The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (Season 1)

Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

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.