The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Miniseries

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.

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11 Episodes

The Empty House
E1
The Empty HouseBelieved dead after his fatal encounter with Moriarity three years ago, Holmes returns to England to foil a murder plot against him by a former Moriarity gang member.
The Priory School
E2
The Priory SchoolThe headmaster of a prestigious prep school calls on Holmes for help when the ten year old only son of powerful but publicity-shy duke disappears.
The Second Stain
E3
The Second StainHolmes is asked by the country's Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead England into war.
The Musgrave Ritual
E4
The Musgrave RitualAn obscure family document containing an enigmatic ritual holds the key to a hidden treasure if Holmes can decipher the mystery.
The Abbey Grange
E5
The Abbey GrangeHolmes is called to a manor house to investigate the brutal murder of a country lord with a fireplace poker and reconcile the story of his bruised and battered wife with the facts.
The Man with the Twisted Lip
E6
The Man with the Twisted LipResponding to a grieving wife, Holmes investigates the apparent murder of her husband in an apartment above an opium den.
The Six Napoleons
E7
The Six NapoleonsLastrade reveals to Holmes that someone has been inexplicably breaking into homes for the senseless purpose of breaking small busts of Napoleon.
The Devil's Foot
E8
The Devil's FootWhile convalescing in Cornwall, a depressive Holmes investigates the apparent death from apoplexy of a local woman and the unexplained sudden dementia of her two brothers.
Silver Blaze
E9
Silver BlazeHolmes investigates the disappearance of a champion racehorse and the murder of its trainer on a lonely moor.
Wisteria Lodge
E10
Wisteria LodgeA bored Holmes eagerly accepts a case involving the disappearance of an amateur Spanish cartographer as well as his servants from his rented country lodge.
The Bruce Partington Plans
E11
The Bruce Partington PlansSherlock's brother Mycroft enlists his younger sibling to locate missing patent plans that pertain to a strategically critical state-of-the-art submarine.