The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sherlock Holmes is one of the world's greatest and most popular fictional detectives. His acute perception and powers of observation are called upon in solving a compendium of crime. As ever, Dr. Watson is on hand as his indispensable assistant.

Series details

• Title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1984-04-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-04-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 3255

Cast and credited roles

• Jeremy Brett — Sherlock Holmes
• Edward Hardwicke — Dr. John H. Watson
• David Burke — Dr. John H. Watson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-04-24; final listed air date 1985-09-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-07-09; final listed air date 1988-08-31; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1991-02-21; final listed air date 1993-02-10; episode order: 9.
• Season 4: premiered 1994-03-07; final listed air date 1994-04-11; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.