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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!

The Best Episodes of Sherlock Holmes Season 1

Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968. This was the second screen adaption...
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 1 - The Speckled Band
    7.2/10(58 votes)

    #1 - The Speckled Band

    S1:E1

    Helen Stoner needs the great man's help. She lives in a country mansion with her flamboyant and sinister guardian Grimesby Raylott, who has travelled abroad and brought home some souvenir livestock. Recently her sister Julia, about to be married and made by Raylott to sleep in a bed that was screwed to the floor, died in mysterious circumstances. Her final words referred to a "speckled band." Helen is fearful for her own safety and Holmes and Watson investigate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 2 - The Illustrious Client
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    #2 - The Illustrious Client

    S1:E2

    Sir James Damery, acting for a very illustrious client, consults Holmes. Violet Merville is engaged to marry the Austrian Baron Gruner, who has murdered at least one wife and yet the foolish, headstrong Violet will not hear a word against him. The client is fearful for Violet's safety should the marriage go ahead. Holmes enlists the assistance of Kitty Winter, a woman whom the Baron used and threw aside, to get access to Gruner's album in which he has catalogued his conquests, to make Violet see him in his true light.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 3 - The Devil's Foot
    7.4/10(47 votes)

    #3 - The Devil's Foot

    S1:E3

    Whilst in Cornwall Holmes is approached by the local vicar to determine how Brenda Tregennis died whilst sitting in a room, playing cards with her two brothers, who were struck down with dementia as a result. The trail leads to an African adventurer and a deadly root known as the Devil's Foot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 4 - The Copper Beeches
    8.0/10(39 votes)

    #4 - The Copper Beeches

    S1:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 5 - The Red-Headed League
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #5 - The Red-Headed League

    S1:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 6 - The Abbey Grange
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    #6 - The Abbey Grange

    S1:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 7 - The Six Napoleons
    7.6/10(45 votes)

    #7 - The Six Napoleons

    S1:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 8 - The Man with the Twisted Lip
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    #8 - The Man with the Twisted Lip

    S1:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 9 - The Beryl Coronet
    6.8/10(23 votes)

    #9 - The Beryl Coronet

    S1:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 10 - The Bruce-Partington Plans
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    #10 - The Bruce-Partington Plans

    S1:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 11 - Charles Augustus Milverton
    7.3/10(36 votes)

    #11 - Charles Augustus Milverton

    S1:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 12 - The Retired Colourman
    7.6/10(37 votes)

    #12 - The Retired Colourman

    S1:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 13 - The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #13 - The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax

    S1:E13

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Speckled Band" is the best rated episode of "Sherlock Holmes" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 58 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/17/1964. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Illustrious Client".