Sherlock Holmes (1984–1994)

1. S01E01A Scandal in BohemiaApril 24, 1984 8.0A masked man calls, on confidential business, and Holmes quickly recognizes the visitor as the King of Bohemia. The King is planning for him
2. S01E02The Dancing MenMay 1, 1984 8.3Hilton Cubitt, from Derbyshire, consults Holmes about a series of dancing men picture-messages his wife is receiving. On their wedding-day,
3. S01E03The Naval TreatyMay 8, 1984 8.1Holmes is approached by Percy Phelps, of the Foreign Office, to recover a document which has been stolen - before it can cause an internatio
4. S01E04The Solitary CyclistMay 15, 1984 8.4Violet Smith has recently started a new job as music teacher to Robert Carruthers, staying during the week at his house in the country. She
5. S01E05The Crooked ManMay 22, 1984 7.9An unhappy wife learns that her husband, Colonel Barclay, cheated her earlier fiance, leaving him disabled and in exile. After a fierce argu
6. S01E06Season's bestThe Speckled BandMay 29, 1984 8.8Holmes is approached by Helen Stoner, who feels threatened by her domineering step-father, Dr Grimesby Roylott. Her sister died mysteriously
7. S01E07The Blue CarbuncleJune 5, 1984 8.4A plumber, John Horner, is arrested just before Christmas and charged with stealing a famous jewel, the Blue Carbuncle, from Lady Morcar. He

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Copper BeechesAugust 25, 1985 7.8Violet Hunter consults Holmes about Edward Rucastle's offer of a job. He wants her to cut off her hair before coming to work for him as a go
2. S02E02The Greek InterpreterSeptember 1, 1985 7.4Holmes's brother, Mycroft, seeks his help in deciphering the story a man tells about being kidnapped and forced to translate for an injured
3. S02E03The Norwood BuilderSeptember 8, 1985 8.9A young solicitor, John Hector McFarlane, seeks Holmes's help after retired builder Jonas Oldacre dies in a fire. McFarlane, who benefits fr
4. S02E04The Resident PatientSeptember 15, 1985 8.5Dr Trevelyan calls on Holmes on behalf of his friend Blessington, after a Russian father and son vanish during a consultation. Blessington k
5. S02E05The Red-Headed LeagueSeptember 22, 1985 9.0A notice in a newspaper seeks red-headed men, inviting them to join a league which will pay them well - and Jabez Wilson, a pawnbroker who r
6. S02E06Season's bestThe Final ProblemSeptember 29, 1985 9.0The French government sends for Holmes when the Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre. Holmes swiftly decides he is dealing with a mastermind

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01The Empty HouseJuly 9, 1986 8.1Three years on from Holmes's fatal fall into the Reichenbach Falls, Watson wrestles with a murder case under his own steam. But who is the e
2. S03E02The Abbey GrangeJuly 16, 1986 7.4Holmes is called in to investigate a murder. Lady Brackenstall says she saw a gang of men kill her bullying husband, Sir Eustace, but on Hol
3. S03E03Season's bestThe Second StainJuly 23, 1986 8.4Holmes is asked by the country's Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead Englan
4. S03E04The Musgrave RitualJuly 30, 1986 8.1An obscure family document containing an enigmatic ritual holds the key to a hidden treasure if Holmes can decipher the mystery.
5. S03E05The Man with the Twisted LipAugust 6, 1986 7.1Neville St Clair works in the City of London and is a man of very regular and respectable habits. One day, his wife goes into town for lunch
6. S03E06The Priory SchoolAugust 13, 1986 7.5The Duke of Holdernesse needs Holmes's help when his son, Lord Arthur Saltire, is kidnapped from the Priory School. Holmes finds the connect
7. S03E07The Six NapoleonsAugust 20, 1986 8.1Holmes is curious about a series of attacks on figures of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte around London. One such incident leads to a

