About this season
The final of seven programmes starring Jeremy Brett as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'consulting detective' Sherlock Holmes, primarily due to Brett's declining health. Adapts six short stories: The Three Gables, The Dying Detective, The Golden Pince-Nez, The Red Circle, The Mazarin Stone, and The Cardboard Box.
Episodes (6)
1. The Three Gables
Aired 7 March 1994 • 51 min
After her grandson's death, an old woman consults Holmes, after refusing a strange offer to buy her house including all its contents.
2. The Dying Detective
Aired 14 March 1994 • 51 min
When Victor Savage begins using opium and behaving strangely, his wife consults Holmes. Victor dies, and Holmes suspects his cousin, knowledgeable in rare diseases.
3. The Golden Pince-Nez
Aired 21 March 1994 • 51 min
Holmes and Mycroft investigate the murder of a professor's assistant who died clutching a woman's pince-nez.
4. The Red Circle
Aired 28 March 1994 • 51 min
Mrs. Hudson asks Holmes to help her friend with a lodger who insists on nobody entering his room, and his secret past is uncovered.
5. The Mazarin Stone
Aired 4 April 1994 • 51 min
Mycroft investigates when the Mazarin Stone is stolen from a museum, and Watson deals with the promise of a large inheritance if a third person with the surname of Garrideb can be found.
6. The Cardboard Box
Aired 11 April 1994 • 51 min
When Susan Cushing is sent two severed ears, Holmes connects the case with her missing sister.