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The Best Episodes of Sherlock Holmes Season 1

Every episode of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Sherlock Holmes Season 1!

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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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#1 - The Case of the Cunningham Heritage
S1:E110/18/1954
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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#2 - The Case of Lady Beryl
S1:E210/25/1954
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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#3 - The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun
S1:E311/1/1954
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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#4 - The Case of the Texas Cowgirl
S1:E411/8/1954
A cowgirl from a visiting rodeo show asks Sherlock Holmes to help her when she discovers a dead man in her hotel room.
Director:Unknown
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#5 - The Case of the Belligerent Ghost
S1:E511/15/1954
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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#6 - The Case of the Shy Ballerina
S1:E611/22/1954
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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#7 - The Case of the Winthrop Legend
S1:E711/29/1954
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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#8 - The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff
S1:E812/6/1954
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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#9 - The Case of Harry Crocker
S1:E912/6/1954
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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#10 - The Mother Hubbard Case
S1:E1012/20/1954
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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#11 - The Case of the Red Headed League
S1:E1112/27/1954
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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#12 - The Case of the Shoeless Engineer
S1:E121/3/1955
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are spending a restful day in the country, when they encounter a badly injured man who is carrying an unconscious young woman. They take the pair back to their flat in London, and after Dr. Watson has treated them, the man explains what has happened to them. He is Haterley, a hydraulic engineer with a business of his own. He had been hired by Colonel Stark and an associate, who wanted him to fix a large hydraulic press for them. He was taken to the colonel's country home, where their housekeeper tried frantically to warn him about Stark. After a tumultuous encounter, he and the housekeeper had barely escaped with their lives. From other details, Holmes deduces that Stark was involved in counterfeiting. Holmes, Watson, and Inspector Lestrade then set out to finish the case.
Director:Unknown
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#13 - The Case of the Split Ticket
S1:E131/10/1955
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return to their flat to find Brian O'Casey waiting for them. The over-excited O'Casey struggles to get his points across, but eventually he explains how he, his friend Albert, and a young woman whom he met in a bakery shop shared the price of a sweepstakes ticket, tearing the ticket into three pieces, one for each of them to hold. Their number won, and they each stand to win 8,000 pounds. But now Albert has disappeared, and unless the other two can find him by midnight, the ticket will expire, and then they won't be able to collect their winnings.
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#14 - The Case of the French Interpreter
S1:E141/17/1955
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.
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#15 - The Case of the Singing Violin
S1:E151/24/1955
Betty is being tormented by apparent hallucinations, the latest of which she refers to as a 'singing violin'. Her stepfather brings her fiancé to see her in this condition, and he tells the young man that there can be no wedding, because Betty is going to be declared insane. The fiancé goes to consult Sherlock Holmes, but he is murdered before he can see the detective. When Inspector Lestrade consults Holmes about the murder, Holmes recognizes the name of the dead man and also of the step-father, who is the lone surviving partner in a large tea and spice business. Holmes quickly forms a theory about the murder, and sets out to prove it.
Director:Steve Previn
Writer:Kay Krausse
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#16 - The Case of the Greystone Inscription
S1:E161/31/1955
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
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#17 - The Case of the Laughing Mummy
S1:E172/7/1955
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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#18 - The Case of the Thistle Killer
S1:E182/14/1955
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.
Director:Unknown
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#19 - The Case of the Vanished Detective
S1:E192/21/1955
When Sherlock Holmes disappears, Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade begin a search that leads them to a small shop.
Director:Unknown
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#20 - The Case of the Careless Suffragette
S1:E202/28/1955
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.
Director:Unknown
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#21 - The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter
S1:E213/7/1955
Sherlock Holmes races against time in order to find the location of a bomb that was planted somewhere in London by an extortionist.
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#22 - The Case of the Deadly Prophecy
S1:E223/14/1955
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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#23 - The Case of the Christmas Pudding
S1:E234/4/1955
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
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#24 - The Case of the Night Train Riddle
S1:E244/11/1955
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. Although his governess thinks he has simply run away, Holmes begins to suspect something a bit more serious, and his investigation leads him to a nearby circus.
Director:Unknown
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#25 - The Case of the Violent Suitor
S1:E254/18/1955
"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.
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Case of the Cunningham Heritage" is the best rated episode of "Sherlock Holmes" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Jack Gage and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/18/1954. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Case of Lady Beryl".