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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The rivals of Sherlock Holmes. Set 2 [videorecording] / Freemantle Media Enterprises ; a Thames Television production ; produced by Reginald Collin and Jonathan Alwyn.

Publisher, Date:

Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, [2010]

Description:

4 videodiscs (ca. 11 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Crime abounded in late Victorian and Edwardian times--from the streets of London to the country houses of nobility; from the royal apartments of Vienna to the hotel rooms of quiet Copenhagen. Sherlock Holmes took on many of the era's crooks, killers, blackmailers, and schemers, but so did the fictional sleuths of other celebrated writers of the time. (from container.).

Target Audience Note:

Not rated.

Subjects:

Thorndyke, Doctor (Fictitious character) -- Drama.

Private investigators -- England -- London -- Drama.

Murder -- Investigation -- England -- London -- Drama.

Criminal investigation -- England -- London -- Drama.

Criminal behavior -- England -- London -- Drama.

Criminals -- England -- London -- Drama.

Detective and mystery television programs.

Television crime shows.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Television series.

Other Author:

Collin, Reginald.

Alwyn, Jonathan, 1940-

Geeson, Judy, 1948-

Keegan, Barry, 1922-1977.

Wilmer, Douglas, 1920-2016

Hepton, Bernard.

Gray, Charles D., 1928-2000.

Thaw, John, 1942-2002.

Lewis, Ronald, 1928-1982.

Ingham, Barrie.

Jacobi, Derek.

Fraser, Ronald, 1930-1997.

Kestelman, Sara, 1944-

Ellis, Robin, 1942-

Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947.

Griffith, George Chetwynd.

Futrelle, Jacques, 1875-1912.

Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips), 1866-1946.

Barr, Robert, 1849-1912

Rosenkrantz, Palle, baron, 1867-1941.

Grollen, Baldwin.

Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin), 1862-1943.

Le Queux, William, 1864-1927.

Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright, 1866-1944.

Hume, Fergus, 1859-1932.

Oxenham, John, 1852-1941.

Cooke, Alan.

Evans, Graham.

Baron, Alexander, 1917-1999.

Bond, Julian, 1930-2012

Kelsey, Gerard.

Bennett, Derek.

Duguid, Peter, 1923-2009.

Meyer, Michael Leverson.

Steven, Anthony.

Vance, Dennis, 1924-1983.

Martin, Ian Kennedy.

Leaver, Don.

Holder, Owen.

Hawkesworth, John.

Freemantle Home Entertainment (Firm)

Thames Television, ltd.

Acorn Media (Firm)

Other Title:

Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (Television program)

Notes:

Vol. one stories by Baroness Orczy, George Griffith, Jacques Futrelle, and E. Phillips Oppenheim.

Vol. two stories by Robert Barr, Palle Rosenkrantz, and Jacques Futrelle.

Vol. three stories by Baldwin Grollen, R. Austin Freeman, and William LeQueux.

Vol. four stories by C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne, Fergus Hume, and John Oxenham.

Originally broadcast on Thames Television as individual episodes in 1973.

Contains 13 episodes from the series.

Special features: Vol. one: Profiles of Polly Burton, Insp. Lipinzki, Prof. Van Dusen, and Mr. Laxworthy. Vol. two: Profiles of Eugène Valmont and Lt. Holst. Vol. three: Profiles of Dagobert Trostler, Dr. Thorndyke, and William Drew. Vol. four: Profiles of Mr. Harrocks, Hagar, and Charles Dallas.

Dramatized by Alan Cooke, Alexander Baron, Julian Bond, Gerard Kelsey, Michael Meyer, Anthony Steven, Reginald Collin, Ian Kennedy Martin, Owen Holder, John Hawkesworth ; directed by Graham Evans, Jonathan Alwyn, Reginald Collin, Derek Bennett, Peter Duguid, Dennis Vance, and Don Leaver. Executive producer, Kim Mills.

Vol. one cast: Judy Greeson, Barry Keegan, Douglas Wilmer, Bernard Hepton.

Vol. two cast: Charles Gray, John Thaw, Douglas Wilmer.

Vol. three cast: Ronald Lewis, Barrie Ingham, Derek Jacobi.

Vol. four cast: Ronald Fraser, Sara Kestelman, Robin Ellis.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Contents:

Mysterious death on the underground railway / [dramatized by Alan Cooke ; directed by Graham Evans] -- Five hundred carats / [dramatized by Alexander Baron ; directed by Jonathan Alwyn] -- Cell 13 / [dramatized by Julian Bond ; directed by Reginald Collin] -- Secret of the Magnifique / [dramatized by Gerald Kelsey ; directed by Derek Bennett].

Absent-minded coterie / [dramatized by Alexander Baron ; directed by Peter Duguid] -- Sensible action of Lieutenant Holst / [dramatized by Michael Meyer ; directed by Jonathan Alwyn] -- Superfluous finger / [dramatized by Julian Bond ; directed by Derek Bennett].

Anonymous letters / [dramatized by Anthony Steven ; directed by Dennis Vance] -- Moabite cipher / [dramatized by Reginald Collin ; directed by Reginald Collin] -- Secret of the fox hunter / [dramatized by Gerald Kelsey ; directed by Graham Evans].

Looting of the specie room / [dramatized by Ian Kennedy Martin ; directed by Jonathan Alwyn and Don Leaver] -- Mystery of the amber beads / [dramatized by Owen Holder ; directed by Jonathan Alwyn and Don Leaver] -- Missing Q.C.s / [dramatized by John Hawkesworth ; directed by Jonathan Alwyn and Don Leaver].

Publisher Number:

AMP-8376

Other Number:

604960412

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

297995

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD TV Rivals o

Medium:

[videorecording]