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S1 E18 The Case of the Thistle Killer

Drama

TV-PG

26m

Feb 14, 1955

Sherlock Holmes helps Scotland Yard to track down a killer who has been leaving three thistles next to each of the women he has murdered.

Season 1, 35 Episodes

season 1 (35 episodes)

The Case of the Cunningham Heritage,

Dr. John Watson meets private detective Sherlock Holmes, and assists him in solving a case that has confused Inspector Lestrade.

The Case of Lady Beryl,

Lady Beryl confesses to a murder that was committed at her home, but Sherlock Holmes is convinced that she is innocent.

The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun,

Holmes and Watson travel to Sussex to investigate the murder of Squire Douglas, who was shot to death in a sealed-up castle, with only two apparent suspects.

The Case of the Texas Cowgirl,

A cowgirl from a visiting rodeo show asks Sherlock Holmes to help her when she discovers a dead man in her hotel room.

The Case of the Belligerent Ghost,

When Dr. Watson thinks that he has seen a ghost, it puts Sherlock Holmes on a trail that leads to a crime at an art museum.

The Case of the Shy Ballerina,

Dr. Watson accidentally comes home from his club with another man's coat, providing an important clue when the other man is murdered late that same night.

The Case of Harry Crocker,

Vaudeville escape artist Harry Crocker turns to Sherlock Holmes for help when he is accused of strangling a chorus girl.

The Mother Hubbard Case,

Sherlock Holmes tracks down a murderer who uses a young girl to lure victims to empty houses, where they are killed.

The Red-Headed League,

Sherlock Holmes investigates a strange story told to him by a shopkeeper, who claims to have been a member of the 'League of Red-Headed Men' until it unexpectedly dissolved.

The Case of the Shoeless Engineer,

The adventures of master detective Sherlock Holmes as he and his assistant, Dr. Watson--and, somewhat reluctantly, the bumbling Inspector Lestrade--battle criminals in London.

The Case of the Split Ticket,

The adventures of master detective Sherlock Holmes as he and his assistant, Dr. Watson--and, somewhat reluctantly, the bumbling Inspector Lestrade--battle criminals in London.

The Case of the French Interpreter,

The adventures of master detective Sherlock Holmes as he and his assistant, Dr. Watson--and, somewhat reluctantly, the bumbling Inspector Lestrade--battle criminals in London.

The Case of the Singing Violin,

The adventures of master detective Sherlock Holmes as he and his assistant, Dr. Watson--and, somewhat reluctantly, the bumbling Inspector Lestrade--battle criminals in London.

The Case of the Laughing Mummy,

Sherlock Holmes helps one of Dr. Watson's old friends by explaining the source of an odd noise in the man's home, but in doing so Holmes uncovers a more serious mystery.

The Case of the Thistle Killer,

Sherlock Holmes helps Scotland Yard to track down a killer who has been leaving three thistles next to each of the women he has murdered.

The Case of the Vanished Detective,

When Sherlock Holmes disappears, Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade begin a search that leads them to a small shop.

The Case of the Careless Suffragette,

A zealous suffragette acquires a bomb shaped like a croquet ball, intending only to draw attention to her cause, but it is switched with a real croquet ball and explodes, killing a member of Parliament.

The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter,

Sherlock Holmes races against time in order to find the location of a bomb that was planted somewhere in London by an extortionist.

The Case of the Deadly Prophecy,

Holmes and Watson are called to a boy's school in Belgium. It seems that a young student has gotten into the habit of writing the names of faculty members on the steps of a nearby church.

The Case of the Christmas Pudding,

When a serial killer is sentenced to death, he issues a threat that he will kill Sherlock Holmes before he himself is executed.

The Case of the Night Train Riddle,

A young boy and his father are traveling on a train, and after they have a fight, the boy runs out of the compartment and seems to have vanished into thin air.

The Case of the Baker Street Nursemaids,

A baby is left on Holmes' and Watson's doorstep. The child turns out to be the son of a missing French scientist. When Watson is later brutally attacked and the baby kidnapped, the detectives must find the baby and its father.

The Case of the Perfect Husband,

Russell Partridge announces to his wife Janet one day that he is in fact a killer who has murdered his six previous wives, and notifies her that she has one day to live and get her affairs in order before he murders her, too.

The Case of the Jolly Hangman,

A traveling salesman is found hanged in his hotel room. Although the police eventually rule it to be a suicide, his widow thinks otherwise and asks Holmes to investigate the mysterious "suicide" further.

The Case of the Imposter Mystery,

While Holmes and Watson are out of London on vacation, someone has taken the opportunity to impersonate Holmes - to a great profit.

The Case of the Eiffel Tower,

After a famous criminal is run over and killed by a milk wagon, Insp. Lestrade finds a mysterious coded note in the man's clothing.

The Case of the Exhumed Client,

Sir Charles Farnsworth is found dead in his mysterious Farnsworth Castle. It turns out that Farnsworth had a clause inserted in this will that his death, no matter what the apparent cause, would be investigated by Sherlock Holmes.

The Case of the Impromptu Performance,

A condemned man scheduled to hang the next day uses his last request to ask Sherlock Holmes to prove his innocence of the murder for which he is about to be executed.

The Case of the Baker Street Bachelors,

A political leader is being blackmailed, and to find the blackmailers, Holmes and Watson join a lonely hearts club. However, things don't go quite as planned, and Holmes winds up getting arrested and thrown in jail.

The Case of the Royal Murder,

As payment for solving a case, Holmes and Watson are invited to spend a weekend at an estate in the Balkans. However, their vacation is cut short when another guest, Prince Stefan, is poisoned and their host is accused of the murder.

The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough,

Malcolm MacGregan will lose his family's Scottish castle if he can't make the mortgage payment, by midnight.

The Case of the Neurotic Detective,

Watson believes Holmes is a criminal master-mind, but all is not as it seems.

The Case of the Unlucky Gambler,

A young boy shows up at Baker Street, asking for Holmes' help in finding his missing father. Holmes' investigation reveals that the man is a gambler on the run from his creditors.

The Case of the Diamond Tooth,

Whole walking along the banks of the River Thames, Watson finds a diamond tooth. The article takes on more meaning later, however, when Holmes learns that the body of a murder victim had been discovered near where Watson found the tooth.

The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter,

A chemist is accused of the murder of his fiancé's stepfather, who was determined to keep the two apart. Although there is mounting evidence of the chemist's guilt, Holmes is requested by the old man's housekeeper to investigate the case.

Details

Sherlock Holmes

Drama

TV-PG

1 Season

27m

The adventures of master detective Sherlock Holmes as he and his assistant, Dr. Watson--and, somewhat reluctantly, the bumbling Inspector Lestrade--battle criminals in London.

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