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Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
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The Hound of the BaskervillesSir Charles Baskerville is found dead on Dartmoor, with his face contorted in terror and the footprints of a huge dog near his body. On arrival in England, Sir Charles's American heir, now Sir Henry Baskerville, engages Holmes to come to Devon and get to the bottom of the age-old legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles - a phantom which kills.From the outset, Holmes is convinced there is a human murderer at work and he lays a deep plan to foil him. - 02
The Red-Headed LeagueA 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 responds, finds he is hired and paid generously for spending four hours a day copying an encyclopedia in long hand. When the league is suddenly dissolved, Holmes is asked to find out what has been going on, and he quickly suspects crime. Indeed, behind this curious arrangement lurks Holmes's arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty. - 03
The Norwood BuilderA young solicitor, John Hector McFarlane, seeks Holmes's help after retired builder Jonas Oldacre dies in a fire. McFarlane, who benefits from Oldacre's will, is suspected of murder and asks Holmes to clear his name. Holmes looks for another motive and another killer, and dresses up as a tramp to get the information he needs about the Oldacre household. The surprising answer he finds is that Oldacre is not exactly dead.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
A Scandal in BohemiaApril 24, 1984A masked man calls, on confidential business, and Holmes quickly recognizes the visitor as the King of Bohemia. The King is planning for him - S01E02
The Dancing MenMay 1, 1984Hilton Cubitt, from Derbyshire, consults Holmes about a series of dancing men picture-messages his wife is receiving. On their wedding-day, - S01E03
The Naval TreatyMay 8, 1984Holmes is approached by Percy Phelps, of the Foreign Office, to recover a document which has been stolen - before it can cause an internatio - S01E04
The Solitary CyclistMay 15, 1984Violet Smith has recently started a new job as music teacher to Robert Carruthers, staying during the week at his house in the country. She - S01E05
The Crooked ManMay 22, 1984An unhappy wife learns that her husband, Colonel Barclay, cheated her earlier fiance, leaving him disabled and in exile. After a fierce argu - S01E06
Season's bestThe Speckled BandMay 29, 1984Holmes is approached by Helen Stoner, who feels threatened by her domineering step-father, Dr Grimesby Roylott. Her sister died mysteriously - S01E07
The Blue CarbuncleJune 5, 1984A plumber, John Horner, is arrested just before Christmas and charged with stealing a famous jewel, the Blue Carbuncle, from Lady Morcar. He
Season02Best season
- S02E01
The Copper BeechesAugust 25, 1985Violet 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 - S02E02
The Greek InterpreterSeptember 1, 1985Holmes's brother, Mycroft, seeks his help in deciphering the story a man tells about being kidnapped and forced to translate for an injured - S02E03
The Norwood BuilderSeptember 8, 1985A young solicitor, John Hector McFarlane, seeks Holmes's help after retired builder Jonas Oldacre dies in a fire. McFarlane, who benefits fr - S02E04
The Resident PatientSeptember 15, 1985Dr Trevelyan calls on Holmes on behalf of his friend Blessington, after a Russian father and son vanish during a consultation. Blessington k - S02E05
Season's bestThe Red-Headed LeagueSeptember 22, 1985A 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 - S02E06
The Final ProblemSeptember 29, 1985The French government sends for Holmes when the Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre. Holmes swiftly decides he is dealing with a mastermind
Season03
- S03E01
The Empty HouseJuly 9, 1986Three 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 - S03E02
The Abbey GrangeJuly 16, 1986Holmes 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 - S03E03
Season's bestThe Second StainJuly 23, 1986Holmes is asked by the country's Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead Englan - S03E04
