Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House
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Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House is an 8-episode television series about the youthful years of Sherlock Holmes.{{cite book |last=Barnes|first=Alan| author-link=Alan Barnes (writer) |title=Sherlock Holmes on Screen |year=2011 |publisher=Titan Books|pages=309–310 |isbn=9780857687760}} The show was produced by Granada Television and premiered on 31 October 1982.{{cite book |last=Haining|first=Peter|authorlink=Peter Haining (author) |title=The Television Sherlock Holmes |year=1994 |publisher=Virgin Books |page=86 |ISBN=0-86369-793-3}} 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.{{cite book|last=DeWaal|first=Ronald|title=The universal Sherlock Holmes, Volume 4|page=1380|year=1995|publisher=Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library|isbn=9781896032092}}
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
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = The Young Master |DirectedBy = Nicholas Ferguson |WrittenBy = Gerald Frow |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|1982|10|31}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = The Gypsy Calls Again |DirectedBy = Nicholas Ferguson |WrittenBy = Gerald Frow |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|1982|11|07}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = The Riddle of the Dummies |DirectedBy = Nicholas Ferguson |WrittenBy = Gerald Frow |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|1982|11|14}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = A Singular Thorn |DirectedBy = Nicholas Ferguson |WrittenBy = Gerald Frow |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|1982|11|21}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = The Woman in Black |DirectedBy = Nicholas Ferguson |WrittenBy = Gerald Frow |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|1982|11|28}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = The Glasscutter's Hand |DirectedBy = Nicholas Ferguson |WrittenBy = Gerald Frow |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|1982|11|28}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = The Unexpected Visitors |DirectedBy = Nicholas Ferguson |WrittenBy = Gerald Frow |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|1982|12|05}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = The Eye of the Peacock |DirectedBy = Nicholas Ferguson |WrittenBy = Gerald Frow |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|1982|12|12}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 333333 }} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0271933|title=Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House}}
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Category:1980s British children's television series
Category:1980s British drama television series
Category:1980s British mystery television series
Category:1982 British television series debuts
Category:1982 British television series endings
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:ITV children's television shows
Category:Sherlock Holmes pastiches
Category:Sherlock Holmes television series
Category:Television series set in the 1870s