The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982 TV serial)
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Novel: Arthur Conan Doyle Screenplay: Alexander Baron |
| Directed by | Peter Duguid |
| Starring | Tom Baker Terence Rigby |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Barry Letts |
| Original release | |
| Release | 3 October 1982 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982) is a British television programme. It was directed by Peter Duguid and starred Tom Baker as Sherlock Holmes and Terence Rigby as Doctor Watson. It is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Cast
[change | change source]- Tom Baker as Sherlock Holmes
- Terence Rigby as Dr. John H. Watson
- Nicholas Woodeson as Sir Henry Baskerville
- Christopher Ravenscroft as Stapleton
- Kay Adshead as Beryl Stapleton
- Will Knightley as Dr. Mortimer
Reception
[change | change source]The opinions of viewers at the time was divided[1] The four-part serial aired in 1982,[1] and it has not done better over time.[2][3] Baker himself came to think of his performance as a failure.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peter Haining (1994). The Television Sherlock Holmes. Virgin Books. pp. 84. ISBN 0-86369-793-3.
- ↑ "A Study In Error: The Ten Worst Sherlock Holmes". shadowlocked.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ Allen Eyles (1986). Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration. Harper & Row. pp. 123. ISBN 0-06-015620-1.
- ↑ Alan Barnes (2002). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 1-903111-04-8.