Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1954 1 Seasons 39 Episodes ⭐ 7.2 Mystery Drama

The first American television series of Sherlock Holmes adventures aired in syndication in the fall of 1954. The 39 half-hour mostly original stories were produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films, starring Ronald Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson. Archie Duncan appeared in many episodes as Inspector Lestrade. Richard Larke, billed as Kenneth Richards, played Sgt. Wilkins in about fifteen episodes. The series' associate producer, Nicole Milinaire, was one of the first women to attain a senior production role in a television series.

The first American television series of Sherlock Holmes adventures aired in syndication in the fall of 1954. The 39 half-hour mostly original stories were produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films, starring Ronald Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson. Archie Duncan appeared in many episodes as Inspector Lestrade. Richard Larke, billed as Kenneth Richards, played Sgt. Wilkins in about fifteen episodes. The series' associate producer, Nicole Milinaire, was one of the first women to attain a senior production role in a television series.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Case of the Cunningham Heritage

Dr. John Watson meets private detective Sherlock Holmes, and assists him in solving a case that has confused Inspector L

EP 2

The Case of Lady Beryl

Lady Beryl confesses to a murder that was committed at her home, but Sherlock Holmes is convinced that she is innocent.

EP 3

The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun

Holmes and Watson travel to Sussex to investigate the murder of Squire Douglas, who was shot to death in a sealed-up cas

EP 4

The Case of the Texas Cowgirl

A cowgirl from a visiting rodeo show asks Sherlock Holmes to help her when she discovers a dead man in her hotel room.

EP 5

The Case of the Belligerent Ghost

When Dr. Watson thinks that he has seen a ghost, it puts Sherlock Holmes on a trail that leads to a crime at an art muse

EP 6

The Case of the Shy Ballerina

Dr. Watson accidentally comes home from his club with another man's coat, providing an important clue when the other man

EP 7

The Case of the Winthrop Legend

Sherlock Holmes seeks a rational explanation for the Winthrop family legend, which foretells the death of any family mem

EP 8

The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff

The only clue at the site of two grisly murders is a chicken's foot. Baffled, Insp. Lestrade goes to Sherlock Holmes for

EP 9

The Case of Harry Crocker

Vaudeville escape artist Harry Crocker turns to Sherlock Holmes for help when he is accused of strangling a chorus girl.

EP 10

The Mother Hubbard Case

Sherlock Holmes tracks down a murderer who uses a young girl to lure victims to empty houses, where they are killed.

EP 11

The Case of the Red Headed League

Sherlock Holmes investigates a strange story told to him by a shopkeeper, who claims to have been a member of the 'Leagu

EP 12

The Case of the Shoeless Engineer

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are spending a restful day in the country, when they encounter a badly injured man who is

EP 13

The Case of the Split Ticket

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return to their flat to find Brian O'Casey waiting for them. The over-excited O'Casey str

EP 14

The Case of the French Interpreter

Dr. Watson urgently fetches Sherlock Holmes from his club, and brings him to see a French interpreter who urgently needs

EP 15

The Case of the Singing Violin

Betty is being tormented by apparent hallucinations, the latest of which she refers to as a 'singing violin'. Her stepfa

EP 16

The Case of the Greystone Inscription

Millicent Channing comes to consult Sherlock Holmes because her fiancé John has disappeared. John has recently been abs

EP 17

The Case of the Laughing Mummy

Sherlock Holmes helps one of Dr. Watson's old friends by explaining the source of an odd noise in the man's home, but in

EP 18

The Case of the Thistle Killer

Sherlock Holmes helps Scotland Yard to track down a killer who has been leaving three thistles next to each of the women

EP 19

The Case of the Vanished Detective

When Sherlock Holmes disappears, Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade begin a search that leads them to a small shop.

EP 20

The Case of the Careless Suffragette

A zealous suffragette acquires a bomb shaped like a croquet ball, intending only to draw attention to her cause, but it

EP 21

The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter

Sherlock Holmes races against time in order to find the location of a bomb that was planted somewhere in London by an ex

EP 22

The Case of the Deadly Prophecy

Holmes and Watson are called to a boy's school in Belgium. It seems that a young student has gotten into the habit of wr

EP 23

The Case of the Christmas Pudding

When a serial killer is sentenced to death, he issues a threat that he will kill Sherlock Holmes before he himself is ex

EP 24

The Case of the Night Train Riddle

A young boy and his father are traveling on a train, and after they have a fight, the boy runs out of the compartment an

EP 25

The Case of the Violent Suitor

"Aunt Lottie", an advice columnist who is actually a man named Alex Doogle, advises a young woman to break up with her v

EP 26

The Case of the Baker Street Nursemaids

A baby is left on Holmes' and Watson's doorstep. The child turns out to be the son of a missing French scientist. When W

EP 27

The Case of the Perfect Husband

Russell Partridge announces to his wife Janet one day that he is in fact a killer who has murdered his six previous wive

EP 28

The Case of the Jolly Hangman

Jessie Hooper hires Holmes to find her missing husband, William, and -- with the help of Lestrade's cousin MacDougal of

EP 29

The Case of the Impostor Mystery

Holmes and Watson return from a vacation at Brighton to find an impostor has been impersonating Holmes, misadvising Lest

EP 30

The Case of the Eiffel Tower

After a famous criminal is run over and killed by a milk truck, Insp. Lestrade finds a mysterious coded note in the man'

EP 31

The Case of the Exhumed Client

Sir Charles Farnsworth is found dead in his mysterious Farnsworth Castle. It turns out that Farnsworth had a clause inse

EP 32

The Case of the Impromtu Performance

A condemned man scheduled to hang the next day uses his last request to ask Sherlock Holmes to prove his innocence of th

EP 33

The Case of the Baker Street Bachelors

A political leader is being blackmailed, and to find the blackmailers, Holmes and Watson join a lonely hearts club. Howe

EP 34

The Case of the Royal Murder

As payment for solving a case, Holmes and Watson are invited to spend a weekend at an estate in the Balkans. However, th

EP 35

The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough

This is the story of the hunt for the MacGregor treasure -- and curse. The villain would be the castle's foreclosing mor

EP 36

The Case of the Neurotic Detective

Holmes begins acting even stranger than usual -- he tries to keep Watson from seeing the diamond necklace in his humidor

EP 37

The Case of the Unlucky Gambler

A young boy shows up at Baker Street, asking for Holmes' help in finding his missing father. Holmes' investigation revea

EP 38

The Case of the Diamond Tooth

While walking along the banks of the River Thames, Watson finds a diamond tooth. The article takes on more meaning later

EP 39

The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter

A chemist is accused of the murder of his fiancé's stepfather, who was determined to keep the two apart. Although there

Popular Cast

Howard Marion-Crawford
Howard Marion-Crawford
Dr. Watson
Ronald Howard
Ronald Howard
Sherlock Holmes
Archie Duncan
Archie Duncan
Inspektor Lestrade