The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
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.
Ep 1A Message from the Deep Sea
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!
Ep 2The Missing Witness Sensation
Max Carrados, the blind detective, solves the case of a bank teller shot at his counter.
Ep 3The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.
Horace Dorrington solves the mystery of a case of sabotage on a bicycle track.
Ep 4The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds
Simon Carne devises an ingenious way of keeping the Duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds safe from theft.
Ep 5The Horse of the Invisible
Carnacki solves the case of an invisible horse that is haunting a family of the eve of a wedding.
Ep 6The Case of the Mirror of Portugal
Horace Dorrington clears up the mystery of the theft of a valuable diamond.
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