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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

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A British Mystery-Anthology series that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1973. The series showcased various detectives, and other protagonists created by literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the titular sleuth, with each episode being adapted directly from a short story by said authors. The protagonists range from great detectives to gentleman burglars. Some of the better known characters include Dr. John Thorndyke, Max Carrados, Thomas Carnacki, Martin Hewit and Professor Augustus Van Dusen.The series is also notable for featuring a vast ensemble cast of top UK actors; some already established, others still unknown at the time.Actors featured in the series include: John Neville, Paul Darrow, Peter Vaughan, Roy Dotrice, Donald Pleasence, Michele Dotrice, Geoffrey Whitehead, Paul Eddington, Jeremy Irons, Caroline John, Roger Delgado, Jacqueline Pearce, James Bolam, Una Stubbs, Peter Bowles, John Levene, Donald Sinden, Frank Williams, Richard Hurndall, Windsor Davies, Judy Geeson, Richard Beckinsale, Michael Sheard, Christopher Timothy, Martin Jarvis, Douglas Wilmer, Michael Gough, Clifford Rose, Donald Pickering, Nicholas Courtney, Bernard Hepton, Neil McCarthy, Christopher Neame, Charles Gray, John Thaw, Catherine Schell, Philip Madoc, Laurence Payne, Mark Eden, Nicola Pagett, Carolyn Jones, Michael Aldridge, Barrie Ingham, Peter Sallis, Julian Glover, Derek Jacobi, Robin Ellis, Jean Marsh and Joss Ackland.
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Gender Flip: The clever Mr. Macpherson from the print version of "The Absent-Minded Coterie" becomes the equally clever Miss Mackail in the adaptation.
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Affably Evil: Horace Dorrington, to a tee.
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Private Investigator: About half of the detectives are this.
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Villain Protagonist: Some more villainous than others: Horace Dorrington in "The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd", and "The Case of the Mirror of Portugal" Simon Carne in "The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds" Romney Pringle in "The Assyrian Rejuvenator" John Laxworthy in "The Secret of the Magnifique"
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Occult Detective: Thomas Carnacki.
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Adaptational Jerkass: Thorndyke is presented here as arrogant and gruff. In the stories, he's more amiable and humble.
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Blind Justice: Max Carrados.
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Corrupt Cop: More like corrupt private detective. We have two in the forms of Horace Dorrington and Romney Pringle.
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Forensic Drama
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Forensic Drama: The Thorndyke episodes.
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Amateur Sleuth: Bernard Sutton, Polly Burton, Professor Van Dusen, Mr. Horrocks and Hagar Stanley.
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Period Piece: The series is set in the late Victorian, and early Edwardian eras.
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Adaptational Nationality: The Van Dusen stories were originally set in America, here they're set in Britain.
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