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The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1986 ★ 7.9 1 season 13 eps TV-MA
Mystery
Crime
Drama

In the second series of the widely celebrated ITV detective programme, Dr John Watson finds a mystery in an empty house, while Holmes and he later solve the mysteries of an abbey grange, the Musgrave ritual, a second stain, a man with a twisted lip, the priory school, and a half-dozen plaster busts of Bonaparte.

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Episodes 13 total across 1 season

13 episodes19863 watched
S1 · E1
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The Empty House✓
Jul 9, 1986★ 10.0
Believed dead after his fatal encounter with Moriarity three years ago, Holmes returns to England to foil a murder plot against him by a former Moriarity gang member.
S1 · E2
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The Priory School✓
Jul 16, 1986★ 6.0
The headmaster of a prestigious prep school calls on Holmes for help when the ten year old only son of powerful but publicity-shy duke disappears.
S1 · E3
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The Second Stain✓
Jul 23, 1986★ 6.0
Holmes is asked by the country's Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead England into war.
S1 · E4
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The Musgrave Ritual✓
Jul 30, 1986★ 8.0
An obscure family document containing an enigmatic ritual holds the key to a hidden treasure if Holmes can decipher the mystery.
S1 · E5
52m
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The Abbey Grange✓
Aug 6, 1986★ 4.0
Holmes is called to a manor house to investigate the brutal murder of a country lord with a fireplace poker and reconcile the story of his bruised and battered wife with the facts.
S1 · E6
52m
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The Man with the Twisted Lip✓
Aug 13, 1986★ 1.0
Responding to a grieving wife, Holmes investigates the apparent murder of her husband in an apartment above an opium den.
S1 · E7
52m
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The Six Napoleons✓
Aug 20, 1986★ 7.0
Lastrade reveals to Holmes that someone has been inexplicably breaking into homes for the senseless purpose of breaking small busts of Napoleon.
S1 · E8
103m
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The Devil's Foot✓
Apr 6, 1988
While convalescing in Cornwall, a depressive Holmes investigates the apparent death from apoplexy of a local woman and the unexplained sudden dementia of her two brothers.
S1 · E9
51m
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Silver Blaze✓
Apr 13, 1988★ 9.0
Holmes investigates the disappearance of a champion racehorse and the murder of its trainer on a lonely moor.
S1 · E10
51m
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Wisteria Lodge✓
Apr 20, 1988
A bored Holmes eagerly accepts a case involving the disappearance of an amateur Spanish cartographer as well as his servants from his rented country lodge.
S1 · E11
52m
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The Bruce Partington Plans✓
Apr 27, 1988★ 9.0
Sherlock's brother Mycroft enlists his younger sibling to locate missing patent plans that pertain to a strategically critical state-of-the-art submarine.
S1 · E12
53m
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Episode 12✓
May 4, 1988
S1 · E13
101m
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Episode 13✓
May 11, 1988

Frequently asked

How many seasons does The Return of Sherlock Holmes have?

The Return of Sherlock Holmes has 1 season with 13 episodes in total.

Is The Return of Sherlock Holmes still on the air?

The Return of Sherlock Holmes has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs The Return of Sherlock Holmes?

The Return of Sherlock Holmes airs on ITV1.

When did The Return of Sherlock Holmes first air?

The Return of Sherlock Holmes first aired on July 9, 1986.

Jeremy Brett
Jeremy Brett
Sherlock Holmes
Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwicke
Dr John Watson

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