The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is a series of Soviet television films portraying Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional English detective, starting in 1979. They were directed by Igor Maslennikov. Overview Between 1979 and 1986, Soviet television produced a series of five films at the Lenfilm movie studio, split into eleven episodes, starring Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson. Later, a cinematic adaptation was made based on the 1986 episodes. This film was called The Twentieth Century Approaches. Episodes The series ran as follows: 1979 Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson 1st episode: "Acquaintance" (based on "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"). 2nd episode: "Bloody Inscription" (based on A Study in Scarlet). 1980 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson 1st episode: "The King of Blackmail" (based on "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton"). 2nd episode: "Deadly Fight" (based on "The Final Problem"). 3rd episode: "The Tiger Hunt" (based on "The Adventure of the Empty House"). 1981 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles. Two episodes based on The Hound of the Baskervilles. 1983 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra. Two episodes based on The Sign of the Four and "A Scandal in Bohemia". 1986 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches. Two episodes based on "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb", "The Adventure of the Second Stain", "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" and "His Last Bow". Production