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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!

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

Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:ITV1

Season 4 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Sherlock Holmes" season 4 is "The Sign of Four", rated 7.5/10 from 2 user votes. It was directed by Peter Hammond and written by N/A. "The Sign of Four" aired on 12/29/1987 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Devil's Foot".

  • The Sign of Four
    7.5/10 2 votes

    #1 - The Sign of Four

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 12/29/1987

    For years after her father's disappearance, the beautiful Miss Mary Morstan receives anonymously every year one large and valuable pearl. When, finally, an invitation arrives to meet the mysterious pearl-giver, Mary Morstan seeks Holmes's advice, and he begins to unravel some remarkable clues, including a poison dart and a man with a wooden leg. What Holmes finds is an old soldier who is determined to punish those who betrayed him and his friends by stealing their oriental treasure.

    Director: Peter Hammond

    Writer: N/A

  • The Devil's Foot
    8.0/10 7 votes

    #2 - The Devil's Foot

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/1988

    Reluctantly, after an illness, Holmes takes a holiday in Cornwall, with Watson for company. Then one day he finds himself investigating a mysterious death... after a quiet evening at home playing cards, three local inhabitants have been found in the morning in a terrible way: the two brothers overtaken by sudden mental illness, babbling incoherently, and their sister dead, with her face twisted into a look of terror. Holmes is delighted with the chance to bury his holiday boredom by taking on the case.

    Director: Ken Hannam

    Writer: N/A

  • Silver Blaze
    8.8/10 6 votes

    #3 - Silver Blaze

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/1988

    In a remote area of Dartmoor, The Silver Blaze, England's most famous and valuable racehorse, goes missing, the dead body of the horse's trainer is found, and sheep are savaged. The Police seem bewildered, but then they charge Fitzroy Stephen, a famous figure in the racing world, with the murder. Holmes is called in to trace the missing horse and finds he has to separate fact from fiction.

    Director: Brian Mills

    Writer: N/A

  • Wisteria Lodge
    6.8/10 5 votes

    #4 - Wisteria Lodge

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/1988

    On a visit to Wisteria Lodge, Scott Eccles gets a strange reception. A mysterious note arrives for his host, Garcia, and the next morning Garcia and his servants have vanished without trace. Eccles consults Holmes, who decides to treat the case as a murder investigation, but it appears that Holmes and Watson are on a wild goose chase.

    Director: Peter Hammond

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bruce Partington Plans
    9.2/10 4 votes

    #5 - The Bruce Partington Plans

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 4/27/1988

    The body of one Cadogan West is found in an underground tunnel near Aldgate Station, with his skull smashed, and Holmes is puzzled by the interest his brother Mycroft is showing in the case. Mycroft explains that the top secret plans for a new submarine were in the dead man's pocket, but three of the ten pages were missing when the body was found. Mycroft, on behalf of the British Government, asks his brother to find the missing pages.

    Director: John Gorrie

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles
    10.0/10 2 votes

    #6 - The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 8/31/1988

    Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on Dartmoor, with his face contorted in terror and the footprints of a huge dog near his body. On arrival in England, Sir Charles's American heir, now Sir Henry Baskerville, engages Holmes to come to Devon and get to the bottom of the age-old legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles - a phantom which kills.From the outset, Holmes is convinced there is a human murderer at work and he lays a deep plan to foil him.

    Director: Brian Mills

    Writer: N/A