Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Drama

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's non-Sherlock Holmes stories embodying the author's interest in boxing, the supernatural, and medical matters.

Episodes

Cast

Lot 249

1. Lot 249

15th Jan 1967

An Oxford athlete notices a strange series of events surrounding an Egyptology student who owns many ancient Egyptian artefacts, including a mummy.

The Croxley Master

2. The Croxley Master

22nd Jan 1967

A young Welsh medical student enters the boxing ring to fight for a cash prize that will enable him to establish his own practice.

The Chemistry of Love

3. The Chemistry of Love

5th Feb 1967

Physiologist Ainslie Grey believes that love is merely a combination of chemical reactions and bodily processes. However, his sister's fiance reveals a past marriage to a woman who, unbeknownst to him, is now married to Grey.

The Lift

4. The Lift

12th Feb 1967

Tom and his girlfriend Vicky take a trip up the Eiffel Tower but their holiday takes a horrible turn when the lift stops abruptly on the way down...

Crabbe's Practice

5. Crabbe's Practice

19th Feb 1967

Young doctor Tom Crabbe has just settled his medical practice in the small town of Bridport. Unfortunately, there are already too many doctors in town, and no patient comes to him, so he and a friend cook up a story to convince the townsfolk to see him.

The Willow House School

6. The Willow House School

26th Feb 1967

Lee Monkhouse takes a job as a tutor at a boys' school but all is not as it seems. The headmaster appears to be hiding something, while one of the other tutors, Theophilus St. James, terrorises the students...

The Brown Hand

7. The Brown Hand

5th Mar 1967

Sir Dominic Crabbe invites his nephew Tom to his secluded, rural manor house for an undisclosed purpose. On arrival, Tom discovers his uncle is being haunted by a strange apparition that torments the household and has already led to the death of the maid...

The Mystery of Cader Ifan

8. The Mystery of Cader Ifan

12th Mar 1967

Enjoying a break in Wales, Philip Hardacre meets the mysterious and beautiful Julia Lambert. But when he tries to relocate to a secluded house near the Cader, Julia become fearful and tries to persuade him otherwise...

The New Catacomb

9. The New Catacomb

19th Mar 1967

In Rome, Lee has discovered a new catacomb, rumours of which attract his rival Hugo Danvers. Lee refuses to give up the secret unless Danvers trades one of his own.

Redhanded

10. Redhanded

26th Mar 1967

Burglar Bates fiercely protests his innocence when accused of the murder of Lord Mannering in his stately home. When Tom refuses to help the man prepare his case, Vicky steps in.

The Black Doctor

11. The Black Doctor

2nd Apr 1967

Vicky's friend Frances Norton is dumbfounded when her beloved fiancée Manuel Lana calls off their engagement without notice. Shortly after, he is found dead in his surgery, and Inspector Lavender’s suspicions falls on Frances' brother Arthur.

The Beetle Hunter

12. The Beetle Hunter

16th Apr 1967

Answering a peculiar advertisement for a doctor and entomologist, Philip is hired by the sinister Lord Linchmere to befriend his brother-in-law, Sir Thomas Rossiter, a famous and reclusive beetle hunter.

Playing with Fire

13. Playing with Fire

23rd Apr 1967

The Crabbes are joined in Brisport by Lee and psychical researcher Harvey Deacon. Though Vicky is dismissive of spiritualism, she is discomforted when they attend a séance with frustrated local artist Oliver Mountjoy Bunn, which takes a terrifying turn.

First air date

15th Jan 1967

Last air date

23rd Apr 1967

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks