This series brings to life the many detectives of late Victorian London who were "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes."
- Drama
- Year 1971 - 1973
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E1 • A Message From the Deep Sea
Dr Thorndyke is asked by a former student to help on his first murder case.
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E2 • The Missing Witness Sensation
After amateur detective Max Carrados ruins the alibi of an Irish militant accused of murder, the man's colleagues plot their revenge.
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E3 • The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd.
Private detective Horace Dorrington sees no conflict in helping himself while helping his clients.
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E4 • The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds
Police are not appreciative of a crime-solving socialite, even after he solves the case.
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E5 • The Horse of the Invisible
A ghost detective named Carnacki investigates the haunting of a country house that threatens a wedding.
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E6 • The Case of the Mirror of Portugal
When a priceless gem comes within grasp, detective Horace Dorrington cuts more than a few corners to get his hands on it.
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E8 • The Case of the Dixon Torpedo
The Russian embassy hires Jonathan Pryde to do one job and his own government hires him for another.
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E10 • The Affair of the Tortoise
To solve the murder of a rich government official from Haiti, PI Martin Hewitt has several pieces of strange evidence to consider.
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E11 • The Assyrian Rejuvenator
Inflated claims about the powers of an expensive elixir put private investigator Romney Pringle in pursuit of a ruthless con man.
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E13 • The Case of Laker, Absconded
A junior bank clerk elopes with a fortune but without his fiancee and Martin Hewitt sets out to find him.
