Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective is one of the most enduringly popular sleuths of all time. This six-story series has the consistency of the same team of directors, producers, dramatizers and leading actors, including Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson. This value-priced collection includes the following stories: The Adventure of the Speckled Band; The Red-Headed League; A Scandal in Bohemia; The Adventure of the Dancing Men; The Adventure of the Empty House; and The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual.
About the Author
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh and studied medicine. He began writing while he waited for his practice to grow and, with 1887's
A Study in Scarlet, created Sherlock Holmes, one of the most famous literary characters of all time. He was a volunteer physician in the Boer War and wrote a book on spiritualism.
Clive Merrison, who plays Holmes, is an English film, television, stage, and radio actor. He is the only actor to have played Holmes in adaptations of every single Conan Doyle short story and novel about the character.