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About The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes is a mystery and drama TV series that premiered on ITV1 on September 20, 1971. It has 2 seasons and 26 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 13 "The Mystery of the Amber Beads", aired on May 7, 1973.

An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

  • Mystery
  • Drama
  • Crime

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Episodes

26 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

1971 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 54 years ago

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    13. The Case of Laker, Absconded

    Finale

    Arthur Hewitt and Jonathan Pride band together to find a bank clerk who has disappeared with £ 15,000.

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    12. The Ripening Rubies

    Bernard Sutton is called in to help stop a series of jewel robberies.

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    11. The Assyrian Rejuvenator

    Conman and invesigator Romney Pringkle exposes a swindle and makes a profit.

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    10. The Affair of the Tortoise

    Arhtur Hewitt gets mixed up in a case involving voodoo and the disappearance of a dead body.

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    9. The Woman in the Big Hat

    Lady Molly of Scotland Yard solves the murdeer of a respectable man.

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    8. The Case of the Dixon Torpedo

    Jonathan Pride gets involved in a case involving a secret weapon, an eccentric inventor and forged roubles.

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    7. Madame Sara

    Dixon Duce helps solve a murder case.

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    6. The Case of the Mirror of Portugal

    Horace Dorrington clears up the mystery of the theft of a valuable diamond.

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    5. The Horse of the Invisible

    Carnacki solves the case of an invisible horse that is haunting a family of the eve of a wedding.

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    4. The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds

    Simon Carne devises an ingenious way of keeping the Duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds safe from theft.

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    3. The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.

    Horace Dorrington solves the mystery of a case of sabotage on a bicycle track.

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    2. The Missing Witness Sensation

    Max Carrados, the blind detective, solves the case of a bank teller shot at his counter.

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    1. A Message from the Deep Sea

    This episode features Dr Thorndyke, played by John Neville, who is first a medical man and second a solver of mysteries. A young girl has been murdered in her boarding house and the solution looks obvious - but is it? Neville plays the sleuth with aplomb and this is a strong opening episode. The character is arrogant, capable, and likable - and of course his intelligence makes his police colleagues and/or adversaries look like idiots!

Season 2

1973 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 53 years ago

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    13. The Mystery of the Amber Beads

    Finale

    Hagar the Gypsy sets out to prove that Detective Sergeat Grubber is wrong about who killed Mrs Arryford.

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    12. The Looting of the Species Room

    Gold disappears from the strongroom of the RMS Oceanic and its purser, Mr Horrocks, tries to discover what has happened.

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    11. The Missing Q.C's

    Charles Dallas is led into a strange and sinister adventure in the aftermath of a sensational murder trial.

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    10. The Secret of the Foxhunter

    William Drew of the foreign Office investigates an unusual crime.

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    9. The Moabite Cypher

    Dr Thorndyke has to decypher a code to stop a plot to assassinate a Russian Grand Duke.

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    8. Anonymous Letters

    In turn-of-the-century Vienna, Dagobert Trostler investigates a poison pen case.

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    7. The Superfluous Finger

    Professor Van Dusen must find out why a young woman had a perfectly healthy finger cut off by the eminent surgeon Prescott.

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    6. The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Hoist

    Lieutenant Holst of Copenhagen has to help a Russian countess who claims her brother-in-law aims to kill her.

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    5. The Absent-Minded Coterie

    Valmont has to help break a ring of counterfeiters.

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    4. The Secret of the Manifique

    Laxworthy and two friends secure the safety of the plans for the first torpedo to be used by the French navy.

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    3. Cell 13

    Professor Van Dusen, the 'Thinking Machine', boasts that he can think his way out of a prison cell. When he is locked up he is given the chance to prove that he can escape by the power of his mind alone.

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    2. Five Hundred Carats

    Inspecor Lipinski investigates the theft of a 500 carat diamond.

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    1. The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway

    Polly Burton assists in soving the case of a grl found dead on a seat of an underground train.

Cast & crew

Created by Hugh Greene

  • John Fraser

    John Fraser

    Dixon Druce

  • Cyd Hayman

    Cyd Hayman

    Miss Chapman

  • Frances White

    Lady Irene

  • Frank Williams

    Frank Williams

    Mr. Roberts

  • David Battley

    David Battley

    Podgers

  • Alan Tilvern

    Alan Tilvern

    Mr. Cornelius

  • Leslie Dwyer

    Leslie Dwyer

    Lost Property Man

  • Ray Smith

    Ray Smith

    Chief prison officer

  • Peter Birrel

    M. Helder

  • Barbara Murray

    Barbara Murray

    Lady Wiltshire

  • Ingrid Hafner

    Ingrid Hafner

    Maria Hamer

  • Derek Jacobi

    Derek Jacobi

    William Drew

  • John Stratton

    John Stratton

    Mallows

  • James Bolam

    James Bolam

    Roberts

  • Geoffrey Whitehead

    Geoffrey Whitehead

    Harry Parsket

  • James Cossins

    James Cossins

    Dr. Jervis

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes?

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 7, 1973.

When did the latest episode of The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes come out?

The most recent episode of The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Season 2 Episode 13 "The Mystery of the Amber Beads", aired on May 7, 1973.

How many seasons of The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes are there?

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes has 2 seasons with 26 episodes in total.

When did The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes first air?

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes first aired on ITV1 on September 20, 1971.

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