The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Season 1 (13 Episodes)

2 Seasons 1971 TV-PG 50m 7.2

Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

A series comprised of mysteries written by Conan Doyle's contemporaries. Many of these authors were virtually unknown to modern audiences, although all of the detectives portrayed had appeared in popular on-going series of short stories or novels. "Rivals" featured the only dramatizations to date of such period characters as Jacques Futrelle's "The Thinking Machine" and W. H. Hodgson's "Carnacki The Ghost Finder".

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 7 Madame Sara

7. Madame Sara

Aired: Nov 1, 1971

While investigating death threats against two sisters, Dixon Druce falls unde...

Episode 12 The Ripening Rubies

12. The Ripening Rubies

Aired: Dec 2, 1971

An ex-con makes a rookie mistake-trying to sell a stolen ruby necklace back t...

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Info about The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

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