Tony Vaughn]]
* '''Baker Street Irregular #5''' : [[David King]]
* '''Oberstein''' : [[Nickolas Grace]]
Uncredited
* '''French sailor''' : [[Brian Wilson]]


* '''Director''' : [[Stuart Orme]]
* '''Screenplay''' : [[Charles Edward Pogue]]
* '''Executive Producer''' : Robert E. Fuisz
* '''Associate Producer''' : Geoffrey W. Lowe
* '''Executive Producer''' : William F. Storke
* '''Music''' : Colin Towns
* '''Cinematography''' : Ken Westbury
* '''Film Editor''' : Keith Palmer
* '''Production Design''' : Malcolm Middleton
* '''Art Direction''' : Leslie Tomkins
* '''Set Decoration''' : Ian Whittaker
* '''Costume Design''' : Sue Yelland
* '''Chief Hair Stylist''' : Jan Archibald
* '''Chief Makeup Artist''' : Christine Beveridge
* '''Assistant Makeup Artist''' : Sallie Evans
* '''Assistant Hair Stylist''' : Peter Shepherd
* '''Production Manager''' : Roger Simons
* '''Third Assistant Director''' : Antony Ford
* '''Second Assistant Director''' : Mark Goddard
* '''First Assistant Director''' : Roger Simons
* '''Second Unit Director''' : Jason White
* '''Construction Manager''' : Terry Apsey
* '''Props''' : Barry Gibbs
* '''Production Buyer''' : Roger Hulme
* '''Dressing Props''' : Darryl Paterson
* '''Supervisor Painter''' : Adrian Start
* '''Property Master''' : Arthur Wicks
* '''Sound Editor''' : Michael Crouch
* '''Boom Operator''' : John Salter
* '''Sound Recordist''' : Peter Sutton
* '''Foley Editor''' : Len Tremble
* '''Assistant Sound Editor''' : Liz Webber
* '''Special Effects''' : John Evans
* '''Assistant Camera''' : Robert Bridges
* '''Camera Operator''' : Trevor Coop
* '''Best Boy''' : Brian Martin
* '''Camera Grip''' : Joe Martin
* '''Electrician''' : Don Maton
* '''Gaffer''' : Reg Parsons
* '''Electrician''' : Ron Rampton
* '''Assistant Camera''' : Nigel Seal
* '''Focus Puller''' : Danny Shelmerdine
* '''Camera Operator: Second Unit''' : Nigel Slatter
* '''Electrician''' : Jim Terry
* '''Electrician''' : John Turner
* '''Second Assistant Editor''' : Peter Matthews
* '''First Assistant Editor''' : Hugo Middleton
* '''Location Manager''' : Rufus Andrews
* '''Unit Nurse''' : Rosie Bedford-Stradling
* '''Production Coordinator''' : Elaine Burt
* '''Script Supervisor''' : Marilyn Clarke
* '''Location Manager''' : Peter Elford


== Plot summary ==

When Professor Moriarty escapes the gallows - literally in a puff of smoke - Sherlock Holmes finds himself once again in pursuit of his old nemesis. Soon after the escape, Holmes' brother Mycroft asks him to work at identifying a leak in British Intelligence. Uncharacteristically, he refuses to help until he realizes that Moriarty is behind the missing State secrets. He learns that a very seductive woman, Sophie DeVere, has been hypnotizing one of Mycroft's young assistants to steal the information. When Moriarty is unable to decode the secret message he has stolen, he kidnaps Mycroft in order to get the information.







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* [[Conan Doyle on screen]]