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"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" The Devil's Foot (1988)
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Writers:
Arthur Conan Doyle (short story "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" from volume "His Last Bow")John Hawkesworth (developer)
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"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (1986)Original Air Date:
6 April 1988 (Season 2, Episode 1)Plot:
While convalescing in Cornwall, a depressive Holmes investigates the apparent death from apoplexy of a local woman and the unexplained sudden dementia of her two brothers. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
This episode highlights friendship moreCast
(Episode Complete credited cast) | Jeremy Brett | ... | Sherlock Holmes |
| Edward Hardwicke | ... | Dr Watson |
| Denis Quilley | ... | Dr Leon Sterndale |
| Damien Thomas | ... | Mortimer Tregennis |
| Michael Aitkens | ... | Reverend Roundhay |
| Freda Dowie | ... | Mrs Porter |
| Norman Bowler | ... | Owen Tregennis |
| Peter Shaw | ... | George Tregennis |
| Christine Collins | ... | Brenda Tregennis |
| John Saunders | ... | Dr Richards |
| Frank Moorey | ... | Police Inspector |
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[first lines]Dr Watson: Almost there.
Sherlock Holmes: What does a Harley Street specialist know about my health?
Dr Watson: Listen, Holmes, Dr Moore Agar insists you have a complete rest if you wish to avoid an absolute breakdown. The sea air will do you the world of good.
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The other comments for Devil's Foot are about how bad it is.I do not know anything about dramatization and technical details.What I know is, that for me this episode is about the great friendship between Holmes and Watson.You can see it in every episode, but generally the investigations are more important than friendship. In Devil's Foot the situation is reversed, the emphasis is on the Holmes-Watson relationship. Edward Hardwicke gives one of his best performances as the caring and worried, loyal doctor. Jeremy Brett portrays a very contemplative Holmes, who overcomes his cocaine addiction - it is symbolized by the scene where he buries his syringe on the coast.The filming location, Cornwall suits well the atmosphere of the story.I like this episode very much, it is one of the best from the Return series.