Sherlock Holmes

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

• Trailers - 1. TV Spots/Previews

Text/Photo Galleries:

• Stills/Photos - 1. Sherlock Holmes Photo Gallery
• Biographies - 1. Jeremy Brett
                      2. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Description by OLDIES.com:

Winner of a 1988 Swedish Academy of Detection Award. Packed with mystery and suspense, this tremendously popular television series remains true to the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories. Jeremy Brett stars as Sherlock Holmes and David Burke as Dr. Watson.

Includes four episodes: A Scandal in Bohemia, The Dancing Men, The Naval Treaty, The Solitary Cyclist. A Scandal in Bohemia: A mysterious masked gentleman, who reveals himself as the King of Bohemia, asks Holmes and Watson to recover an incriminating photograph.

The Dancing Men: Holmes tries to crack the code of what appears to be harmless-looking chalk drawings of matchstick men.

The Naval Treaty: Dr. Watson's old school chum asks Holmes for help when he loses a copy of a secret treaty between England and Italy.

The Solitary Cyclist: A young music teacher asks Holmes to find out why she's being followed by a man on a bicycle.

Product Description:

Four episodes of the acclaimed series together on one DVD. Originally produced by Grenada Television of England, this fine dramatic series aired on public television in 1985. Based on the writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
"A Scandal In Bohemia": This episode finds a man claiming to be the King of Bohemia, who enlists the aid of Holmes and Watson in tracking down a photograph which incriminates the King with an American opera star.
"The Dancing Men": This episode sees Holmes' wits challenged by a cryptic code, when a client hires him to decipher what looks like simple drawings of matchstick men.
"The Naval Treaty": In this episode Holmes is requested to locate a purloined document before an international scandal involving a secret treaty between England and Italy can be revealed.
"The Solitary Cyclist": In this episode Holmes employs his skills as a tracker to solve a boarding school murder, after the music teacher complains of being followed by a man on a bicycle.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Detectives | Mystery / Suspense

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