A Message from the Deep Sea

7.6/10 · 162 votesSep 20, 197150 min

Ranked #1 of 13 in Season 1•+0.8 vs season avg

This episode features Dr Thorndyke, played by John Neville, who is first a medical man and second a solver of mysteries. A young girl has been murdered in her boarding house and the solution looks obvious - but is it? Neville plays the sleuth with aplomb

Season 1 Episodes13

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A Message from the Deep Sea

E2 7.1

The Missing Witness Sensation

E3 5.9

The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tire Co.

E4 7.2

The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds

E5 6.5

The Horse of the Invisible

E6 6.3

The Case of the Mirror of Portugal

E7 6.6

Madame Sara

E8 6.2

The Case of the Dixon Torpedo

E9 6.9

The Woman in the Big Hat

E10 6.9

The Affair of the Tortoise

E11 6.6

The Assyrian Rejuvenator

E12 7.3

The Ripening Rubies

E13 7.3

The Case of Laker, Absconded

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Philip Mackie

Writer

Jim Goddard

Director

R. Austin Freeman

Writer

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Episode Summary

"A Message from the Deep Sea" is episode 1 of The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 162 votes, ranking #1 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.8). Directed by Jim Goddard and written by Philip Mackie, R. Austin Freeman, it aired on September 20, 1971.

A Message from the Deep Sea

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