Sherlock Holmes: The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
This fifth season of the television series features adaptations of short stories found in Doyle's book titled The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. The narrative follows Sherlock Holmes as he utilizes his abilities to take on various mysteries. These investigations include cases brought forward by private clients as well as complex situations that the Scotland Yard is unable to solve independently. Throughout these endeav
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Sherlock Holmes uses his unique abilities to take on cases.
- Holmes handles matters brought forward by private clients.
- Holmes tackles complex cases that Scotland Yard is unable to solve.
- Dr. Watson works alongside Sherlock Holmes during investigations.
Season overview
This fifth season of the television series features adaptations of short stories found in Doyle's book titled The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. The narrative follows Sherlock Holmes as he utilizes his abilities to take on various mysteries. These investigations include cases brought forward by private clients as well as complex situations that the Scotland Yard is unable to solve independently. Throughout these endeavors, Holmes is accompanied and aided by his friend, Dr. Watson.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
Feb 21, 1991 · 49 min
Watson, on holiday in the Lake District, meets the enigmatic Lady Frances Carfax, who is being haunted by the ghost of a horseman. Holmes decides to come up to join Watson, but by
The Problem of Thor Bridge
Feb 28, 1991 · 47 min
Maria Gibson, the wife of a gold-mining millionaire, is found shot dead at their country house. Gibson asks Holmes to find his wife's killer and thus to clear the name of his child
Shoscombe Old Place
Mar 7, 1991 · 51 min
Sir Robert Norberton stakes a huge amount (much of it borrrowed) on his horse Shoscombe Prince winning a race. His trainer thinks Sir Robert has gone mad and consults Holmes. Then
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
Mar 14, 1991 · 51 min
Alice Turner sends for Holmes when her lifelong friend farmer William McCarthy is killed and police suspicion falls on his son, James. James McCarthy admits quarrelling with his fa
The Illustrious Client
Mar 21, 1991 · 51 min
Colonel James Damery calls on Holmes when the rich and beautiful Miss Violet Merville announces her engagement to Baron Gruner, a dangerous Austrian. Gruner has persuaded Violet th
The Creeping Man
Mar 28, 1991 · 49 min
The daughter of scientist Professor Presbury sees her father's face at her second-storey window; Holmes connects this with recent zoo thefts.