TV series

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1986–1988 · 1 season

A stately, talky Victorian mystery that rewards close attention with intricate puzzles and a quietly magnetic detective.

Overview: In the second series of the widely celebrated ITV detective programme, Dr John Watson finds a mystery in an empty house, while Holmes and he later solve the mysteries of an abbey grange, the Musgrave ritual, a second stain, a man with a twisted lip, the priory school, and a half-dozen plaster busts of Bonaparte.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, deception, justice, loyalty
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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
deception
justice
loyalty
obsession
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none