The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
ITV (ended 1973)
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Season 2
- Ep 13The Missing QCs5/7/73
Detective Charles Dallas finds himself mixed up in a sensational trial when two leading London barristers, the prosecution and the defence counsel in the case, disappear suddenly and without trace. - Ep 12The Mystery of the Amber Beads4/16/73
A gypsy woman called Hagar has a very clear idea about the murderer of Mrs Arryford. However, Hagar's view of the case is not shared by Detective Sergeant Grubber, the policeman on the job. - Ep 11The Looting of the Specie Room4/9/73
While the steam-ship Oceanic tries to beat the world speed record for an Atlantic crossing, thieves steal gold ingots from the ship's strong-room. And then the life of Horrocks, the ship's purser, is threatened. As luck would have it, Inspector Trent is on hand to investigate. - Ep 10The Secret of the Fox Hunter4/2/73
William Drew meets his most dangerous case to date when the head of German intelligence pays a visit to England. - Ep 9The Moabite Cypher3/26/73
Dr John Thorndyke finds himself dealing with an anarchist plot to assassinate a Russian Grand Duke. - Ep 8Anonymous Letters3/19/73
Dagobert Trostler is called in by Countess Nadja when she finds herself on the receiving end of a string of anonymous letters. - Ep 7The Superfluous Finger3/11/73
Professor Van Dusen is called in by Sir Hector Drummond, a well-known surgeon, when a young woman asks to have one of her fingers surgically removed. - Ep 6The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Holst3/4/73
Lieutenant Holst of the Copenhagen police is working on a big international case. Then a man commits suicide, and Holst finds himself in hot water. - Ep 5The Absent-Minded Coterie2/26/73
Eugene Valmont investigates two cases at the same time, a baffling swindle and some counterfeit coins. Along the way, he meets an adventuress. - Ep 4The Secret of the Magnifique2/19/73
Detective Laxworthy hires two men who have just been released from prison. With their help he plans to carry out a major swindle in the south of France. Or does he? - Ep 3Cell 132/12/73
Professor Van Dusen wagers his friends he can escape from prison. Starting from Cell 13, the challenge he faces is to cross seven barriers of steel bars, then a seventeen-foot wall and finally some open ground swept by searchlights... - Ep 2Five Hundred Carats2/5/73
Inspector Lipinzki investigates when a huge diamond is stolen from a safe. He finds his enquiries take him into the heart of South African society. - Ep 1The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway1/29/73
Polly Burton, a young woman who wants to be a journalist, investigates when a girl is murdered on a London Underground train.
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Season 1
- Ep 13The Case of Laker, Absconded12/9/71
In another case for Martin Hewitt, a young debt collector is accused of theft, and it looks like an open and shut case. But Hewitt is soon on the trail of the real thief. - Ep 12The Ripening Rubies12/2/71
Jeweller Bernard Sutton investigates a high society robbery. - Ep 11The Assyrian Rejuvenator11/29/71
Romney Pringle is intrigued by the claims of a patent medicine distribution company. In his guise as a London literary agent, he uncovers a swindle. - Ep 10The Affair of the Tortoise11/22/71
A girl reports seing a murder victim, but the body has disappeared. A note suggests that the victim was punished for his treatment of a tortoise. Martin Hewitt helps Inspector Nettings solve the mystery. - Ep 9The Woman in the Big Hat11/15/71
When her husband is framed for murder and sent to prison, Lady Molly goes to work for Scotland Yard and proves to be their best detective. - Ep 8The Case of the Dixon Torpedo11/8/71
Jonathan Pride is called upon by eccentric inventor F. Graham Dixon when the plans for an accurate long-distance torpedo are stolen. - Ep 7Madame Sara11/1/71
Beatrice Selby, Edith Dallas and their male cousin Silva are the three heirs of a rich uncle. Edith comes under the influence of the mysterious Madame Sara and dies unexpectedly. Beatrice's husband Jack Selby, worried about the state the family is in, calls in Dixon Bruce of Werner's Inquiry Agency to investigate, and Druce has to work out where Madame Sara, Dr Sanchez and an Arab servant fit into the story.moreless - Ep 6The Case of the Mirror of Portugal10/25/71
Jacques Bouvier hires Horace Dorrington to steal a famous diamond called the Mirror of Portugal from his cousin's house. Dorrington takes the job, but as he goes along he decides Bouvier's original plan of action is capable of some improvement. - Ep 5The Horse of the Invisible10/18/71
The world famous ghost hunter Carnicki investigates the supernatural at Hisgins Hall, the ancestral home of Captain Hisgins. - Ep 4The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds10/11/71
The famous Wiltshire diamonds are widely coveted. When the present Duchess wears them to a ball, a thief is after them, but luckily Simon Carne is on hand. - Ep 3The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tyre Co. Ltd.10/4/71
Horace Dorrington investigates an attack on a champion cyclist, amid bitter rivalry between two groups dedicated to the sport. - Ep 2The Missing Witness Sensation9/27/71
A blind detective is abducted by Irish terrorists. The missing man was expected to give evidence against one of the Irishmen who had killed a postman.'' - Ep 1A Message from the Deep Sea9/20/71
Dr Thorndyke is an eminent forensic scientist and university lecturer. One day, he gets a visit from the young Dr Hart, one of his former students who is now also a forensic scientist - and Hart needs help with a baffling case.
