The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (427 votes)
Episode average: 6.9 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

6.80 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 51 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Message from the Deep Sea	7.6	159
2	The Missing Witness Sensation	7.1	129
3	The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd.	5.9	112
4	The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds	7.2	120
5	The Horse of the Invisible	6.5	141
6	The Case of the Mirror of Portugal	6.3	96
7	Madame Sara	6.6	94
8	The Case of the Dixon Torpedo	6.2	84
9	The Woman in the Big Hat	6.9	95
10	The Affair of the Tortoise	6.9	83
11	The Assyrian Rejuvenator	6.6	82
12	The Ripening Rubies	7.3	86
13	The Case of Laker, Absconded	7.3	79

Season 2 (1973)

6.97 avg 12 episodes 6.8 → 7.2 51 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway	6.8	85
2	Five Hundred Carats	6.8	78
3	Cell 13	7.5	92
4	The Secret of the Magnifique	7.1	75
5	The Absent-Minded Coterie	6.3	71
6	The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Holst	6.8	80
7	The Superfluous Finger	7.3	75
8	Anonymous Letters	6.8	70
9	The Moabite Cypher	7.2	67
10	The Secret of the Foxhunter	6.9	69
12	The Looting of the Specie Room	6.9	61
13	The Mystery of the Amber Beads	7.2	61

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)

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