The Mysterious Affair of Sherlock Holmes and the Visionary Doctor

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
The Great Detectives
The Mysterious Affair of Sherlock Holmes and the Visionary Doctor (16 may 1999)

The Mysterious Affair of Sherlock Holmes and the Visionary Doctor is a British documentary, 1st episode of the TV series The Great Detectives, written and presented by Nigel Williams, aired on 16 may 1999 on BBC Four. 48 minutes.

The documentary explains why Sherlock Holmes is still so popular more than a century later, and what inspired Arthur Conan Doyle's creation.



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Cast

Interviewees

  • Gug Kyriacou, Media Relations, Abbey House (219 Baker Street)
  • Richard Lancelyn Green, Writer
  • Rev. Anthony Symondson, Stonyhurst
  • Rev. Frederick Turner, Stonyhurst
  • Owen Dudley Edwards, Doyle biographer
  • Professor D. L. Gardner, Museum conservator (Royal College of Surgeons)


Crew

  • Screenplay : Nigel Williams
  • Technical Co-ordinator : Warwick Gee
  • Unit Manager : Susan Dunford
  • Rostrum Camera : Ken Morse
  • Graphic Designer : Mina Martinez
  • Sound Preparation : Kian Wong
  • Dubbing Mixer : Steve Hudson
  • Telecine Colourist : Chris Packman
  • On-line Editor : Stave Jamison
  • Assistant Cameraman : Den Battersby
  • Sound Recordist : Michael Whitehouse
  • Script Editor : Elizabeth Levy
  • Production Manager : Claire Smith
  • Lighting Cameraman : Simon Maggs
  • Editor : Paul Binns