Sherlock Holmes (TV series, 1964)

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Television series
German title Sherlock Holmes
Original title Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Year (s) 1964-1968
Production
company		 British Broadcasting Corporation
length 50 minutes
Episodes 30 in 2 seasons ( list )
genre Thriller
idea Arthur Conan Doyle
First broadcast May 18th, 1964 on BBC
German-language
first broadcast		 August 23, 1969 on German television
occupation

Sherlock Holmes is a British television series on the BBC based on novels by the writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . It aired on the BBC in two seasons from 1964 to 1968. In Germany, the first season was not shown, but only with Peter Cushing in the role of detective in the second season, the ARD took over the broadcast from 1969. However, some episodes were missing that are still considered lost today. The original ARD synchronizations can also no longer be found, which is why a new synchro was made for a DVD release by Pidax in 2017 .

action

Private detective Sherlock Holmes, operating in England in the Victorian era, is both a brilliant advisor and a private detective. He is consulted by the police and other detective agencies to solve crimes. He also takes private cases himself and his clients range from poor to kings. His deductive skills and encyclopedic knowledge help him solve the most complex cases. He is supported in his work by his friend and companion, the military veteran Dr. John Watson, with whom he shares an apartment at 221b Baker Street. Holmes uses the first forensic working methods in his investigations and his ability to observe in detail makes him a successful detective, whereby his analytical-rational thinking is very helpful.

background

Due to the great success of the first color version of a Holmes film adaptation, The Dog of Baskerville (1959), in which Peter Cushing already appeared as Sherlock Holmes, the BBC had Sherlock Holmes produced as a television series a few years later . In the first season Douglas Wilmer first played the title character Holmes, who was then replaced by Cushing in the second season. In contrast to the American Holmes series in the fifties with Ronald Howard in the title role, which told stories of its own, the BBC stuck closely to the literary models of Arthur Conan Doyle .

Most of the episodes of the second season that were shown on television in Germany disappeared at some point after their release and are still considered lost to this day. When it was released on DVD in 2017, the original BBC material was re-dubbed. The series episode no. 28 Daszeichen der Vier was published for the first time in Germany.

Episode list

1st season

In contrast to the information from Fernsehserien.de , which was used here, the Internet Movie Database begins the series with an episode 0, which is included here for the sake of completeness.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in UK Director script
0 0 - The Speckled Band May 18, 1964 Robin Midgley Giles Cooper
1 1 - The Illustrious Client Feb 20, 1965 Peter Sasdy Giles Cooper
2 2 - The Devil's Foot Feb 20, 1965 Max Varnel Giles Cooper
3 3 - The Copper Beeches 06th Mar 1965 Gareth Davies Vincent Tilsley
4th 4th - The Red-Headed League 13 Mar 1965 Peter Duguid Anthony Read
5 5 - The Abbey Grange 20 Mar 1965 Peter Cregeen Clifford Witting
6th 6th - The Six Napoleons 27 Mar 1965 Gareth Davies Giles Cooper
7th 7th - The Man with the Twisted Lip 0Apr 3, 1965 Eric Tayler Jan Read
8th 8th - The Beryl Coronet Apr 10, 1965 Max Varnel Nicholas Palmer
9 9 - The Bruce-Partington Plans Apr 17, 1965 Shaun Sutton Giles Cooper
10 10 - Charles Augustus Milverton Apr 24, 1965 Philip Dudley Clifford Witting
11 11 - The Retired Colourman 0May 1, 1965 Michael Hayes Jan Read
12 12 - The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax 0May 8, 1965 Shaun Sutton Vincent Tilsley
13 13 - The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax 0May 8, 1965 Shaun Sutton Vincent Tilsley

2nd season

The episodes shown in Germany were not broadcast in the order of the originals.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in UK German language first broadcast (ARD) Director script
14th 1 - The second stain 0Sep 9 1968   Henri Safran Jennifer Stuart
15th 2 - The Dancing Men 16 Sep 1968   William Sterling Jennifer Stuart
16 3 Study in scarlet A Study in Scarlet 23 Sep 1968 Nov 22, 1969 Henri Safran Hugh Leonard
17th 4th The Hound of Baskerville (1) The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part One Sep 30 1968 0July 8, 1970 Graham Evans Hugh Leonard
18th 5 The Hound of Baskerville (2) The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part Two 0Oct 7, 1968 July 15, 1970 Graham Evans Hugh Leonard
19th 6th The riddle of Boscombe Valley The Boscombe Valley Mystery Oct 14, 1968 Oct 14, 1970 Viktor's Ritelis Bruce Stewart
20th 7th The Greek interpreter The Greek Interpreter Oct 21, 1968 21 Mar 1970 David Saire John Gould
21st 8th The fleet contract The Naval Treaty Oct 28, 1968 Jan. 17, 1970 Antony Kearey John Gould
22nd 9 Thor's Bridge Thor Bridge 0Nov 4, 1968 23 Aug 1969 Antony Kearey Harry Moore
23 10 The Musgrave ritual The Musgrave ritual Nov 11, 1968 Oct 18, 1969 Viktor's Ritelis Alexander Baron
24 11 - Black Peter Nov 18, 1968   Antony Kearey Richard Harris
25th 12 Story of a vengeance Wisteria Lodge Nov 25, 1968 31 Mar 1970 Roger Jenkins Alexander Baron
26th 13 - Shoscombe Old Place 0Dec 2, 1968   Bill Bain Donald Tosh
27 14th The lonely cyclist The Solitary Cyclist 0Dec 9, 1968 Dec 26, 1969 Viktor's Ritelis Stanley Miller
28 15th The sign of the four The Sign of Four Dec 16, 1968 0Feb. 2, 2018
at Home Media 		William Sterling Michael and Mollie Hardwick
29 16 The blue carbuncle The blue carbuncle 23 Dec 1968 29 Mar 1970 Bill Bain Stanley Miller

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sherlock Holmes, GB 1965–1968 from Fernsehserien.de, accessed on January 18, 2020.