Sherlock Holmes - Series 1

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The Speckled Band

1 - The Speckled Band

Air Date: May 17, 1964

Helen Stoner needs the great man's help. She lives in a country mansion with her flamboyant and sinister guardian Grimesby Raylott, who has travelled abroad and brought home some souvenir livestock. Recently her sister Julia, about to be married and made by Raylott to sleep in a bed that was screwed to the floor, died in mysterious circumstances. Her final words referred to a "speckled band." Helen is fearful for her own safety and Holmes and Watson investigate.

The Illustrious Client

2 - The Illustrious Client

Air Date: February 19, 1965

Sir James Damery, acting for a very illustrious client, consults Holmes. Violet Merville is engaged to marry the Austrian Baron Gruner, who has murdered at least one wife and yet the foolish, headstrong Violet will not hear a word against him. The client is fearful for Violet's safety should the marriage go ahead. Holmes enlists the assistance of Kitty Winter, a woman whom the Baron used and threw aside, to get access to Gruner's album in which he has catalogued his conquests, to make Violet see him in his true light.

The Devil's Foot

3 - The Devil's Foot

Air Date: February 26, 1965

Whilst in Cornwall Holmes is approached by the local vicar to determine how Brenda Tregennis died whilst sitting in a room, playing cards with her two brothers, who were struck down with dementia as a result. The trail leads to an African adventurer and a deadly root known as the Devil's Foot.

The Copper Beeches

4 - The Copper Beeches

Air Date: March 5, 1965

The Red-Headed League

5 - The Red-Headed League

Air Date: March 12, 1965

The Abbey Grange

6 - The Abbey Grange

Air Date: March 19, 1965

The Six Napoleons

7 - The Six Napoleons

Air Date: March 26, 1965

The Man with the Twisted Lip

8 - The Man with the Twisted Lip

Air Date: April 2, 1965

The Beryl Coronet

9 - The Beryl Coronet

Air Date: April 9, 1965

The Bruce-Partington Plans

10 - The Bruce-Partington Plans

Air Date: April 16, 1965

Charles Augustus Milverton

11 - Charles Augustus Milverton

Air Date: April 23, 1965

The Retired Colourman

12 - The Retired Colourman

Air Date: April 30, 1965

The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax

13 - The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax

Air Date: May 7, 1965