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The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes: Part 1

The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes: Part 1

2000TV Episode⏱️ 1h 44m
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
⭐ 7.8
IMDB Rating
795 votes

Arthur Conan Doyle reveals the story behind Sherlock Holmes and his mysteries by telling about Dr. Joseph Bell.

Director
Paul Seed
Writers
N/A
Stars
Ian Richardson, Sean Wightman, Robin Laing
Release Date
May 18, 2000
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom, United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Ian Richardson
Ian Richardson
as Dr. Joseph Bell
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Sean Wightman
as Mortuary Clerk
Robin Laing
Robin Laing
as Arthur Conan Doyle
Dolly Wells
Dolly Wells
as Elspeth Scott
Charles Dance
Charles Dance
as Sir Henry Carlyle
Ralph Riach
Ralph Riach
as The Strand Editor
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Aly Bain
as The Fiddler
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Andrew John Tait
as Eustace Stark
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Alan Sinclair
as Medical Lecturer
Alec Newman
Alec Newman
as Thomas Neill

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Production
The Television Production Company, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), WGBH

🏷️ Keywords

medical schooluniversity of edinburghmurderdead sheepmurder investigation

🎯 Categories

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⭐ Featured Review

Superb Acting, Great Story lines, Very intense, Very suspenseful
by roisfamily β€’ 2012-01-30
10/10

"Wow! What can I say, I'm a big fan of British mystery series. I've watch everything from "Touch of Frost, Prime suspect, Trial & Retribution and Wire in the Blood" to "Cracker, Jericho of Scotland Yard, Touching Evil, Midsummer Murders and Inspector Morse". And out of all those series I pick this fantastically brilliant 5 movie episode series as the best of the best. Murder Rooms is my favorite British TV mystery of all time. I was heartbroken to learn that a second season had not being commissioned by the BBC. I can only wonder why in the world not? If you..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

In Doyle's first conversation with Elspeth, she tells him that she's from South Africa. In real life, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first published work of fiction, "The Mystery of Sasassa Valley", was set in South Africa. Citation: Owen Dudley Edwards, "Doyle, Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan (1859-1930)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Arthur Conan Doyle reveals the story behind Sherlock Holmes and his mysteries by telling about Dr. Joseph Bell.