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The Worst Episodes of Sherlock Holmes

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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 Worst Episode
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    Sherlock Holmes Season 6 Episode 2 - The Last Vampyre
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Last Vampyre

    S6:E2

    Holmes investigates a killing which has all the hallmarks of a vampire.

    Director:Tim Sullivan
    Writer:Unknown

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

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

    #3 - 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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  4. Sherlock Holmes Season 7 Episode 5 - The Mazarin Stone
    6.6/10(9 votes)

    #4 - The Mazarin Stone

    S7:E5

    The Mazarin Stone, a famous jewel, acts as a magnet for crime. Holmes investigates the latest and perhaps most curious episode in its adventures.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Sherlock Holmes Season 7 Episode 1 - The Three Gables
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #5 - The Three Gables

    S7:E1

    A dead young man's affair with a beautiful widow brings odd, dangerous events to his grandmother's house.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Sherlock Holmes Season 3 Episode 6 - The Man with the Twisted Lip
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #6 - The Man with the Twisted Lip

    S3:E6

    A respectable man is seen in an opiun den by his wife; that evening, he disappears.

    Director:Patrick Lau
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Sherlock Holmes Season 5 Episode 6 - The Creeping Man
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #7 - The Creeping Man

    S5:E6

    A woman is terrified by the mysterious creature seen at night at her second-storey window, and urges her fiancé to consult Sherlock Holmes.

    Director:Tim Sullivan
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Sherlock Holmes Season 5 Episode 1 - The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #8 - The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax

    S5:E1

    Watson, on holiday in the Lake District, meets the enigmatic Lady Frances Carfax, who is being haunted by the ghost of a horseman.

    Director:John Madden
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Sherlock Holmes Season 3 Episode 5 - The Abbey Grange
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #9 - The Abbey Grange

    S3:E5

    Holmes is called in to investigate a murder, but on Holmes's arrival the case seems to have been solved.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Sherlock Holmes Season 7 Episode 3 - The Golden Pince-Nez
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #10 - The Golden Pince-Nez

    S7:E3

    Sherlock Holmes and his brother Mycroft investigate the murder of a man found clutching a pince-nez.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Sherlock Holmes Season 7 Episode 4 - The Red Circle
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #11 - The Red Circle

    S7:E4

    A nervous landlady brings a mysterious tenant to Holmes' attention.

    Director:Sarah Hellings
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Sherlock Holmes Season 3 Episode 2 - The Priory School
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #12 - The Priory School

    S3:E2

    A man seeks Holmes's help when his son is kidnapped from school.

    Director:John Madden
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Sherlock Holmes Season 6 Episode 3 - The Eligible Bachelor
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - The Eligible Bachelor

    S6:E3

    After a woman vanishes without trace on her wedding day, Holmes starts suffering from nightmares, which he sees as a factor in the mystery.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Sherlock Holmes Season 7 Episode 6 - The Cardboard Box
    7.7/10(8 votes)

    #14 - The Cardboard Box

    S7:E6

    After her sister's disappearance, a woman receives an alarming present in a cardboard box.

    Director:Sarah Hellings
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 1 - A Scandal in Bohemia
    7.8/10(1899 votes)

    #15 - A Scandal in Bohemia

    S1:E1

    Holmes is tasked with getting back a compromising photograph that might ruin a very important marriage.

    Director:Paul Annett
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 3 - The Naval Treaty
    7.8/10(1489 votes)

    #16 - The Naval Treaty

    S1:E3

    Holmes is approached by a young Foreign Office employee to recover a stolen document before it can cause an international scandal and ruin his career.

    Director:Alan Grint
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 5 - The Crooked Man
    7.8/10(1453 votes)

    #17 - The Crooked Man

    S1:E5

    After a fierce marital argument, a man is found dead next to his unconscious wife in a locked room with no key and with curious animal tracks outside the window.

    Director:Alan Grint
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #18 - 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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  19. Sherlock Holmes Season 6 Episode 1 - The Master Blackmailer
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #19 - The Master Blackmailer

    S6:E1

    Holmes and Watson attempt to thwart the schemes of an infamous blackmailer.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Sherlock Holmes Season 2 Episode 2 - The Greek Interpreter
    7.9/10(1328 votes)

    #20 - The Greek Interpreter

    S2:E2

    Holmes's brother, Mycroft, seeks his help in deciphering the mystery of a man who was kidnapped and forced to act as translator.

    Director:Alan Grint
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 4 - The Solitary Cyclist
    8.0/10(1530 votes)

    #21 - The Solitary Cyclist

    S1:E4

    A woman consults Holmes because she is being followed by a man on a bicycle.

    Director:Paul Annett
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Sherlock Holmes Season 2 Episode 1 - The Copper Beeches
    8.0/10(1388 votes)

    #22 - The Copper Beeches

    S2:E1

    A woman consults Holmes about a job offer with a very strange stipulation.

    Director:Paul Annett
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Sherlock Holmes Season 2 Episode 4 - The Resident Patient
    8.0/10(1244 votes)

    #23 - The Resident Patient

    S2:E4

    Holmes is contacted by a doctor who fears for the health and life of his rich benefactor, who lives on the premises.

    Director:David Carson
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 2 - The Dancing Men
    8.1/10(1696 votes)

    #24 - The Dancing Men

    S1:E2

    A man consults Holmes about a series of dancing men picture-messages his terrified wife is receiving.

    Director:John Bruce
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 7 - The Blue Carbuncle
    8.1/10(1439 votes)

    #25 - The Blue Carbuncle

    S1:E7

    A man is charged with stealing a famous jewel, the Blue Carbuncle. He denies the theft, but all the evidence is against him.

    Director:David Carson
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Last Vampyre" is the worst rated episode of "Sherlock Holmes". It scored 6/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Tim Sullivan and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/27/1993. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Sign of Four".