The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971): Drama, Crime, Mystery. Series details, synopsis and season dates from TVmaze.

Story and premise
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes was a British television series that was produced by Thames Television and originally broadcast on the ITV Network.
The programme presented adaptations of short mystery, suspense or crime stories featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
Series details
- Title: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
- Premiere date: 1971-09-20
- Final broadcast date listed: 1973-05-07
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 15058
- IMDb ID: tt0167703
- TVDB ID: 179921
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1971-09-20; final listed air date 1971-12-09; episode order: 13.
- Season 2: premiered 1973-01-29; final listed air date 1973-05-07; episode order: 13.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Rivals 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.


