Sherlock Holmes

Name: Sherlock Holmes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1984-04-24
Cast: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams

“Jeremy Brett is Sherlock Holmes.”

1984 –1994
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Ended
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TV-PG

★ 8.2 TMDB Rating · 272 votes

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.

Created by: John Hawkesworth
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 41
Episode length: ~52m
First aired: Apr 24, 1984
Networks: ITV1
Original language: English
Origin: United Kingdom

Cast of Sherlock Holmes

Jeremy Brett
Sherlock Holmes
Edward Hardwicke
Dr. John H. Watson
Rosalie Williams
Mrs. Hudson

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Seasons

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Apr 24, 1984

7 episodes

All episodes for Season 1 are based on stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originally published in The Strand magazine and in Doyle's first collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Aug 25, 1985

6 episodes

All episodes for Season 2 are based on stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originally published in The Strand magazine and in Doyle's first collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."
The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Jul 9, 1986

7 episodes

The series continues under the name "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" for the next two years. Otherwise, it's the same series as "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". The main differences are that the stories come from Doyle's second collection of short stories titled,"The Return of Sherlock Holmes". Edward Hardwicke replaces David Burke as Dr. John Watson.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Dec 29, 1987

6 episodes

In addition to adaptations to some of Doyle's short stories from "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", there are also two feature-length TV movies based on novels written by Doyle: "The Sign of Four" and the ever popular "The Hound of the Baskervilles."
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

Feb 21, 1991

6 episodes

This 5th Season features adaptations of short stories found in Doyle's book, "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes."
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

Jan 2, 1992

3 episodes

This isn't really a season so much as three feature length TV movies that were broadcast from 1991 through 1994, again with the same actors, production company and style as the others that came before.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Mar 7, 1994

6 episodes

The final season of Sherlock Holmes as portrayed by Jeremy Brett. His appearance has changed and he will soon die of heart failure. The plan had been to adapt all of Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories but time is running out for their star icon and Granada decided to end the series when Brett died. These are the last performances from a great British actor who is classed as portraying one of the world's most iconic presentations of Sherlock Holmes. The series was first known as "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, after the title of the collected short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.