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Premiered

Tuesday, December 29, 1987

Ended: Wednesday, August 31, 1988

When does Sherlock Holmes Season 4 come out?

Sherlock Holmes Season 4 premiered Tuesday, December 29, 1987 on ITV1 and ended Wednesday, August 31, 1988. The season has 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."

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1. The Sign of Four

For years after her father's disappearance, the beautiful Miss Mary Morstan receives anonymously every year one large and valuable pearl. When, finally, an invitation arrives to meet the mysterious pearl-giver, Mary Morstan seeks Holmes's advice, and he begins to unravel some remarkable clues, including a poison dart and a man with a wooden leg. What Holmes finds is an old soldier who is determined to punish those who betrayed him and his friends by stealing their oriental treasure.

Tuesday · 38 years ago

2. The Devil's Foot

Reluctantly, after an illness, Holmes takes a holiday in Cornwall, with Watson for company. Then one day he finds himself investigating a mysterious death... after a quiet evening at home playing cards, three local inhabitants have been found in the morning in a terrible way: the two brothers overtaken by sudden mental illness, babbling incoherently, and their sister dead, with her face twisted into a look of terror. Holmes is delighted with the chance to bury his holiday boredom by taking on the case.

Wednesday · 38 years ago

3. Silver Blaze

In a remote area of Dartmoor, The Silver Blaze, England's most famous and valuable racehorse, goes missing, the dead body of the horse's trainer is found, and sheep are savaged. The Police seem bewildered, but then they charge Fitzroy Stephen, a famous figure in the racing world, with the murder. Holmes is called in to trace the missing horse and finds he has to separate fact from fiction.

Wednesday · 38 years ago

4. Wisteria Lodge

On a visit to Wisteria Lodge, Scott Eccles gets a strange reception. A mysterious note arrives for his host, Garcia, and the next morning Garcia and his servants have vanished without trace. Eccles consults Holmes, who decides to treat the case as a murder investigation, but it appears that Holmes and Watson are on a wild goose chase.

Wednesday · 38 years ago

5. The Bruce Partington Plans

The body of one Cadogan West is found in an underground tunnel near Aldgate Station, with his skull smashed, and Holmes is puzzled by the interest his brother Mycroft is showing in the case. Mycroft explains that the top secret plans for a new submarine were in the dead man's pocket, but three of the ten pages were missing when the body was found. Mycroft, on behalf of the British Government, asks his brother to find the missing pages.

Wednesday · 38 years ago

6. The Hound of the Baskervilles Finale

Sir 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.

Wednesday · 38 years ago

Sherlock Holmes Season 4 guest stars

  • Ronald Pickup

    Ronald Pickup

    Barrymore

  • William Ilkley

    Selden

  • Robin Hunter

    Robin Hunter

    Major Sholto

  • Alf Joint

    Alf Joint

    McMurdo

  • John Thaw

    John Thaw

    Jonathan Small

  • Kiran Shah

    Kiran Shah

    Tonga

  • Jenny Seagrove

    Jenny Seagrove

    Miss Mary Morstan

  • Derek Deadman

    Derek Deadman

    Williams

  • Ronald Lacey

    Ronald Lacey

    Thaddeus & Bartholomew Sholto

  • Ishaq Bux

    Lal Chowder

  • Terence Skelton

    Captain Morstan

  • Marjorie Sudell

    Mrs. Bernstone

  • Emrys James

    Emrys James

    Inspector Athelney Jones

  • Gordon Gostelow

    Sherman

  • Lila Kaye

    Lila Kaye

    Mrs. Mordecai Smith

  • William Ash

    William Ash

    Jack Smith

Sherlock Holmes Season 4 FAQ

When does Sherlock Holmes Season 4 come out?

Sherlock Holmes Season 4 premiered Tuesday, December 29, 1987 on ITV1.

How many episodes are in Sherlock Holmes Season 4?

Sherlock Holmes Season 4 has 6 episodes.

Are new episodes of Sherlock Holmes Season 4 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Sherlock Holmes Season 4 finale?

The Sherlock Holmes Season 4 finale (Episode 6) aired Wednesday, August 31, 1988.

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