The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV 2002)

Director:

David Attwood

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (by), Allan Cubitt (screenplay)

Stars:

Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart, Richard E. Grant

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Roxburgh	...	Sherlock Holmes
Ian Hart	...	Dr. John Watson
Richard E. Grant	...	Jack Stapleton
Matt Day	...	Sir Henry Baskerville
John Nettles	...	Dr. James Mortimer
Geraldine James	...	Mrs. Mortimer
Neve McIntosh	...	Beryl Stapleton
Ron Cook	...	Barrymore
Liza Tarbuck	...	Mrs. Barrymore
Paul Kynman	...	Selden the Convict
Danny Webb	...	Inspector Lestrade
Richard Hawley	...	Clayton
Jim Norton	...	Coroner
David McNeill	...	Hotel Porter
Casper Zafer	...	Warder 1 (as Caspar Zafer)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

19th century | urban | escaped convict | dartmoor | killer dog | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

PBS [us]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 January 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

A sátán kutyája

Filming Locations:

Cumbria, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Isle of Man Film, Tiger Aspect Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital (DVD version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The dinner conversation about the limits of Holmes' knowledge (literature, astronomy, politics, etc) is taken from a list made by Dr. Watson in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Holmes story, 'A Study in Scarlet'.

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Goofs

Although Watson's revolver in the film is a Webley Mk I, which would have (just barely) been in use at the time the story is set (1888), during his own time of service in Afghanistan (pinned down as encompassing 1880 when he was wounded at the Battle of Maiwand, invalided out in 1881), the service revolver would have been an Adams type revolver, a very different-looking piece. Though officers could buy their own sidearms as long as they chambered service ammunition, it would have been impossible to Watson to have obtained a Webley as the Mark I, the first of the type, was not introduced until 1887.

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Quotes

Sir Henry Baskerville: What do you call that thing where the landowner has the right to bed the local women?
Dr. John Watson: Droit de signeur. Sadly for you, the feudal system was abolished in Devonshire some time ago.

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Connections

Version of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)

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Soundtracks

"I Saw Three Ships"
(uncredited)
Traditional

User Reviews

The worst adaptation I've ever seen.

This is probably the worst adaptation of any Sherlock Holmes story I have ever seen. Though the setting and characters are the same, the plot doesn't even resemble the original story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. If you know anything of Doyle's works and Sherlock Holmes, you will be sorely disappointed. If you don't, you won't learn it from watching this story.