The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

50min

Mystery

Crime

Drama

An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

Production Companies

Pearson Television International

Thames Television

Episodes

Cast

A Message from the Deep Sea

1. A Message from the Deep Sea

50min

20th Sep 1971

This episode features Dr Thorndyke, played by John Neville, who is first a medical man and second a solver of mysteries. A young girl has been murdered in her boarding house and the solution looks obvious - but is it? Neville plays the sleuth with aplomb and this is a strong opening episode. The character is arrogant, capable, and likable - and of course his intelligence makes his police colleagues and/or adversaries look like idiots!

The Missing Witness Sensation

2. The Missing Witness Sensation

50min

27th Sep 1971

Max Carrados, the blind detective, solves the case of a bank teller shot at his counter.

The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.

3. The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.

50min

4th Oct 1971

Horace Dorrington solves the mystery of a case of sabotage on a bicycle track.

The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds

4. The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds

50min

11th Oct 1971

Simon Carne devises an ingenious way of keeping the Duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds safe from theft.

The Horse of the Invisible

5. The Horse of the Invisible

50min

18th Oct 1971

Carnacki solves the case of an invisible horse that is haunting a family of the eve of a wedding.

The Case of the Mirror of Portugal

6. The Case of the Mirror of Portugal

50min

25th Oct 1971

Horace Dorrington clears up the mystery of the theft of a valuable diamond.

Madame Sara

7. Madame Sara

50min

1st Nov 1971

Dixon Duce helps solve a murder case.

The Case of the Dixon Torpedo

8. The Case of the Dixon Torpedo

50min

8th Nov 1971

Jonathan Pride gets involved in a case involving a secret weapon, an eccentric inventor and forged roubles.

The Woman in the Big Hat

9. The Woman in the Big Hat

50min

15th Nov 1971

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard solves the murdeer of a respectable man.

The Affair of the Tortoise

10. The Affair of the Tortoise

50min

22nd Nov 1971

Arhtur Hewitt gets mixed up in a case involving voodoo and the disappearance of a dead body.

The Assyrian Rejuvenator

11. The Assyrian Rejuvenator

50min

29th Nov 1971

Conman and invesigator Romney Pringkle exposes a swindle and makes a profit.

The Ripening Rubies

12. The Ripening Rubies

50min

2nd Dec 1971

Bernard Sutton is called in to help stop a series of jewel robberies.

The Case of Laker, Absconded

13. The Case of Laker, Absconded

50min

9th Dec 1971

Arthur Hewitt and Jonathan Pride band together to find a bank clerk who has disappeared with £ 15,000.

First air date

20th Sep 1971

Last air date

7th May 1973

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks