An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (Season 1)
A Message from the Deep Sea (Episode 1) 8.0
Writer: Philip Mackie
Air date: 1971-09-20
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: This episode features Dr Thorndyke, played by John Neville, who is first a medical man and second a solver of mysteries. A young girl has been murdered in her boarding house and the solution looks obvious - but is it? Neville plays the sleuth with aplomb and this is a strong opening episode. The character is arrogant, capable, and likable - and of course his intelligence makes his police colleagues and/or adversaries look like idiots!
The Missing Witness Sensation (Episode 2) 7.0
Writer: Philip Mackie
Air date: 1971-09-27
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Max Carrados, the blind detective, solves the case of a bank teller shot at his counter.
The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co. (Episode 3) 6.0
Writer: Arthur Morrison
Air date: 1971-10-04
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Horace Dorrington solves the mystery of a case of sabotage on a bicycle track.
The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds (Episode 4) 7.0
Writer: Anthony Steven
Air date: 1971-10-11
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Simon Carne devises an ingenious way of keeping the Duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds safe from theft.
The Horse of the Invisible (Episode 5) 6.0
Writer: Philip Mackie
Air date: 1971-10-18
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Carnacki solves the case of an invisible horse that is haunting a family of the eve of a wedding.
The Case of the Mirror of Portugal (Episode 6) 6.0
Writer: Arthur Morrison
Air date: 1971-10-25
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Horace Dorrington clears up the mystery of the theft of a valuable diamond.
Madame Sara (Episode 7) 7.0
Writer: Philip Mackie
Air date: 1971-11-01
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Dixon Duce helps solve a murder case.
The Case of the Dixon Torpedo (Episode 8) 6.0
Writer: Arthur Morrison
Air date: 1971-11-08
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Jonathan Pride gets involved in a case involving a secret weapon, an eccentric inventor and forged roubles.
The Woman in the Big Hat (Episode 9) 7.0
Writer: Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Air date: 1971-11-15
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Lady Molly of Scotland Yard solves the murdeer of a respectable man.
The Affair of the Tortoise (Episode 10)
Writer: Arthur Morrison
Air date: 1971-11-22
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Arhtur Hewitt gets mixed up in a case involving voodoo and the disappearance of a dead body.
The Assyrian Rejuvenator (Episode 11)
Writer: R. Austin Freeman
Air date: 1971-11-29
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Conman and invesigator Romney Pringkle exposes a swindle and makes a profit.
The Ripening Rubies (Episode 12)
Writer: Anthony Skene
Air date: 1971-12-02
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Bernard Sutton is called in to help stop a series of jewel robberies.
The Case of Laker, Absconded (Episode 13)
Writer: Philip Mackie
Air date: 1971-12-09
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Arthur Hewitt and Jonathan Pride band together to find a bank clerk who has disappeared with £ 15,000.
Seasons
Episodes 13
Episodes 13