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The Best Episodes of Sherlock Holmes Season 4

Every episode of Sherlock Holmes Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Sherlock Holmes Season 4!

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Sherlock Holmes, along with his friend Dr. Watson, uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Sherlock Holmes Season 4 Episode 1 - The Sign of Four
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #1 - The Sign of Four

    S4:E1

    A woman receives one large and valuable pearl anonymously every year. When an invitation arrives to meet the mysterious pearl-giver, she seeks Holmes's advice.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Sherlock Holmes Season 4 Episode 2 - The Devil's Foot
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #2 - The Devil's Foot

    S4:E2

    After an illness, Holmes reluctantly takes a holiday with Watson for company and ends up investigating an unexplained tragedy that occurred to three siblings after a quiet evening at home playing cards.

    Director:Ken Hannam
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Sherlock Holmes Season 4 Episode 3 - Silver Blaze
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Silver Blaze

    S4:E3

    Holmes investigates the disappearance of a champion racehorse and the murder of its trainer on a lonely moor.

    Director:Brian Mills
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Sherlock Holmes Season 4 Episode 4 - Wisteria Lodge
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Wisteria Lodge

    S4:E4

    A bored Holmes eagerly accepts a case involving the disappearance of an amateur Spanish cartographer as well as his servants from his rented country lodge.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Sherlock Holmes Season 4 Episode 5 - The Bruce Partington Plans
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #5 - The Bruce Partington Plans

    S4:E5

    Sherlock's brother Mycroft enlists his younger sibling to locate missing patent plans that pertain to a strategically critical state-of-the-art submarine.

    Director:John Gorrie
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Sherlock Holmes Season 4 Episode 6 - The Hound of the Baskervilles
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #6 - The Hound of the Baskervilles

    S4:E6

    Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead with his face contorted in terror and the footprints of a huge dog near his body. His heir engages Holmes to get to the bottom of the age-old family curse of the phantom hound.

    Director:Brian Mills
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Sign of Four" is the best rated episode of "Sherlock Holmes" season 4. It scored 6.5/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Peter Hammond and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/29/1987. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Devil's Foot".