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01The Sign of FourDecember 29, 1987 6.5For years after her father's disappearance, the beautiful Miss Mary Morstan receives anonymously every year one large and valuable pearl. Wh
2. S04E02The Devil's FootApril 6, 1988 7.8Reluctantly, after an illness, Holmes takes a holiday in Cornwall, with Watson for company. Then one day he finds himself investigating a my
3. S04E03Silver BlazeApril 13, 1988 8.2In a remote area of Dartmoor, The Silver Blaze, England's most famous and valuable racehorse, goes missing, the dead body of the horse's tra
4. S04E04Wisteria LodgeApril 20, 1988 6.6On a visit to Wisteria Lodge, Scott Eccles gets a strange reception. A mysterious note arrives for his host, Garcia, and the next morning Ga
5. S04E05The Bruce Partington PlansApril 27, 1988 8.3The body of one Cadogan West is found in an underground tunnel near Aldgate Station, with his skull smashed, and Holmes is puzzled by the in
6. S04E06Season's bestThe Hound of the BaskervillesAugust 31, 1988 9.2Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on Dartmoor, with his face contorted in terror and the footprints of a huge dog near his body. On arri

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01The Disappearance of Lady Frances CarfaxFebruary 21, 1991 7.2Watson, on holiday in the Lake District, meets the enigmatic Lady Frances Carfax, who is being haunted by the ghost of a horseman. Holmes de
2. S05E02The Problem of Thor BridgeFebruary 28, 1991 8.1Maria 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
3. S05E03Season's bestShoscombe Old PlaceMarch 7, 1991 8.3Sir Robert Norberton stakes a huge amount (much of it borrrowed) on his horse Shoscombe Prince winning a race. His trainer thinks Sir Robert
4. S05E04The Boscombe Valley MysteryMarch 14, 1991 8.1Alice Turner sends for Holmes when her lifelong friend farmer William McCarthy is killed and police suspicion falls on his son, James. James
5. S05E05The Illustrious ClientMarch 21, 1991 8.3Colonel James Damery calls on Holmes when the rich and beautiful Miss Violet Merville announces her engagement to Baron Gruner, a dangerous
6. S05E06The Creeping ManMarch 28, 1991 7.1The daughter of scientist Professor Presbury sees her father's face at her second-storey window; Holmes connects this with recent zoo thefts

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Season's bestThe Master BlackmailerJanuary 2, 1992 7.8Holmes and Watson attempt to thwart the schemes of the infamous blackmailer Charles Augustus Milverton from blackmailing Lady Eva Blackwell.
2. S06E02The Last VampyreJanuary 27, 1993 6.0Holmes investigates a killing which has all the hallmarks of the worst kind of Ruritanian vampire. He is sceptical (to say the least) about
3. S06E03The Eligible BachelorFebruary 3, 1993 7.5American heiress Henrietta Doran (known as Hatty) marries Lord St Simon, but she vanishes without trace on her wedding day, leaving London a

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01The Three GablesMarch 7, 1994 6.7Holmes investigates when a man dies and the manuscript of his recently-completed book is stolen. He has to discover who was behind an unusua
2. S07E02Season's bestThe Dying DetectiveMarch 14, 1994 8.2A man dies suddenly of a mysterious fever, and Holmes suspects murder.
3. S07E03The Golden Pince-NezMarch 21, 1994 7.4The police are baffled by the murder of Willoughby Smith, and Inspector Hopkins looks to Holmes to solve the case.
4. S07E04The Red CircleMarch 28, 1994 7.4Mrs Warren, a London lodging-house keeper, comes to Holmes with a curious story of a reclusive and eccentric tenant. Mrs Warren's husband ha
5. S07E05The Mazarin StoneApril 4, 1994 6.6The Mazarin Stone, a famous jewel, acts as a magnet for crime. Holmes investigates the latest and perhaps most curious episode in its advent
6. S07E06The Cardboard BoxApril 11, 1994 7.7When Susan Cushing first consults Holmes about the disappearance of her sister Mary, he shows little interest in the case. But then, at Chri

Season 7 ranked & reviewed