John Longden is Sherlock and Campbell Singer is Dr.Watson. This is an adaption of Conan Doyle’s “The Man With The Twisted Lip.” The opening credits state it was made with the cooperation of Doyle’s estate. This is not a very good example of the Holmes characters. They tried to pack a lot into the thirty minute time frame and rushed it to a conclusion.
The episode was called “The Man Who Disappeared” – During a party hosted by Neville St.Clair a woman named Doreen comes in and tells him he has to leave with her. Dr.Watson is one of the guests.
The next day St.Clair’s wife calls on Holmes to investigate his disappearance. She says she went to his office address but there’s no office there. She goes with Holmes and Watson to the location. It’s a pub. Holmes goes inside. He sees a beggar selling matches and follows him outside.
Holmes ends up at the Bar Of Gold. It’s an opium den. St.Clair’s wife sees Neville in an upstairs window. Watson comes in and several men go to throw him out. That gives Holmes a chance to sneak upstairs. Watson returns with the cops.
The upstairs room is empty. There are some clothes on the floor and blood on the windowsill. The room has been rented to the beggar. Can Sherlock crack the case? There’s a very badly staged brawl towards the end. I can see why it wasn’t picked up as a series.
Longden and Singer each appeared in a lot of episodes of British TV shows through the 60’s.
John Longden as Sherlock Holmes
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