The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 1971
★ 7.5/10 TV-PG MysteryCrimeDrama 2 seasons · 26 eps Ended
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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.
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Cast
Kenneth Colley
Farrish
Douglas Wilmer
Prof. Van Dusen
Ronald Hines
Jonathan Pryde
Peter Barkworth
Martin Hewitt
Peter Vaughan
Dorrington
Cyd Hayman
Laura Stanley
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Petronella Barker
Miss Parrot
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Marquis of Orpington
John Nettleton
Admiral Christador
Michael Cashman
Asst. Purser Robbins ☻
James Cairncross
Coroner
Charles Lloyd Pack
Mr. Neal Episode guide
Season 1 · 13 episodes
- E1 A Message from the Deep Sea Sep 20, 1971
- E2 The Missing Witness Sensation Sep 27, 1971
- E3 The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co. Oct 4, 1971
- E4 The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds Oct 11, 1971
- E5 The Horse of the Invisible Oct 18, 1971
- E6 The Case of the Mirror of Portugal Oct 25, 1971
- E7 Madame Sara Nov 1, 1971
- E8 The Case of the Dixon Torpedo Nov 8, 1971
- E9 The Woman in the Big Hat Nov 15, 1971
- E10 The Affair of the Tortoise Nov 22, 1971
- E11 The Assyrian Rejuvenator Nov 29, 1971
- E12 The Ripening Rubies Dec 2, 1971
- E13 The Case of Laker, Absconded Dec 9, 1971
Season 2 · 13 episodes
- E1 The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway Jan 29, 1973
- E2 Five Hundred Carats Feb 5, 1973
- E3 Cell 13 Feb 12, 1973
- E4 The Secret of the Manifique Feb 19, 1973
- E5 The Absent-Minded Coterie Feb 26, 1973
- E6 The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Hoist Mar 4, 1973
- E7 The Superfluous Finger Mar 11, 1973
- E8 Anonymous Letters Mar 19, 1973
- E9 The Moabite Cypher Mar 26, 1973
- E10 The Secret of the Foxhunter Apr 2, 1973
- E11 The Missing Q.C's Apr 9, 1973
- E12 The Looting of the Species Room Apr 16, 1973
- E13 The Mystery of the Amber Beads May 7, 1973