"Sherlock Holmes" (1964) TV series 1964-1968

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

20 February 1965 (UK)

Genre:

Horror | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Partially Lost TV Series | Sherlock Holmes | Character Name In Title

Cast

Nigel Stock	...	Dr. Watson / ... (29 episodes, 1964-1968)
Peter Cushing	...	Sherlock Holmes (16 episodes, 1968)
Douglas Wilmer	...	Sherlock Holmes (13 episodes, 1964-1965)

Series Directed by
Antony Kearey		(3 episodes, 1968)
Viktors Ritelis		(3 episodes, 1968)
Max Varnel		(2 episodes, 1965)
Bill Bain		(2 episodes, 1968)
Henri Safran		(2 episodes, 1968)
William Sterling		(2 episodes, 1968)

Series Writing credits
Arthur Conan Doyle		(29 episodes, 1964-1968)
Anthony Read		(5 episodes, 1965)
Giles Cooper		(3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Hugh Leonard		(3 episodes, 1968)
Jan Read		(2 episodes, 1965)
Clifford Witting		(2 episodes, 1965)
Alexander Baron		(2 episodes, 1968)
John Gould		(2 episodes, 1968)
Michael Hardwick		(2 episodes, 1968)
Mollie Hardwick		(2 episodes, 1968)
Stanley Miller		(2 episodes, 1968)

Series Produced by
David Goddard	....	producer (8 episodes, 1964-1965)
William Sterling	....	producer (6 episodes, 1968)

Series Original Music by
Max Harris		(29 episodes, 1964-1968)

Series Cinematography by
Dick Bush		(1 episode, 1965)
A.A. Englander		(1 episode, 1965)
David Mason		(1 episode, 1965)
Ken Westbury		(1 episode, 1965)
Michael Elphick		(1 episode, 1968)
John Baker		(unknown episodes, 1968)

Series Film Editing by
Stephen Cross		(2 episodes, 1965)
Geoffrey Fry		(2 episodes, 1965)

Series Production Design by
Roy Oxley		(5 episodes, 1965)
Tom Carter		(3 episodes, 1968)

Series Costume Design by
Betty Aldiss		(3 episodes, 1968)

Series Makeup Department
Shirley Boakes	....	make-up supervisor / makeup supervisor (6 episodes, 1965)
Heather Stewart	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1968)

Series Sound Department
Alan Fogg	....	sound (5 episodes, 1968)

Series Stunts
Peter Diamond	....	fight arranger (2 episodes, 1965)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Gerry Millerson	....	lighting technician (3 episodes, 1968)
James Balfour	....	film sequence cameraman (2 episodes, 1965)
John Baker	....	film camera (2 episodes, 1968)
Eddie Best	....	film camera (2 episodes, 1968)
John Summers	....	lighting technician (2 episodes, 1968)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sheila Glassford	....	costume supervisor (5 episodes, 1965)

Series Editorial Department
Larry Toft	....	film editor (3 episodes, 1968)
Roy Fry	....	film editor (2 episodes, 1968)
Sheila S. Tomlinson	....	film editor (2 episodes, 1968)

Series Music Department
John Addison	....	composer: theme music (1 episode, 1964)
Max Harris	....	composer: incidental music (1 episode, 1964)
Alan Fogg	....	music editor (1 episode, 1968)

Series Other crew
John Barber	....	script editor (5 episodes, 1968)
Donald Tosh	....	script editor (3 episodes, 1968)
Anthony Read	....	script editor (2 episodes, 1965)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1964-1968) (UK) (TV)
• A&E Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (five episodes)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

50 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Peckforton Castle, Peckforton, Cheshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Practically all of the first, Wilmer, series survives intact - the first half of "The Abbey Grange" and the second of "The Bruce Partington Plans" are currently missing. The Cushing run fares far worse, with only "A Study in Scarlet", both parts of "The Hound of the Baskervilles", "The Boscombe Valley Mystery", "The Sign of Four" and "The Blue Carbuncle" still known to exist.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Time Shift: A Study in Sherlock (#5.1)" (2007)

Sherlock Holmes at its finest.

The BBC made two Sherlock Holmes series in the 1960's. The first was shot in black and white starred Douglas Wilmer. The second was made in colour and starred peter Cushing. In both series they were ably supported by Nigel Stock as Dr Watson. Both series closely followed Conan Doyle's original stories and made with the period atmosphere the BBC is renowned for. In the first series Wilmer makes a terrific Holmes arrogant, witty, sardonic, and with a mischievous charm. He also looks the part and has the perfect voice for the role. Nigel Stock is great as Watson and has the right chemistry with both actors. Cushing who had already excelled in the hammer version of the hound is excellent as ever working hard to make sure that every bit of his characterisation matched that what Doyle had intended.