"The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" The Eligible Bachelor (1993)

Director:

Peter Hammond

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (short story "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor")
T.R. Bowen (teleplay)

TV Series:

"The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" (1991)

Original Air Date:

3 February 1993 (Season 1, Episode 9)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Sherlock Holmes' problem with disturbing dreams proves to be both an impediment and an aid in the search for a missing woman. |

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Sherlock Holmes | Sequel | Detective | Based On Short Story

Cast

Jeremy Brett	...	Sherlock Holmes
Edward Hardwicke	...	Dr. John Watson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geoffrey Beevers	...	Inspector Montgomery
Don Blaylock	...	Richard - Butler
Anna Calder-Marshall	...	Lady Helena Agnes Northcote
Heather Chasen	...	Hon. Amelia St. Simon
Mary Ellis	...	Lady Florence
Peter Graves	...	George Tidy
Joyce Grundy	...	Esther
Tres Hanley	...	Alice
Robin Hart	...	Oswald
Myles Hoyle	...	Thomas Floutier
Paris Jefferson	...	Henrietta Doran
Elspeth March	...	Lady Blanche
Joanna McCallum	...	Flora Miller
Bruce Myers	...	Gallagher
Aubrey Phillips	...	Waiter
Bob Sessions	...	Aloysius Doran
Phillida Sewell	...	Lady Mary (as Phillada Sewell)
Peter Warnock	...	Francis Hay Moulton
Rosalie Williams	...	Mrs. Hudson
Simon Williams	...	Lord Robert St. Simon
Vincent Worth	...	Vincent (stage doorkeeper)

Runtime:

USA:104 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:12 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Eastnor Castle, Eastnor, Herefordshire, England, UK

Company:

Granada Television

Trivia:

The Oscar Wilde quote comes from his 1895 play The Importance of Being Earnest and reads: "To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" (1991)

Confused mess

The Sherlock Holmes series with Jeremy Brett is some of the best television ever made. The Eligible Bachelor, however, proves that even the greatest stuff can contain a clunker. Wow. The first 45 minutes are a jumbled mess of repetetive, unexplained images. It goes on for so long, the viewer becomes irritated and does not care. There is way too much padding in this story and far too many weird angle shots and faux artsy visuals that are clearly trying to distract the viewer from the complete lack of a decent script(or any script). The first 45 minutes seem like a film student experimenting with different techniques. After the first 45 minutes comes a scene (finally!) that has the energy and spark of every other Sherlock Holmes episode. Unfortunately it does not last very long and we are once again subjected to a jumbled mess. If this is your first experience with Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes, do not let it put you off. You just had the unfortunate luck of starting with the one awful episode. Watch every single other episode/film and you will be amazed & delighted and this confused mess will fade from memory.