Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House

Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House
Starring	Guy Henry
Country of origin	United Kingdom [1]
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Original release
Release	31 October (1982-10-31) – 12 December 1982 (1982-12-12)

Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House is an 8-episode television series about the youthful years of Sherlock Holmes. ^[2] The show was produced by Granada Television and premiered on 31 October 1982. ^[3] Although there was no televised sequel to this story, Gerald Frow penned a follow-up for Granada's Dragon Books (who in 1982 published his novelisation of this tale). Young Sherlock: The Adventure at Ferryman's Creek went on sale in 1984. ^[4]

Premise

A young Sherlock Holmes stumbles upon a conspiracy to assassinate Queen Victoria.

Cast

• Guy Henry as Sherlock Holmes
• June Barry as Mrs. Turnbull
• Tim Brierley as John Whitney
• Donald Douglas as Colonel Turnbull
• Heather Chasen as Aunt Rachel
• John Fraser as Uncle Gideon
• Christopher Villiers as Jasper Moran
• Lewis Fiander as Ranjeet
• Eva Griffith as Charity
• Zuleika Robson as Charlotte Whitney
• David Futcher as Doctor Sowerbutts
• Raj Patel as Anil
• Jane Lowe as Mrs. Cunliffe
• Andrew Johns as Captain Cholmondeley
• Tom Chatto as Sergeant Grimshaw
• Ian McCurrach as Newbugs
• Brian Orrell as Albert Bates
• Michael Irwin as William Greasley

Episodes

No.	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Young Master"	Nicholas Ferguson	Gerald Frow	31 October 1982 (1982-10-31)
2	2	"The Gypsy Calls Again"	Nicholas Ferguson	Gerald Frow	7 November 1982 (1982-11-07)
3	3	"The Riddle of the Dummies"	Nicholas Ferguson	Gerald Frow	14 November 1982 (1982-11-14)
4	4	"A Singular Thorn"	Nicholas Ferguson	Gerald Frow	21 November 1982 (1982-11-21)
5	5	"The Woman in Black"	Nicholas Ferguson	Gerald Frow	28 November 1982 (1982-11-28)
6	6	"The Glasscutter's Hand"	Nicholas Ferguson	Gerald Frow	28 November 1982 (1982-11-28)
7	7	"The Unexpected Visitors"	Nicholas Ferguson	Gerald Frow	5 December 1982 (1982-12-05)
8	8	"The Eye of the Peacock"	Nicholas Ferguson	Gerald Frow	12 December 1982 (1982-12-12)

References

1. "The wide world of Sherlock Holmes". Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
2. Barnes, Alan (2011). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Titan Books. pp. 309–310. ISBN   9780857687760.
3. Haining, Peter (1994). The Television Sherlock Holmes. Virgin Books. p. 86. ISBN   0-86369-793-3.
4. DeWaal, Ronald (1995). The universal Sherlock Holmes, Volume 4. Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library. p. 1380. ISBN   9781896032092.

External links

• Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House at IMDb