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Sherlock Holmes

TV·1984–1994·7 seasons, 41 episodes·ITV1·Crime, Drama, Mystery·52m·8.2·Created by John Hawkesworth

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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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Sherlock Holmes S04E06The Hound of the BaskervillesS04E06 · 9.5Sir 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.
  2. 02Sherlock Holmes S02E05The Red-Headed LeagueS02E05 · 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 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.
  3. 03Sherlock Holmes S02E03The Norwood BuilderS02E03 · 8.8A 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

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes1984Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Sherlock Holmes S01E01A Scandal in BohemiaApril 24, 1984 8.1A masked man calls, on confidential business, and Holmes quickly recognizes the visitor as the King of Bohemia. The King is planning for him
  2. S01E02Sherlock Holmes S01E02The Dancing MenMay 1, 1984 8.2Hilton Cubitt, from Derbyshire, consults Holmes about a series of dancing men picture-messages his wife is receiving. On their wedding-day,
  3. S01E03Sherlock Holmes S01E03The Naval TreatyMay 8, 1984 8.0Holmes is approached by Percy Phelps, of the Foreign Office, to recover a document which has been stolen - before it can cause an internatio
  4. S01E04Sherlock Holmes S01E04The Solitary CyclistMay 15, 1984 8.3Violet 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. S01E05Sherlock Holmes S01E05The Crooked ManMay 22, 1984 8.2An unhappy wife learns that her husband, Colonel Barclay, cheated her earlier fiance, leaving him disabled and in exile. After a fierce argu
  6. S01E06Sherlock Holmes S01E06Season's bestThe Speckled BandMay 29, 1984 8.7Holmes is approached by Helen Stoner, who feels threatened by her domineering step-father, Dr Grimesby Roylott. Her sister died mysteriously
  7. S01E07Sherlock Holmes 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

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes1985Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S02E01Sherlock Holmes S02E01The Copper BeechesAugust 25, 1985 7.7Violet 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. S02E02Sherlock Holmes S02E02The Greek InterpreterSeptember 1, 1985 7.3Holmes's brother, Mycroft, seeks his help in deciphering the story a man tells about being kidnapped and forced to translate for an injured
  3. S02E03Sherlock Holmes S02E03The Norwood BuilderSeptember 8, 1985 8.8A young solicitor, John Hector McFarlane, seeks Holmes's help after retired builder Jonas Oldacre dies in a fire. McFarlane, who benefits fr
  4. S02E04Sherlock Holmes 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. S02E05Sherlock Holmes S02E05Season's bestThe 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. S02E06Sherlock Holmes S02E06The Final ProblemSeptember 29, 1985 8.7The 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

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes1986Aired 7.9Season avg
  1. S03E01Sherlock Holmes S03E01The Empty HouseJuly 9, 1986 7.8Three 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. S03E02Sherlock Holmes S03E02The Abbey GrangeJuly 16, 1986 7.5Holmes 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. S03E03Sherlock Holmes S03E03Season's bestThe Second StainJuly 23, 1986 8.8Holmes 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. S03E04Sherlock Holmes S03E04The Musgrave RitualJuly 30, 1986 7.9An obscure family document containing an enigmatic ritual holds the key to a hidden treasure if Holmes can decipher the mystery.
  5. S03E05Sherlock Holmes S03E05The Man with the Twisted LipAugust 6, 1986 7.5Neville 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. S03E06Sherlock Holmes S03E06The Priory SchoolAugust 13, 1986 7.6The Duke of Holdernesse needs Holmes's help when his son, Lord Arthur Saltire, is kidnapped from the Priory School. Holmes finds the connect
  7. S03E07Sherlock Holmes S03E07The Six NapoleonsAugust 20, 1986 7.9Holmes 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

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes1987–88Aired 7.9Season avg
  1. S04E01Sherlock Holmes S04E01The Sign of FourDecember 29, 1987 7.2For years after her father's disappearance, the beautiful Miss Mary Morstan receives anonymously every year one large and valuable pearl. Wh
  2. S04E02Sherlock Holmes 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. S04E03Sherlock Holmes 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. S04E04Sherlock Holmes 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. S04E05Sherlock Holmes 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. S04E06Sherlock Holmes S04E06Season's bestThe Hound of the BaskervillesAugust 31, 1988 9.5Sir 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

Season05Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes1991Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S05E01Sherlock Holmes S05E01The Disappearance of Lady Frances CarfaxFebruary 21, 1991 7.7Watson, 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. S05E02Sherlock Holmes S05E02The Problem of Thor BridgeFebruary 28, 1991 8.0Maria 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. S05E03Sherlock Holmes S05E03Shoscombe Old PlaceMarch 7, 1991 8.2Sir Robert Norberton stakes a huge amount (much of it borrrowed) on his horse Shoscombe Prince winning a race. His trainer thinks Sir Robert
  4. S05E04Sherlock Holmes S05E04The Boscombe Valley MysteryMarch 14, 1991 7.8Alice Turner sends for Holmes when her lifelong friend farmer William McCarthy is killed and police suspicion falls on his son, James. James
  5. S05E05Sherlock Holmes S05E05Season's bestThe Illustrious ClientMarch 21, 1991 8.6Colonel James Damery calls on Holmes when the rich and beautiful Miss Violet Merville announces her engagement to Baron Gruner, a dangerous
  6. S05E06Sherlock Holmes S05E06The Creeping ManMarch 28, 1991 8.0The 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

Season06Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes1992–93Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S06E01Sherlock Holmes S06E01The 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. S06E02Sherlock Holmes 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. S06E03Sherlock Holmes S06E03Season's bestThe Eligible BachelorFebruary 3, 1993 8.0American 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

Season07Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes1994Aired 7.6Season avg
  1. S07E01Sherlock Holmes S07E01The Three GablesMarch 7, 1994 7.0Holmes 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. S07E02Sherlock Holmes S07E02Season's bestThe Dying DetectiveMarch 14, 1994 8.2A man dies suddenly of a mysterious fever, and Holmes suspects murder.
  3. S07E03Sherlock Holmes S07E03The Golden Pince-NezMarch 21, 1994 7.8The police are baffled by the murder of Willoughby Smith, and Inspector Hopkins looks to Holmes to solve the case.
  4. S07E04Sherlock Holmes S07E04The Red CircleMarch 28, 1994 7.9Mrs 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. S07E05Sherlock Holmes S07E05The Mazarin StoneApril 4, 1994 7.0The Mazarin Stone, a famous jewel, acts as a magnet for crime. Holmes investigates the latest and perhaps most curious episode in its advent
  6. S07E06Sherlock Holmes S07E06The Cardboard BoxApril 11, 1994 7.6When 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

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