"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:

When Douglas Wilmer declined to star in the second series, the BBC asked John Neville to reprise his leading rôle from A Study in Terror (1965), with the same result. Next (and final) choice Peter Cushing had played the part in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) for Hammer, and would later reprise it in Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (1984) (TV).

Movie Connections:

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

Well made and well worth watching

The 2 part episode Hound of the Baskervilles from the BBC TV series originally shown on 07/14.07.68 is out on DVD and video, and upon watching proves to me my memory isn't failing ... yet. Although, I wouldn't have guessed it was in colour and is still as bright as a new penny, both in texture and production values (bearing in mind the financial pressures always on the BBC). Peter Cushing and Nigel Stock play their parts of Holmes and Watson in a convincing way, although Cushing reportedly didn't enjoy the experience of little rehearsal time available.

The story should be familiar to most but this time it's closer to the book than the other film versions I've seen. Some 1960's stagey BBC acting from time to time and no money available for certain shots so a few ho hum short cuts to be sure, but still resulting a fine and satisfying TV programme. My daughter wasn't keen on the sudden ending but - they were Arty back then!

Thank the Heavens they didn't wipe it!