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The Best Episodes of Sherlock Holmes

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The first American television series of Sherlock Holmes adventures aired in syndication in the fall of 1954. The 39 half-hour mostly original stories were produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films,

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    Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 27 - The Case of the Perfect Husband
    7.5/10(197 votes)

    #1 - The Case of the Perfect Husband

    S1:E27

    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. Janet can get no one to believe her tale, except Holmes and Watson, who must devise a plan to trap the killer before Janet's time runs out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 31 - The Case of the Exhumed Client
    7.3/10(144 votes)

    #2 - The Case of the Exhumed Client

    S1:E31

    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. Holmes' investigation reveals traces of arsenic in the man's body, and there seems to be no shortage of people who knew Sir Charles who wanted him dead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 8 - The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff
    7.2/10(184 votes)

    #3 - The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff

    S1:E8

    The only clue at the site of two grisly murders is a chicken's foot. Baffled, Insp. Lestrade goes to Sherlock Holmes for assistance.

    Director:Sheldon Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 9 - The Case of Harry Crocker
    7.2/10(192 votes)

    #4 - The Case of Harry Crocker

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Sheldon Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 35 - The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough
    7.2/10(144 votes)

    #5 - The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough

    S1:E35

    This is the story of the hunt for the MacGregor treasure -- and curse. The villain would be the castle's foreclosing mortgage holder, Archibald Ross.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 11 - The Case of the Red Headed League
    7.1/10(193 votes)

    #6 - The Case of the Red Headed League

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Sheldon Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 37 - The Case of the Unlucky Gambler
    7.1/10(137 votes)

    #7 - The Case of the Unlucky Gambler

    S1:E37

    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, and the team begins to make the rounds of the seedy gambling underworld in search of the boy's father.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 39 - The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter
    7.1/10(135 votes)

    #8 - The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter

    S1:E39

    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, as she believes the young man to be innocent.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 2 - The Case of Lady Beryl
    7.0/10(248 votes)

    #9 - The Case of Lady Beryl

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Jack Gage
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 5 - The Case of the Belligerent Ghost
    7.0/10(193 votes)

    #10 - The Case of the Belligerent Ghost

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Sheldon Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 18 - The Case of the Thistle Killer
    7.0/10(164 votes)

    #11 - The Case of the Thistle Killer

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 23 - The Case of the Christmas Pudding
    7.0/10(203 votes)

    #12 - The Case of the Christmas Pudding

    S1:E23

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 7 - The Case of the Winthrop Legend
    6.9/10(189 votes)

    #13 - The Case of the Winthrop Legend

    S1:E7

    Sherlock Holmes seeks a rational explanation for the Winthrop family legend, which foretells the death of any family member who unexpectedly finds silver coins in his possession.

    Director:Jack Gage
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 16 - The Case of the Greystone Inscription
    6.9/10(158 votes)

    #14 - The Case of the Greystone Inscription

    S1:E16

    Millicent Channing comes to consult Sherlock Holmes because her fiancé John has disappeared. John has recently been absorbed in his historical study, believing that he has made an important discovery. All that Millicent knows about it is that John was planning to see Sir Thomas Greystone. She tells Holmes about her visit to Greystone Castle, where she was received coldly by the Greystones, and was told that they had never seen John. Holmes proceeds to John's flat to look at his research papers, and he finds a copy of a historical inscription that he then takes with him to Greystone Castle.Millicent Channing comes to consult Sherlock Holmes because her fiancé John has disappeared. John has recently been absorbed in his historical study, believing that he has made an important discovery. All that Millicent knows about it is that John was planning to see Sir Thomas Greystone. She tells Holmes about her visit to Greystone Castle, where she was received coldly by the Greystones, and was told that they had never seen John. Holmes proceeds to John's flat to look at his research papers, and he finds a copy of a historical inscription that he then takes with him to Greystone Castle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 17 - The Case of the Laughing Mummy
    6.9/10(166 votes)

    #15 - The Case of the Laughing Mummy

    S1:E17

    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.

    Director:Sheldon Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 22 - The Case of the Deadly Prophecy
    6.9/10(148 votes)

    #16 - The Case of the Deadly Prophecy

    S1:E22

    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, and shortly afterwards person whose name has been written down is found dead.

    Director:Sheldon Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 28 - The Case of the Jolly Hangman
    6.9/10(150 votes)

    #17 - The Case of the Jolly Hangman

    S1:E28

    Jessie Hooper hires Holmes to find her missing husband, William, and -- with the help of Lestrade's cousin MacDougal of Glasgow -- he his found hung -- like his grandfather. A rope salesman's laugh is the key clue. It is ironically the window that William never returned to repair that traps villain by his tie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 32 - The Case of the Impromtu Performance
    6.9/10(132 votes)

    #18 - The Case of the Impromtu Performance

    S1:E32

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 1 - The Case of the Cunningham Heritage
    6.8/10(267 votes)

    #19 - The Case of the Cunningham Heritage

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Jack Gage
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 3 - The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun
    6.8/10(216 votes)

    #20 - The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Sheldon Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 10 - The Mother Hubbard Case
    6.8/10(196 votes)

    #21 - The Mother Hubbard Case

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Jack Gage
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 25 - The Case of the Violent Suitor
    6.8/10(164 votes)

    #22 - The Case of the Violent Suitor

    S1:E25

    "Aunt Lottie", an advice columnist who is actually a man named Alex Doogle, advises a young woman to break up with her violent and insanely jealous boyfriend. The jilted boyfriend then finds Doogle, severely beats him and threatens his life. Doogle turns to Sherlock Holmes, both for his own protection and to save the young woman from her crazed fiancé.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 14 - The Case of the French Interpreter
    6.7/10(160 votes)

    #23 - The Case of the French Interpreter

    S1:E14

    Dr. Watson urgently fetches Sherlock Holmes from his club, and brings him to see a French interpreter who urgently needs the detective. The interpreter, M. Dubec, explains how his services were requested by a man named Lattimer, who then abducted him and took him to an unknown location. There Dubec was asked to persuade a Frenchman to sign some papers for Lattimer and an associate, so that they can gain control over his sister's wealth. The case becomes more urgent when the criminals find out about Dubec's meeting with Holmes, and once again take him to their hidden location.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 6 - The Case of the Shy Ballerina
    6.6/10(202 votes)

    #24 - The Case of the Shy Ballerina

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Sheldon Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 26 - The Case of the Baker Street Nursemaids
    6.6/10(149 votes)

    #25 - The Case of the Baker Street Nursemaids

    S1:E26

    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 and avoid an international scandal.

    Director:Sheldon Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Case of the Perfect Husband" is the best rated episode of "Sherlock Holmes". It scored 7.5/10 based on 197 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/2/1955. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Case of the Exhumed Client".