| Description |
3 videodiscs (approximately 330 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Doug Hallows ; editor, Paul Griffiths-Davies ; music, Patrick Gowers ; costume designer, Esther Dean. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
"The three gables": A woman calls for an investigation after she is offered a lot of money to sell her estate. "The dying detective": A woman is convinced that her cousin is putting her family in jeopardy. "The golden pince-nez": Scotland Yard is troubled with a murder investigation and no promising leads. "The red circle": Holmes and Watson are called upon by the landlady of a rooming house who is afraid one of her tenants is up to no good. "The mazarin stone": Watson strikes out on his own as he searches for a young man who has been sending strange messages to two sisters. "The cardboard box": a trio of sisters get into a fight that leads to murder. |
| Contents |
Disc 1 The three gables -- The dying detective -- Disc 2 The golden pince-nez -- The red circle -- Disc 3 The mazarin stone -- The cardboard box. |
| Note |
Special features: commentary with screenwriter Jeremy Paul and Holmes expert David Stuart Davis; an interview with Adrian Conan Doyle; production notes. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Holmes, Sherlock -- Fiction -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Detectives -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Criminal investigation -- England -- Fiction -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Detective and mystery television programs.
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Television programs.
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Television programs Great Britain.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hammond, Peter, 1923-2011, director.
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Hellings, Sarah, director.
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Bowen, Trevor, 1941- screenwriter.
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Hopkins, Gary, 1956- screenwriter.
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Paul, Jeremy, screenwriter.
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Brett, Jeremy, 1933-1995, actor.
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Hardwicke, Edward, actor.
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Williams, Rosalie, actor.
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Hallows, Doug.
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Gowers, Patrick, 1936-2014 composer.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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Granada Television.
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MPI Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0788606042 |
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9780788606045 |
| Standard No. |
030306712994 |
| Music No. |
DVD7129 MPI Home Video |
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