The Bruce Partington Plans (27 Apr. 1988)

Sherlock's brother Mycroft enlists his younger sibling to locate missing patent plans that pertain to a strategically critical state-of-the-art submarine.

Director:

John Gorrie

Writers:

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

Stars:

Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Charles Gray

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Jeremy Brett	...	Sherlock Holmes
Edward Hardwicke	...	Dr. Watson
Charles Gray	...	Mycroft Holmes
Denis Lill	...	Inspector Bradstreet
Rosalie Williams	...	Mrs Hudson
Jonathan Newth	...	Colonel Valentine Walter
Geoffrey Bayldon	...	Sidney Johnson
Amanda Waring	...	Violet Westbury
Sebastian Stride	...	Cadogan West
Robert Fyfe	...	Clerk at Woolwich Station
John Rapley	...	Underground Official
Simon Carter	...	Butler
Derek Ware	...	Hugo Oberstein
Stephen Crane	...	1st Platelayer
John Laing	...	2nd Platelayer

Storyline

After a civil servant at the Naval Patent Office is found with his head crushed adjacent to the open-air tracks of the London Underground, Holmes' brother Mycroft enlists Sherlock's help on the case The murdered man has apparently stolen top-secret plans for ten components of a new, state-of-the-art submarine, but only seven of the less important design plans are found on the body. Holmes and Watson are entrusted to find the three critically important missing blueprints.

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Plot Keywords:

submarine | patent | london underground | british navy | diogenes club | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 1988 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Crosby Hall, Little Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Clerk at Woolwich Station: Evening, Mr West.
Cadogan West: Third class, London Bridge.
Clerk at Woolwich Station: Single or return?
Cadogan West: Oh,it doesn't matter. Single.
[a whistle is heard]
Cadogan West: Quickly. Quickly.

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Connections

Remake of The Bruce Partington Plans (1922)

User Reviews

Great episode

As people may well know by now, I am a big fan of the Granada Sherlock Holmes series. As far as the episodes in The Return of Sherlock Holmes go, I still think The Devil's Foot is the standout of this particular series, but The Bruce-Partington Plans is one of those episodes that shows why I love the series as much as I do.

The pace is mostly solid, if dragging a tad once or twice. That said, the story is an interesting and well-told one, and is further helped by the thoughtful dialogue, the meticulous production values(one of the series' best assets), the wonderful music and the top notch acting of Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke and Charles Gray.

All in all, a great episode. 9/10 Bethany Cox