The Musgrave RitualJuly 30, 1986An obscure family document containing an enigmatic ritual holds the key to a hidden treasure if Holmes can decipher the mystery. - S03E05
The Man with the Twisted LipAugust 6, 1986Neville 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 - S03E06
The Priory SchoolAugust 13, 1986The Duke of Holdernesse needs Holmes's help when his son, Lord Arthur Saltire, is kidnapped from the Priory School. Holmes finds the connect - S03E07
The Six NapoleonsAugust 20, 1986Holmes is curious about a series of attacks on figures of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte around London. One such incident leads to a
Season04
- S04E01
The Sign of FourDecember 29, 1987For years after her father's disappearance, the beautiful Miss Mary Morstan receives anonymously every year one large and valuable pearl. Wh - S04E02
The Devil's FootApril 6, 1988Reluctantly, after an illness, Holmes takes a holiday in Cornwall, with Watson for company. Then one day he finds himself investigating a my - S04E03
Silver BlazeApril 13, 1988In 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 - S04E04
Wisteria LodgeApril 20, 1988On a visit to Wisteria Lodge, Scott Eccles gets a strange reception. A mysterious note arrives for his host, Garcia, and the next morning Ga - S04E05
The Bruce Partington PlansApril 27, 1988The 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 - S04E06
Season's bestThe Hound of the BaskervillesAugust 31, 1988Sir 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
Season05
- S05E01
The Disappearance of Lady Frances CarfaxFebruary 21, 1991Watson, on holiday in the Lake District, meets the enigmatic Lady Frances Carfax, who is being haunted by the ghost of a horseman. Holmes de - S05E02
The Problem of Thor BridgeFebruary 28, 1991Maria 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 - S05E03
Shoscombe Old PlaceMarch 7, 1991Sir Robert Norberton stakes a huge amount (much of it borrrowed) on his horse Shoscombe Prince winning a race. His trainer thinks Sir Robert - S05E04
The Boscombe Valley MysteryMarch 14, 1991Alice Turner sends for Holmes when her lifelong friend farmer William McCarthy is killed and police suspicion falls on his son, James. James - S05E05
Season's bestThe Illustrious ClientMarch 21, 1991Colonel James Damery calls on Holmes when the rich and beautiful Miss Violet Merville announces her engagement to Baron Gruner, a dangerous - S05E06
The Creeping ManMarch 28, 1991The daughter of scientist Professor Presbury sees her father's face at her second-storey window; Holmes connects this with recent zoo thefts
Season06
- S06E01
The Master BlackmailerJanuary 2, 1992Holmes and Watson attempt to thwart the schemes of the infamous blackmailer Charles Augustus Milverton from blackmailing Lady Eva Blackwell. - S06E02
The Last VampyreJanuary 27, 1993Holmes investigates a killing which has all the hallmarks of the worst kind of Ruritanian vampire. He is sceptical (to say the least) about - S06E03
Season's bestThe Eligible BachelorFebruary 3, 1993American heiress Henrietta Doran (known as Hatty) marries Lord St Simon, but she vanishes without trace on her wedding day, leaving London a
Season07
- S07E01
The Three GablesMarch 7, 1994Holmes investigates when a man dies and the manuscript of his recently-completed book is stolen. He has to discover who was behind an unusua - S07E02
Season's bestThe Dying DetectiveMarch 14, 1994A man dies suddenly of a mysterious fever, and Holmes suspects murder. - S07E03
The Golden Pince-NezMarch 21, 1994The police are baffled by the murder of Willoughby Smith, and Inspector Hopkins looks to Holmes to solve the case. - S07E04
The Red CircleMarch 28, 1994Mrs Warren, a London lodging-house keeper, comes to Holmes with a curious story of a reclusive and eccentric tenant. Mrs Warren's husband ha - S07E05
The Mazarin StoneApril 4, 1994The Mazarin Stone, a famous jewel, acts as a magnet for crime. Holmes investigates the latest and perhaps most curious episode in its advent - S07E06
The Cardboard BoxApril 11, 1994When Susan Cushing first consults Holmes about the disappearance of her sister Mary, he shows little interest in the case. But then, at Chri
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