TV series

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

1980–1988 · 5 seasons

A cozy, faithful detective drama with a warm central friendship, gentle humour and a stately, old-fashioned pace.

Overview: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is a series of five films produced by Lenfilm for the Soviet Central Television, split into eleven episodes, starring Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson. They were directed by Igor Maslennikov and filmed in Russia (the then Soviet Union) between 1979 and 1986, and the series was one of the most successful in the history of Russian television.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, tense and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, mystery, justice, loyalty
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
mystery
justice
loyalty
deception
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none