A Scandal in Bohemia (24 Apr. 1984)

Sherlock Holmes finds himself evenly matched when he is employed by the King of Bohemia to retrieve an indiscreet photograph from the American actress and singer, Irene Adler.

Director:

Paul Annett

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (by), John Hawkesworth (developed for television by),

Stars:

Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Gayle Hunnicutt

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Brett	...	Sherlock Holmes
David Burke	...	Dr Watson
Gayle Hunnicutt	...	Irene Adler
Wolf Kahler	...	King of Bohemia
Michael Carter	...	Godfrey Norton
Max Faulkner	...	John
Tim Pearce	...	Cabby
Rosalie Williams	...	Mrs Hudson
Tessa Worsley	...	Mrs Willard
Will Tacey	...	Clergyman
Tom Watt	...	1st Loafer
Paul Elsam	...	2nd Loafer
David Baukham	...	1st Big Man
Edward York	...	2nd Big Man
John Graham-Davies	...	1st Young Man (as John Graham Davies)

Storyline

Sherlock Holmes is hired by the King of Bohemia to retrieve a compromising photograph from a certain lady. The King has tried to purchase the photo and even hired burglars to retrieve it, but without success. The woman in question is the very beautiful Irene Adler, an opera singer. She has made no demands of the King so it does not seem that blackmail is her intent. Using various disguises, Holmes learns as much about the woman as he can and is surprised when, after following her to a church, finds that she has married a barrister. Holmes stages a bit of theatre to get her to divulge the location of the photo but he finds he has met his match in both daring and intellect.

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Plot Keywords:

king | photograph | bohemia | sherlock holmes | disguise | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 1984 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Grassendale, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episode begins with an exchange between Watson and Holmes regarding Holmes' drug use, asking "Morphine or cocaine?" Holmes specifies his preference for a 7% solution of cocaine, and that he requires stimulants to deal with stagnation. This dialogue is actually from the story "The Sign of Four". In Conan Doyle's "A Scandal in Bohemia," Watson merely makes a passing reference to cocaine, curiously referring to "the drowsiness of the drug."

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Quotes

[first lines]
John: [surprising two burglars] Got you!
[Irene enters with a gun, and gestures with it for the burglars to drop their knives]
1st Burglar: Now look here!
[Irene gestures for the burglars to leave]
John: But, ma'am...
[the burglars leave by the window]
Irene Adler: Close the window, John.
Dr. John Watson: [narrating] To Sherlock Holmes, she was always The Woman, the beautiful Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory.

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Connections

Version of Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia (1951)

User Reviews

Music score!

Tell me how I can find out the name of the music score by Patrick Gowers. The score was when the king of Bohemia started off dancing with Irene Adler where the musicians were blindfolded. I'm a collector of sorts of fine music, somehow this melody struck me as superb. I realize this is a off-the wall request but this is a score you don't hear too often with the backdrop of all this trashy music you hear these days. The classics are still supreme if you take the time to listen with me having a background in listening pleasure of New Orleans type of music mixed with Blues, Dixieland (Pete Fountain, Al Hirt), Jazz (Louis Armstrong), Gospel (Mahalia Jackson), Rock & Roll (Aaron Nevilles, Fats Domino, Earnie Kdoe), Cajun.