Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980)
Synopsis
The first part of the Soviet series of television films based on the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes, filmed in 1979. The film consists of two parts and was filmed based on the story "The Speckled Band" (1st part "The Acquaintance") and the novella "A Study in Scarlet" (beginning of the 1st part and the 2nd part "Bloody Inscription").
First Air Date: 1980-03-22
Last Air Date: 1980-03-22
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 2
Networks: Central Television USSR
Top Cast
- Vasiliy Livanov as Sherlock Holmes
- Vitali Solomin as Dr. Watson
- Rina Zelyonaya as Mrs. Hudson
- Mariya Solomina as Helen Stoner/Julia Stoner
- Gennadiy Bogachyov as Stamford
- Fyodor Odinokov as Grimesby Roylott
- Boryslav Brondukov as Inspector Lestrade
- Igor Dmitriev as Inspector Gregson
- Nikolai Karachentsov as Jefferson Hope
- Viktor Aristov as Joseph Stangerson
Seasons
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Acquaintance
So, the first story: Holmes and Watson meet each other and find a common language. The heroes meet and along the way solve the first mystery - the mystery of "The Speckled Band". They expose the scoundrel stepfather, who killed his stepdaughters to get an inheritance...
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Ep. 2: Bloody Inscription
Holmes receives a message from Inspector Gregson about a strange case in an abandoned house on Brixton Road: the body of an elderly American was found there, and the word "Revenge" was written in blood on the wall. The case is led by Inspector Lestrade, who does not perceive Holmes as a detective. Some time later, another American, Joseph Stangerson, who was suspected of the first murder, is killed with a knife in a hotel; the word "Revenge" is also found written in blood on the wall at the crime scene.
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