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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
IMDb 7.2197113 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - A Message from the Deep Sea
    September 19, 1971
    49min
    13+
    Dr Thorndyke is asked by a former student to help on his first murder case.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Missing Witness Sensation
    September 27, 1971
    52min
    13+
    After amateur detective Max Carrados ruins the alibi of an Irish militant accused of murder, the man's colleagues plot their revenge.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd.
    October 4, 1971
    52min
    13+
    Private detective Horace Dorrington sees no conflict in helping himself while helping his clients.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds
    October 11, 1971
    51min
    13+
    Police are not appreciative of a crime-solving socialite, even after he solves the case.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Horse of the Invisible
    October 18, 1971
    52min
    13+
    A ghost detective named Carnacki investigates the haunting of a country house that threatens a wedding.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Case of the Mirror of Portugal
    October 25, 1971
    51min
    13+
    When a priceless gem comes within grasp, detective Horace Dorrington cuts more than a few corners to get his hands on it.
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  7. S1 E7 - Madame Sara
    November 1, 1971
    52min
    13+
    While investigating death threats, a detective finds himself under the spell of his clients' friend, the mysterious Madame Sara.
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  8. S1 E8 - The Case of the Dixon Torpedo
    November 8, 1971
    50min
    13+
    The Russian embassy hires Jonathan Pryde to do one job and his own government hires him for another.
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  9. S1 E9 - The Woman in the Big Hat
    November 15, 1971
    52min
    13+
    When a customer slumps over dead in a tea shop, Lady Molly of the Yard searches for the mystery woman who had been seated at his table.
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  10. S1 E10 - The Affair of the Tortoise
    November 22, 1971
    47min
    13+
    To solve the murder of a rich government official from Haiti, PI Martin Hewitt has several pieces of strange evidence to consider.
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  11. S1 E11 - The Assyrian Rejuvenator
    November 29, 1971
    51min
    13+
    Inflated claims about the powers of an expensive elixir put private investigator Romney Pringle in pursuit of a ruthless con man.
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  12. S1 E12 - The Ripening Rubies
    December 2, 1971
    50min
    13+
    A jeweler discovers that a string of high-society women are losing their expensive jewels and sets out to find the thief.
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  13. S1 E13 - The Case of Laker, Absconded
    December 9, 1971
    47min
    13+
    A junior bank clerk elopes with a fortune but without his fiancee and Martin Hewitt sets out to find him.
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Content advisory
Violencealcohol usesmokingfoul language
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
James GoddardJonathan AlwynKim MillsAlan CookeMike VardyPiers HaggardBill Bain
Producers
Lloyd ShirleyHugh GreeneRobert LoveJonathan Alwyn
Starring
John NevilleJames CossinsBernard Archard
Studio
Acorn Media
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