The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Sir Charles Baskerville dies on the moor under mysterious circumstances and rumors abound about a demonic hound. When the American heir arrives to take charge, a family friend calls in Holmes and Watson to get to the heart of the mystery. Written by Kathy Li

Cast:

Directed by Brian Mills
  • Jeremy Brett ... Sherlock Holmes
  • Edward Hardwicke ... Dr. John Watson
  • Raymond Adamson ... Sir Charles Baskerville
  • Alastair Duncan ... Dr. Mortimer (as Neil Duncan)
  • Ronald Pickup ... Barrymore
  • Rosemary McHale ... Mrs. Barrymore
  • Kristoffer Tabori ... Sir Henry Baskerville
  • Edward Romfourt ... Purser
  • James Faulkner ... Stapleton
  • Philip Dettmer ... Pageboy
  • Stephen Tomlin ... Perkins
  • Fiona Gillies ... Beryl Stapleton
  • Bernard Horsfall ... Frankland
  • Don McKillop ... Vicar of Grimpen (as Donald McKillop)
  • William Ilkley ... Selden

Quote:

Sherlock Holmes: You impress me, Doctor Mortimer. Was there anything else? Dr. Mortimer: Yes. Sherlock Holmes: Footprints? A man or a woman's? Dr. Mortimer: Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!