Synopsis
An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
Episodes
1
A Message from the Deep SeaThis episode features Dr Thorndyke, played by John Neville, who is first a medical man and second a solver of mysteries. A young girl has been murdered in her boarding house and the solution looks obvious - but is it?
Neville plays the sleuth with aplomb and this is a strong opening episode. The character is arrogant, capable, and likable - and of course his intelligence makes his police colleagues and/or adversaries look like idiots!50m2
The Missing Witness SensationMax Carrados, the blind detective, solves the case of a bank teller shot at his counter.50m3
The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.Horace Dorrington solves the mystery of a case of sabotage on a bicycle track.50m4
The Duchess of Wiltshire's DiamondsSimon Carne devises an ingenious way of keeping the Duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds safe from theft.50m5
The Horse of the InvisibleCarnacki solves the case of an invisible horse that is haunting a family of the eve of a wedding.50m6
The Case of the Mirror of PortugalHorace Dorrington clears up the mystery of the theft of a valuable diamond.50m7
Madame SaraDixon Duce helps solve a murder case.50m8
The Case of the Dixon TorpedoJonathan Pride gets involved in a case involving a secret weapon, an eccentric inventor and forged roubles.50m9
The Woman in the Big HatLady Molly of Scotland Yard solves the murdeer of a respectable man.50m10
The Affair of the TortoiseArhtur Hewitt gets mixed up in a case involving voodoo and the disappearance of a dead body.50m11
The Assyrian RejuvenatorConman and invesigator Romney Pringkle exposes a swindle and makes a profit.50m12
The Ripening RubiesBernard Sutton is called in to help stop a series of jewel robberies.50m13
The Case of Laker, AbscondedArthur Hewitt and Jonathan Pride band together to find a bank clerk who has disappeared with £ 15,000.50m
A Message from the Deep SeaThis episode features Dr Thorndyke, played by John Neville, who is first a medical man and second a solver of mysteries. A young girl has been murdered in her boarding house and the solution looks obvious - but is it?
Neville plays the sleuth with aplomb and this is a strong opening episode. The character is arrogant, capable, and likable - and of course his intelligence makes his police colleagues and/or adversaries look like idiots!50m2The Missing Witness SensationMax Carrados, the blind detective, solves the case of a bank teller shot at his counter.50m3The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.Horace Dorrington solves the mystery of a case of sabotage on a bicycle track.50m4The Duchess of Wiltshire's DiamondsSimon Carne devises an ingenious way of keeping the Duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds safe from theft.50m5The Horse of the InvisibleCarnacki solves the case of an invisible horse that is haunting a family of the eve of a wedding.50m6The Case of the Mirror of PortugalHorace Dorrington clears up the mystery of the theft of a valuable diamond.50m7Madame SaraDixon Duce helps solve a murder case.50m8The Case of the Dixon TorpedoJonathan Pride gets involved in a case involving a secret weapon, an eccentric inventor and forged roubles.50m9The Woman in the Big HatLady Molly of Scotland Yard solves the murdeer of a respectable man.50m10The Affair of the TortoiseArhtur Hewitt gets mixed up in a case involving voodoo and the disappearance of a dead body.50m11The Assyrian RejuvenatorConman and invesigator Romney Pringkle exposes a swindle and makes a profit.50m12The Ripening RubiesBernard Sutton is called in to help stop a series of jewel robberies.50m13The Case of Laker, AbscondedArthur Hewitt and Jonathan Pride band together to find a bank clerk who has disappeared with £ 15,000.50mReviews & discussion
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