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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  • 1971 – 1973
  • Ended
  • Mystery · Crime · Drama
  • ~50m / ep
  • 2 seasons
  • 7.5/10

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.

Latest: Season 2 · 1973

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  1. E1. The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway

    Jan 29, 1973 · 50m

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

  2. E2. Five Hundred Carats

    Feb 5, 1973 · 50m

    Inspecor Lipinski investigates the theft of a 500 carat diamond.

  3. E3. Cell 13

    Feb 12, 1973 · 50m

    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.

  4. E4. The Secret of the Manifique

    Feb 19, 1973 · 50m

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

  5. E5. The Absent-Minded Coterie

    Feb 26, 1973 · 50m

    Valmont has to help break a ring of counterfeiters.

  6. E6. The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Hoist

    Mar 4, 1973 · 50m

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

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