The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Synopsis

The third part of the Soviet TV series based on the works of Arthur Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes. The events of the film take place in 1889. The country doctor Mortimer comes to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who visited the detective's apartment the day before in his absence and forgot his cane there. Mortimer tells the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles, a hellish hound that has been haunting the Baskerville family from Devonshire for several centuries, and reports the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, the owner of the Baskerville Hall estate. The newspapers write that Charles Baskerville's death was caused by a heart attack, allegedly he was very unwell, but Mortimer does not believe a single word of them, since he found tracks of a huge dog not far from the body of the deceased.

First Air Date: 1981-07-25

Last Air Date: 1981-07-25

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 2

Networks: Central Television USSR

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Top Cast

Vasiliy Livanov as Sherlock Holmes
Vitali Solomin as Dr. Watson
Rina Zelyonaya as Mrs. Hudson
Irina Kupchenko as Miss Beryl Stapleton
Nikita Mikhalkov as Sir Henry Baskerville
Alla Demidova as Laura Lyons
Svetlana Kryuchkova as Mrs. Barrymore
Alexander Adabashyan as John Barrymore
Boryslav Brondukov as inspector Lestrade
Sergei Martinson as Mr. Frankland

Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Hound of the Baskervilles. Episode 1 (1981-07-25)

The events of the film take place in 1889. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are visited by country doctor Mortimer, who visited the detective's apartment the day before in his absence and forgot his cane there. Mortimer tells the legend of the Baskerville Hound, a hellish hound that has been haunting the Baskerville family of Devonshire for centuries, and reports the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, the owner of the Baskerville Hall estate. The newspapers write that Charles Baskerville's death was caused by a heart attack, allegedly he was very unwell, but Mortimer does not believe a word of them, since he found traces of a huge dog near the body of the deceased. Most of all, the doctor is worried about Henry Baskerville, the nephew and sole heir of Baskerville Hall, who has just arrived from Canada. Suspecting something fishy in this story, Holmes decided to take up the case.
Ep. 2: The Hound of the Baskervilles. Episode 2 (1981-07-25)

Inspector Lestrade arrives at Baskerville Hall to help the detectives. In the evening, the three organize surveillance near the Stapleton house. Watson sees that Jack Stapleton has already released the dog - a huge Great Dane with a muzzle smeared with phosphorus - just before Sir Henry left. The dog attacks Henry and almost bites him to death, but Lestrade kills the dog with several shots. Stapleton, however, hides. The detectives search his house, find a tied-up Beryl and bring her to consciousness. The woman says that Jack can only hide in the center of the Grimpen Mire, where he kept the dog. There, Holmes finds all the evidence: Sir Henry's boot stolen to set the dog on, the remains of Dr. Mortimer's dog Snoopy, and phosphorus. A shot is heard, and a shootout with Stapleton begins. Escaping from pursuit, Stapleton drowns in the mire.