| 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. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Rosalie Williams. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Doug Hallows ; editor, Paul Griffiths-Davies ; music, Patrick Gowers ; costume designer, Esther Dean. |
| Note |
Originally released as television motion pictures in 1991. |
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Based on the novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. |
| 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. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Holmes, Sherlock -- Fiction -- Drama.
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Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction -- Drama.
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Detective and mystery stories -- England -- Drama.
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Criminal investigation -- England -- Fiction -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Mystery -- Television series.
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Crime -- Television series.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hammond, Peter, 1923-2011.
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Hellings, Sarah.
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Brett, Jeremy, 1933-1995.
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Hardwicke, Edward.
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Williams, Rosalie.
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Hallows, Doug.
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Gowers, Patrick, 1936-2014
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.
Short stories. Selections.
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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 |
| Standard No. |
030306712994 |
| Music No. |
DVD7129 MPI Home Video |
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