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About The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a mystery and drama TV series that premiered on ITV1 on July 9, 1986. It has 1 season and 13 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 13, aired on May 11, 1988.

In the second series of the widely celebrated ITV detective programme, Dr John Watson finds a mystery in an empty house, while Holmes and he later solve the mysteries of an abbey grange, the Musgrave ritual, a second stain, a man with a twisted lip, the priory school, and a half-dozen plaster busts of Bonaparte.

  • Mystery
  • Drama
  • Crime

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13 episodes · 1 season

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1986 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 38 years ago

In the second series of the widely celebrated ITV detective programme, Dr John Watson finds a mystery in an empty house, while Holmes and he later solve the mysteries of an abbey grange, the Musgrave ritual, a second stain, a man with a twisted lip, the priory school, and a half-dozen plaster busts of Bonaparte.

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  1. E13

    13. Episode 13

    Finale
  2. E12

    12. Episode 12

  3. E11

    11. The Bruce Partington Plans

    Sherlock's brother Mycroft enlists his younger sibling to locate missing patent plans that pertain to a strategically critical state-of-the-art submarine.

  4. E10

    10. Wisteria Lodge

    A bored Holmes eagerly accepts a case involving the disappearance of an amateur Spanish cartographer as well as his servants from his rented country lodge.

  5. E9

    9. Silver Blaze

    Holmes investigates the disappearance of a champion racehorse and the murder of its trainer on a lonely moor.

  6. E8

    8. The Devil's Foot

    While convalescing in Cornwall, a depressive Holmes investigates the apparent death from apoplexy of a local woman and the unexplained sudden dementia of her two brothers.

  7. E7

    7. The Six Napoleons

    Mid-season finale

    Lastrade reveals to Holmes that someone has been inexplicably breaking into homes for the senseless purpose of breaking small busts of Napoleon.

  8. E6

    6. The Man with the Twisted Lip

    Responding to a grieving wife, Holmes investigates the apparent murder of her husband in an apartment above an opium den.

  9. E5

    5. The Abbey Grange

    Holmes is called to a manor house to investigate the brutal murder of a country lord with a fireplace poker and reconcile the story of his bruised and battered wife with the facts.

  10. E4

    4. The Musgrave Ritual

    An obscure family document containing an enigmatic ritual holds the key to a hidden treasure if Holmes can decipher the mystery.

  11. E3

    3. The Second Stain

    Holmes is asked by the country's Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead England into war.

  12. E2

    2. The Priory School

    The headmaster of a prestigious prep school calls on Holmes for help when the ten year old only son of powerful but publicity-shy duke disappears.

  13. E1

    1. The Empty House

    Believed dead after his fatal encounter with Moriarity three years ago, Holmes returns to England to foil a murder plot against him by a former Moriarity gang member.

Cast & crew

Created by John Hawkesworth

  • Rosalie Williams

    Rosalie Williams

    Mrs Hudson

  • Colin Jeavons

    Colin Jeavons

    Inspector Lestrade

  • Denis Lill

    Denis Lill

    Inspector Bradstreet

  • Eric Porter

    Eric Porter

    Professor Moriarty

  • Patrick Allen

    Patrick Allen

    Colonel Sebastian Moran

  • Richard Bebb

    Richard Bebb

    Sir John Hardy

  • Robert Addie

    Robert Addie

    Mr Murray

  • Naomi Buch

    The Countess of Maynooth

  • Paul Lacoux

    The Honourable Ronald Adair

  • Elizabeth Ritson

    Ivy

  • Roger Rowland

    Butler

  • John Palmer

    Policeman

  • James Bree

    James Bree

    Coroner

  • Alan Howard

    Alan Howard

    The Duke of Holdernesse

  • Christopher Benjamin

    Christopher Benjamin

    Dr Huxtable

  • Nicholas Gecks

    Nicholas Gecks

    James Wilder

The Return of Sherlock Holmes FAQ

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

The Return of Sherlock Holmes has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 11, 1988.

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

The most recent episode of The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Season 1 Episode 13, aired on May 11, 1988.

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

The Return of Sherlock Holmes has 1 season with 13 episodes in total.

When did The Return of Sherlock Holmes first air?

The Return of Sherlock Holmes first aired on ITV1 on July 9, 1986.

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