The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes — Season 1, Episode 1: A Message from the Deep Sea

Episode synopsis

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!

About The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2The Missing Witness Sensation
• E3The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.
• E4The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds
• E5The Horse of the Invisible
• E6The Case of the Mirror of Portugal
• E7Madame Sara
• E8The Case of the Dixon Torpedo
• E9The Woman in the Big Hat
• E10The Affair of the Tortoise
• E11The Assyrian Rejuvenator
• E12The Ripening Rubies
• E13The Case of Laker, Absconded