The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

Released: 1980-09-08

Runtime: 63 minutes

Episode Overview

Holmes and Watson are returning from Manor House to London by train, discussing a recently solved crime and the death of a certain Lord Huxley. At home, Holmes receives a letter from his older brother Mycroft, an employee of the Foreign Office and a member of the so-called Diogenes Club of Silent Men, asking for a meeting. Holmes notes that Mycroft is far more gifted in deduction than he is.

Series Overview

The second part of the series of television films based on the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes. The film consists of three episodes (The King of Blackmail, Mortal Fight and Tiger Hunt), filmed based on the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton", "The Final Problem" and "The Adventure of the Empty House", as well as small episodes from the stories "The Interpreter's Case", "Silver" and "The Retired Drunkard".