Sherlock Holmes (TV series 1984-1994)
Music intro of the TV series by Patrick Gowers
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This is the complete guide to the Sherlock Holmes Granada series starring Jeremy Brett. By clicking on the title of each episode, you will find a summary of the adventure, a commentary on the episode, the full casting and a gallery with portraits of the performers and some typical scenes.
In 1981, producer Michael Cox, fervent admirer of Arthur Conan Doyle, suggested to Granada that the original Sherlock Holmes stories should be adapted to the television for the first time in color. Firmly set on being scrupulously true to Conan Doyle, Michael Cox built Holmes and Watson Baker Street in Manchester with the utmost care. To embody the enigmatic, brilliant and eccentric sleuth, Cox chose Jeremy Brett who, according to him, had everything the part needed : « the voice, the presence, the energy, the bearing of a gentleman and the classical training. For the Hamlet of crime, » wrote Michael Cox in A Study in Celluloid, « you need an actor who has played Hamlet. »
Unfortunately, Granada and Jeremy Brett did not have time to complete the 62 Sherlock Holmes stories written by Conan Doyle. Only 41 of them have been filmed. During the first and second seasons, the part of Watson was played by David Burke. From the third season and until the end, he was replaced by Edward Hardwicke.
The saga of this series
Episode list
Season 1 : The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
- S01E01 (No. 01) : A Scandal in Bohemia (24 april 1984)
- S01E02 (No. 02) : The Dancing Men (1st may 1984)
- S01E03 (No. 03) : The Naval Treaty (8 may 1984)
- S01E04 (No. 04) : The Solitary Cyclist (15 may 1984)
- S01E05 (No. 05) : The Crooked Man (22 may 1984)
- S01E06 (No. 06) : The Speckled Band (29 may 1984)
- S01E07 (No. 07) : The Blue Carbuncle (5 june 1984)
Season 2 : The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1985)
- S02E01 (No. 08) : The Copper Beeches (25 august 1985)
- S02E02 (No. 09) : The Greek Interpreter (1st september 1985)
- S02E03 (No. 10) : The Norwood Builder (8 september 1985)
- S02E04 (No. 11) : The Resident Patient (15 september 1985)
- S02E05 (No. 12) : The Red-Headed League (22 september 1985)
- S02E06 (No. 13) : The Final Problem (29 september 1985)
Season 3 : The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986-1987)
- S03E01 (No. 14) : The Empty House (9 july 1986)
- S03E02 (No. 15) : The Priory School (16 july 1986)
- S03E03 (No. 16) : The Second Stain (23 july 1986)
- S03E04 (No. 17) : The Musgrave Ritual (30 july 1986)
- S03E05 (No. 18) : The Abbey Grange (6 august 1986)
- S03E06 (No. 19) : The Man with the Twisted Lip (13 august 1986)
- S03E07 (No. 20) : The Six Napoleons (20 august 1986)
TV movie (1987)
- (No. 21) : The Sign of Four (29 november 1987)
Season 4 : The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1988)
- S04E01 (No. 22) : The Devil's Foot (6 april 1988)
- S04E02 (No. 23) : Silver Blaze (13 april 1988)
- S04E03 (No. 24) : Wisteria Lodge (20 april 1988)
- S04E04 (No. 25) : The Bruce Partington Plans (27 april 1988)
TV movie (1988)
- (No. 26) : The Hound of the Baskervilles (31 august 1988)
Season 5 : The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991)
- S05E01 (No. 27) : The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (21 february 1991)
- S05E02 (No. 28) : The Problem of Thor Bridge (28 february 1991)
- S05E03 (No. 29) : Shoscombe Old Place (7 march 1991)
- S05E04 (No. 30) : The Boscombe Valley Mystery (14 march 1991)
- S05E05 (No. 31) : The Illustrious Client (21 march 1991)
- S05E06 (No. 32) : The Creeping Man (28 march 1991)
TV movies (1992-1993)
- (No. 33) : The Master Blackmailer (2 january 1992)
- (No. 34) : The Last Vampyre (27 january 1993)
- (No. 35) : The Eligible Bachelor (3 february 1993)
Season 6 : The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
- S06E01 (No. 36) : The Three Gables (7 march 1994)
- S06E02 (No. 37) : The Dying Detective (14 march 1994)
- S06E03 (No. 38) : The Golden Pince-Nez (21 march 1994)
- S06E04 (No. 39) : The Red Circle (28 march 1994)
- S06E05 (No. 40) : The Mazarin Stone (4 april 1994)
- S06E06 (No. 41) : The Cardboard Box (11 april 1994)