The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV 1983)

Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.

Director:

Douglas Hickox

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (novel), Charles Edward Pogue (screenplay)

Stars:

Ian Richardson, Donald Churchill, Denholm Elliott

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ian Richardson	...	Sherlock Holmes
Donald Churchill	...	Dr. John Watson
Denholm Elliott	...	Dr. Mortimer
Glynis Barber	...	Beryl Stapleton
Brian Blessed	...	Geoffrey Lyons
Eleanor Bron	...	Mrs. Barrymore
Edward Judd	...	Barrymore
Ronald Lacey	...	Inspector Lestrade
Martin Shaw	...	Sir Henry Baskerville
Connie Booth	...	Laura Lyons
Eric Richard	...	Cabbie
Michael Burrell	...	Shop Owner
Cindy O'Callaghan	...	Maid
Peter Rutherford	...	Selden
Francesca Gonshaw	...	Young Girl in Mire

Storyline

Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.

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Plot Keywords:

sherlock holmes | dog | murder | curse | investigator | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Horror

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baskervilles hund

Filming Locations:

Knightshayes Court, Bolham, Tiverton, Devon, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mapleton Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

En route to Baskerville Hall, Watson meets Lestrade who is curious as to why he is in town. Watson replies he is there for "the sailing" and when Lestrade tells him there is none, Watson replies "I must have been misinformed." This is similar to Bogart's reply to Claude Rains when the latter tells him there are no waters in Casablanca.

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Goofs

When Watson and Sir Henry arrive at Baskerville Hall and Watson and Holmes leave the place, the surface of the driveway to Baskerville Hall is made of tarmac or asphalt.

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Quotes

Sherlock Holmes: But without the imagination Watson, there would be no horror.

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Connections

Version of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)

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Soundtracks

"Rue de Boulanger"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Rabinowitz
Mapleton Music Co.

User Reviews

Best version of The Hound!

Without doubt the best incarnation of this often repeated Sherlock Holmes story. Later versions don't come close to this one. Very well filmed, dark & suspenseful with well chosen locations & well thought out set pieces, particularly the hound chases & the final showdown in the mire. Sets are very well designed & filmed for a picture of this era, real effort has gone into this part of it - it actually looks like the outdoor scenes are really outdoors!

Ian Richardson excels as Holmes & Martin Shaw is an excellent Henry Baskerville. The supporting roles are also very well cast, with an excellent British line up of players, Denholm Elliot making a fine Dr. Mortimer & Brian Blessed a memorable Geoffrey Lyons.

I would also recommend watching "The Sign of Four", which was made around the same time with Ian Richardson again playing Holmes. Shame that "Study in Scarlet" & "Valley of Fear" were not made as part of the same series.