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7.511 votes1971TV-PG50mEndedMysteryCrimeDrama

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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.

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1. A Message from the Deep SeaNow viewing1971-09-2050m8.5This 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!
2. The Missing Witness Sensation1971-09-2750m7.5Max Carrados, the blind detective, solves the case of a bank teller shot at his counter.
3. The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.1971-10-0450m6.0Horace Dorrington solves the mystery of a case of sabotage on a bicycle track.
4. The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds1971-10-1150m7.5Simon Carne devises an ingenious way of keeping the Duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds safe from theft.
5. The Horse of the Invisible1971-10-1850m6.5Carnacki solves the case of an invisible horse that is haunting a family of the eve of a wedding.
6. The Case of the Mirror of Portugal1971-10-2550m5.5Horace Dorrington clears up the mystery of the theft of a valuable diamond.
7. Madame Sara1971-11-0150m7.0Dixon Duce helps solve a murder case.
8. The Case of the Dixon Torpedo1971-11-0850m6.5Jonathan Pride gets involved in a case involving a secret weapon, an eccentric inventor and forged roubles.
9. The Woman in the Big Hat1971-11-1550m7.0Lady Molly of Scotland Yard solves the murdeer of a respectable man.
10. The Affair of the Tortoise1971-11-2250m8.0Arhtur Hewitt gets mixed up in a case involving voodoo and the disappearance of a dead body.
11. The Assyrian Rejuvenator1971-11-2950m7.0Conman and invesigator Romney Pringkle exposes a swindle and makes a profit.
12. The Ripening Rubies1971-12-0250m8.0Bernard Sutton is called in to help stop a series of jewel robberies.
13. The Case of Laker, Absconded1971-12-0950m7.0Arthur Hewitt and Jonathan Pride band together to find a bank clerk who has disappeared with £ 15,000.

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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes has 2 seasons and 26 episodes.

When did The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes first air?

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes first aired in 1971.

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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes's status on TMDB is: Ended.

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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes is classified as Mystery, Crime, Drama.