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Conan Doyle for the Defence

Conan Doyle for the Defence

2005TV Movie⏱️ 1h 0m
DocumentaryBiography

Documentary exploring the lesser-known side of Arthur Conan Doyle, who solved real crimes as chilling and baffling as those investigated by his creation Sherlock Holmes.

Director
Richard Downes
Writers
N/A
Stars
Margaret Anderson, Joe Beltrami, Arthur Conan Doyle
Release Date
December 25, 2005
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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🎭 Top Cast

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Margaret Anderson
as Self - Queen Mary's Grammar School Archivist
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Joe Beltrami
as Self - Criminal Defence Lawyer
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
as Self
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Peter Costello
as Self - Author The Real World of Sherlock Holmes
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Roger Oldfield
as Self - Local Historian
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David Pirie
as Self - Writer
Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
as Self - Sherlock Holmes
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Thomas Toughill
as Self - Former Special Branch Officer
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Alan Walker
as Self - Curator Staffordshire Police Museum

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color

🎯 Categories

BiographyDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

A strong delivery of concise and fascinating history
by bob the moo2007-04-25

"Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous detectives in the world and continues to be to this day. However less well known is the fact that author Arthur Conan Doyle implemented the tools of Holmes himself. This documentary looks at Doyle's own case when he took on the case of someone violently attacking horses and cattle at night in a quiet Staffordshire village. The police get their man but on appeal, Doyle got involved, believing the accused was innocence. Successful from that case, Doyle took on an even more infamous case of the brutal murder of a spinster where a man voluntarily retu..."

📖 Synopsis

Documentary exploring the lesser-known side of Arthur Conan Doyle, who solved real crimes as chilling and baffling as those investigated by his creation Sherlock Holmes.