Sherlock Holmes (1964)

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Sherlock Holmes (also known as 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes') is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1964 and 1968. This was the second screen adaption of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Television.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (715 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1964)

7.52 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 7.6 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	The Speckled Band	7.2	87
1	The Illustrious Client	7.2	58
2	The Devil's Foot	7.9	48
3	The Copper Beeches	7.4	47
4	The Red-Headed League	8.0	40
5	The Abbey Grange	7.2	25
6	The Six Napoleons	7.8	44
7	The Man with the Twisted Lip	7.7	45
8	The Beryl Coronet	7.8	43
9	The Bruce-Partington Plans	6.8	23
10	Charles Augustus Milverton	7.8	45
11	The Retired Colourman	7.3	36
12	The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax	7.6	38

Season 2 (1968)

7.37 avg 11 episodes 7.8 → 7.3 50 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	The Dancing Men	7.8	8
3	A Study in Scarlet	6.9	244
4	The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part One	7.1	220
5	The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part Two	7.1	191
6	The Boscombe Valley Mystery	6.9	202
7	The Greek Interpreter	7.3	9
9	Thor Bridge	8.0	8
10	The Musgrave Ritual	7.6	8
13	Shoscombe Old Place	7.8	8
15	The Sign of Four	7.3	455
16	The Blue Carbuncle	7.3	203

Sherlock Holmes (1964)

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