Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (a.k.a. The Cases of Sherlock Holmes) are two British series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations for television produced by the BBC in 1965 and 1968 respectively. The 1965 production, which followed a pilot the year before, was the second BBC series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, after one starring Alan Wheatley in 1951. Plot Set in the Victorian era, Sherlock Holmes is a brilliant consultant detective, as well as a private detective. He is consulted by the police and by other private detectives to aid them in solving crimes. He also takes private cases himself, and his clients range from paupers to kings. His deductive abilities and encyclopedic knowledge help him solve the most complex cases. He is assisted in his work by military veteran, Dr. John Watson, with whom he shares a flat at 221B Baker Street. Cast Douglas Wilmer - Sherlock Holmes (1964–1965) Peter Cushing - Sherlock Holmes (1968) Nigel Stock - Doctor Watson (1964–1968) Recurring Mary Holder (1964)/Enid Lindsey (1965, 3 episodes) - Mrs. Hudson Grace Arnold - Mrs. Hudson (1968, 4 episodes) Peter Madden - Inspector Lestrade (1965, 6 episodes) (Madden would also portray Bill McCarthy in the 1968 series adaptation of "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" and Von Tirpitz in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes in 1970) William Lucas - Inspector Lestrade (1968, 2 episodes) George A. Cooper - Inspector Gregson (1968, 2 episodes)