The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: Season 3, Episode 2

The Eligible Bachelor (10 Feb. 1994)

TV Episode  -   -  Crime | Drama | Horror
7.1
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.1/10 from 369 users  
Reviews: 17 user | 3 critic

Sherlock Holmes' problem with disturbing dreams proves to be both an impediment and an aid in the search for a missing woman.

Director:

Writers:

(screenplay), (based on "The Noble Bachelor")
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 50 titles created 22 Feb 2012
 
a list of 118 titles created 04 May 2012
 
a list of 321 titles created 18 Aug 2011
 
a list of 254 titles created 23 Feb 2012
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: The Eligible Bachelor (10 Feb 1994)

The Eligible Bachelor (10 Feb 1994) on IMDb 7.1/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.
« Previous Episode | 9 of  9 Episodes

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Agatha Christie: Poirot (TV Series 1989)
Drama | Mystery | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X  

The cases of an eccentrically refined Belgian detective.

Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9/10 X  

An idiosyncratic FBI Agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.

Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick
Columbo (1971–2003)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  

With his rumpled raincoat, ever-present cigar, bumbling demeanour and Sherlock Holmesian powers of deduction, disarmingly polite homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo took on some of the most cunning murderers in Los Angeles, most of whom made one fatal, irrevocable mistake: underestimating his investigative genius.

Stars: Peter Falk, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.6/10 X  

Master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock presents several short stories. The stories are invariably surprising, often containing elements of horror, comedy, suspense, and the supernatural.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams
Wire in the Blood (TV Series 2002)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

A psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England.

Stars: Robson Green, Mark Letheren, Emma Handy
The Wire (2002–2008)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9.4/10 X  

Baltimore drug scene, seen through the eyes of drug dealers, and law enforcement.

Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Deirdre Lovejoy
Dexter (TV Series 2006)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9/10 X  

A likeable Miami police forensics expert moonlights as a serial killer of criminals who he believes have escaped justice.

Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  

An elite team of police forensic evidence investigation experts work their cases in Las Vegas.

Stars: George Eads, Paul Guilfoyle, Marg Helgenberger
The Mentalist (TV Series 2008)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

An infamous 'psychic' abandons his public persona, outing himself as a fake, to focus on his work as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation in order to find "Red John," the madman who killed his wife and daughter.

Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang
Criminal Minds (TV Series 2005)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

The cases of the BAU an elite group of profilers that analyze the nation's most dangerous criminal minds in an effort to anticipate their next moves before they strike again.

Stars: Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, Thomas Gibson
Lie to Me (2009–2011)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

Dr. Cal Lightman teaches a course in body language and makes an honest fortune exploiting it. He's employed by various public authorities in various investigations, doing more when the ... See full summary »

Stars: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines
Unsolved Mysteries (TV Series 1987)
Crime | Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

Reality based TV series that combines dramatic re-enactments with interviews to tell stories of REAL mysteries.

Stars: Robert Stack, Dennis Farina, Keely Shaye Smith
Edit

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
Rosalie Williams ...
Geoffrey Beevers ...
Inspector Montgomery
...
Lord Robert St. Simon
...
Henrietta Doran
Anna Calder-Marshall ...
Lady Helena / Agnes Northcote
Mary Ellis ...
Lady Florence
Phillida Sewell ...
Lady Mary (as Phillada Sewell)
Elspeth March ...
Lady Blanche
Heather Chasen ...
Hon. Amelia St. Simon
Bob Sessions ...
Aloysius Doran
Joanna McCallum ...
Flora Miller
Myles Hoyle ...
Thomas Floutier
Bruce Myers ...
Gallagher
Edit

Storyline

Sherlock Holmes is unwell and suffering from intense, disturbing dreams. He is also bored with little to do and only the most routine cases being offered to him. Mrs. Hudson is so worried that she summons Dr. Watson who suggests that Holmes consider a trip to Vienna to visit a new doctor who seems to specialize in interpreting dreams, Sigmund Freud. He is soon approached by Lord Robert St. Simon over the sudden disappearance of his wife, Hettie. They had only recently married at his new bride was deeply disturbed as they left the church. He admits to having had actress Flora Miller as his one-time mistress. He was also previously married, on two occasions, with his first wife dying and the second marriage being annulled. It's not until he receives a visit from Lady Helena Agnes Northcote that he fully realizes the extent of Lord St. Simon's barbarity. When he learns the true reason for Hettie's mood on leaving the church, the solution to the mystery is at hand. Written by garykmcd

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis


Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

10 February 1994 (USA)  »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Oscar Wilde quote comes from his 1895 play The Importance of Being Earnest and reads: "To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness." See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Sherlock Holmes: This is the asylum at Varnish.
Dr Watson: The misery there must be behind those walls. Hm.
Sherlock Holmes: There's no escape from the terrors of the mind.
Dr Watson: Indeed. Well, another case concluded.
Sherlock Holmes: Pah! I needn't have left Baker Street. An observant child could have solved it.
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

seriously weird stuff
23 July 2003 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

Re-watching this feature-length episode from the Granada Holmes series after a long gap I was struck by its extreme strangeness when compared to even the most off-the-wall episodes of the 50 min serial episodes. Simon Williams plays a much-married cad with a murky past and a gothic house which doubles as a dangerous private zoo ... he's about to marry an American heiress who disappears as soon as they are married.

Sherlock Holmes is bored, mentally unstable, and has a recurring nightmare in which images of insanity, spider's webs, and empty rooms merge to form a traumatic whole. All this of course is given extra resonance in terms of Jeremy Brett's portrayal given his own obvious decline around the time this was filmed, and he puts across this facet of the great detective brilliantly. Dr Watson comes to the rescue and helps to solve the mystery of Hattie's disappearance. Another solid performance from Edward Hardwicke.

Another point of interest within this confused jumble of a plot is a rare TV appearance of Mary Ellis, the actress/singer who collaborated on a number of Ivor Novello musicals in the 1930s and 40s. Spot her in a couple of key scenes.

Although 'The Eligible Batchelor' is titled as such, it is the tale of a number of women linked by circumstance. It - despite it's faults - is one of the best episodes of the whole series, and worth persevering with through all its weird and wonderful conceits.


15 of 21 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
The Last Vampyre on BBC2 Mrs_Twelvetrees
Last Vampyre-Hammer Homage? clevergirl43
Holmes Unseen Footage Petition moviegoer36
Filming location in 'The Last Vampyre' chris_mb
poor subtitling Rheli
Now excellent picture quality trimmerb1234
Discuss The Eligible Bachelor (1993) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?