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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971–1973 · 2 seasons

A cosy, talky parade of period sleuths, more drawing-room deduction than chase, rewarding patience with neat little puzzles.

Created by: Hugh Greene
Genres: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Starring: John Fraser, Frances White, Frank Williams

Overview: 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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Created by: Hugh Greene
Genres: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Starring: John Fraser, Frances White, Frank Williams

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
crime
deception
justice
class
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: mystery, crime, drama
Created by: Hugh Greene
Written by: Jacques Futrelle, William Le Queux, Owen Holder, Guy Boothby
Starring: John Fraser, Frances White, Frank Williams, David Battley, Alan Tilvern, Leslie Dwyer, Ray Smith, Peter Birrel
Length: 2 seasons, 26 episodes, 50 min each
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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