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An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
347 Cast Members
Kenneth Colley
Farrish
2 Episodes
Douglas Wilmer
Prof. Van Dusen
2 Episodes
Ronald Hines
Jonathan Pryde
2 Episodes
Peter Barkworth
Martin Hewitt
2 Episodes
Peter Vaughan
Dorrington
2 Episodes
Cyd Hayman
Laura Stanley
1 Episodes
Petronella Barker
Miss Parrot
2 Episodes
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Fat man
1 Episodes
John Nettleton
Admiral Christador
1 Episodes
Michael Cashman
Asst. Purser Robbins
1 Episodes
James Cairncross
Briggs
1 Episodes
Charles Lloyd Pack
Judge
1 Episodes
Barry Ashton
Buller's Bank Clerk
1 Episodes
Edward Dentith
Sir Edward Markham
1 Episodes
Robert Hartley
Doctor
1 Episodes
John Gatrell
Jeweller
1 Episodes
Derek Ware
Escaping prisoner
2 Episodes
John Dawson
Jacobs
1 Episodes
Clifford Parrish
Dr. Ewing
1 Episodes
Derek Smith
Henry Jacobs
1 Episodes
