
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV-PG1971•50m•7.4/10
MysteryCrimeDrama
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7.4/10(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.
Production
Pearson Television International, Thames Television
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 20, 1971
Last Aired
May 7, 1973
Networks
ITV1
Created By
Hugh Greene
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season

E1
A Message from the Deep Sea
Air date: 1971-09-20
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!

E2
The Missing Witness Sensation
Air date: 1971-09-27
Max Carrados, the blind detective, solves the case of a bank teller shot at his counter.

E3
The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.
Air date: 1971-10-04
Horace Dorrington solves the mystery of a case of sabotage on a bicycle track.

E4
The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds
Air date: 1971-10-11
Simon Carne devises an ingenious way of keeping the Duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds safe from theft.

E5
The Horse of the Invisible
Air date: 1971-10-18
Carnacki solves the case of an invisible horse that is haunting a family of the eve of a wedding.

E6
The Case of the Mirror of Portugal
Air date: 1971-10-25
Horace Dorrington clears up the mystery of the theft of a valuable diamond.

E7
Madame Sara
Air date: 1971-11-01
Dixon Duce helps solve a murder case.

E8
The Case of the Dixon Torpedo
Air date: 1971-11-08
Jonathan Pride gets involved in a case involving a secret weapon, an eccentric inventor and forged roubles.

E9
The Woman in the Big Hat
Air date: 1971-11-15
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard solves the murdeer of a respectable man.

E10
The Affair of the Tortoise
Air date: 1971-11-22
Arhtur Hewitt gets mixed up in a case involving voodoo and the disappearance of a dead body.

E11
The Assyrian Rejuvenator
Air date: 1971-11-29
Conman and invesigator Romney Pringkle exposes a swindle and makes a profit.

E12
The Ripening Rubies
Air date: 1971-12-02
Bernard Sutton is called in to help stop a series of jewel robberies.

E13
The Case of Laker, Absconded
Air date: 1971-12-09
Arthur Hewitt and Jonathan Pride band together to find a bank clerk who has disappeared with £ 15,000.




















