
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
View all seasonsE1. 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.
E2. Five Hundred Carats
Feb 5, 1973 · 50m
Inspecor Lipinski investigates the theft of a 500 carat diamond.
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.
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.
E5. The Absent-Minded Coterie
Feb 26, 1973 · 50m
Valmont has to help break a ring of counterfeiters.
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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