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Houdini and Doyle

Houdini and Doyle

2016TV Mini Series⏱️ 43mTV-14
CrimeDramaFantasyHistoryMystery
7.2
IMDB Rating
3,167 votes

At the turn of the 20th century the Metropolitan Police were overwhelmed with bizarre cases so they turned to outsiders including Houdini and Doyle, who collaborated with New Scotland Yard on some unsolved and inexplicable crimes.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Michael Weston, Stephen Mangan, Rebecca Liddiard
Release Date
March 13, 2016
Language
English
Country
Canada, United Kingdom
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🎭 Top Cast

Michael Weston
Michael Weston
as Harry Houdini
Stephen Mangan
Stephen Mangan
as Arthur Conan Doyle
Rebecca Liddiard
Rebecca Liddiard
as Adelaide Stratton
Emily Carey
Emily Carey
as Mary Conan Doyle
Noah Jupe
Noah Jupe
as Kingsley Conan Doyle
Adam Nagaitis
Adam Nagaitis
as George Gudgett
Diana Quick
Diana Quick
as Cecilia Weiss
Tim McInnerny
Tim McInnerny
as Horace Merring
Louise Delamere
Louise Delamere
as Touie Doyle
Edward Akrout
Edward Akrout
as Henry

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
16:9 HD
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Production
Shore Z Productions, Shaw Media, Big Talk Productions

🏷️ Keywords

psychotronic series20th centuryoccult detectivevictorian eraparanormal phenomenon

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaFantasyHistoryMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Live version of Scooby Doo
by lynpalmer12016-06-08
8/10

"Pretty good show,entertaining even if not factual. Houdini was married by 1894 and didn't meet Doyle until much later. It's sort of like watching a live version of Scooby Doo. What seems like supernatural causes turns out to be the equivalent of a a guy in a rubber mask with just a hint of doubt that maybe something really strange could be going on. Sets are a little too nice for London at the turn of the century. Modern music is often used in scenes but somehow it works. Cotumes are pretty good. The characters are likable and the acting is generally very good. I especially like that..."

💡 Did You Know?

It is in fact true that Arthur Conan Doyle was friends for some time with Harry Houdini. Although Houdini insisted that Spiritualist mediums employed trickery (and consistently exposed them as frauds), Doyle became convinced that Houdini himself possessed supernatural powers, a view expressed in Doyle's "The Edge of the Unknown." Houdini was apparently unable to convince Doyle that his feats were simply illusions, leading to a bitter public falling out between the two.

📖 Synopsis

At the turn of the 20th century the Metropolitan Police were overwhelmed with bizarre cases so they turned to outsiders including Houdini and Doyle, who collaborated with New Scotland Yard on some unsolved and inexplicable crimes.