The BEST episodes of Sherlock Holmes (1984) season 4

Every episode of Sherlock Holmes (1984) season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sherlock Holmes (1984) season 4!

Sherlock Holmes is one of the world’s most popular fictional detectives, famed for his legendary powers of observation and deduction. Adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original novels, this classic series by Granada Television starred Jeremy Brett as the definitive Holmes, with David Burke and later Edward Hardwicke as his able assistant Dr. Watson.

Last Updated: 9/16/2024Network: ITV1Status: Ended
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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8.53
150 votes

#1 - The Hound of the Baskervilles

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/31/1988

Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on Dartmoor, with his face contorted in terror and the footprints of a huge dog near his body. On arrival in England, Sir Charles's American heir, now Sir Henry Baskerville, engages Holmes to come to Devon and get to the bottom of the age-old legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles - a phantom which kills.From the outset, Holmes is convinced there is a human murderer at work and he lays a deep plan to foil him.

Directors: Brian Mills
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The Sign of Four
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8.14
196 votes

#2 - The Sign of Four

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/29/1987

For years after her father's disappearance, the beautiful Miss Mary Morstan receives anonymously every year one large and valuable pearl. When, finally, an invitation arrives to meet the mysterious pearl-giver, Mary Morstan seeks Holmes's advice, and he begins to unravel some remarkable clues, including a poison dart and a man with a wooden leg. What Holmes finds is an old soldier who is determined to punish those who betrayed him and his friends by stealing their oriental treasure.

Directors: Peter Hammond
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Wisteria Lodge
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8.09
167 votes

#3 - Wisteria Lodge

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/1988

On a visit to Wisteria Lodge, Scott Eccles gets a strange reception. A mysterious note arrives for his host, Garcia, and the next morning Garcia and his servants have vanished without trace. Eccles consults Holmes, who decides to treat the case as a murder investigation, but it appears that Holmes and Watson are on a wild goose chase.

Directors: Peter Hammond
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The Bruce Partington Plans
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8.03
130 votes

#4 - The Bruce Partington Plans

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/27/1988

The body of one Cadogan West is found in an underground tunnel near Aldgate Station, with his skull smashed, and Holmes is puzzled by the interest his brother Mycroft is showing in the case. Mycroft explains that the top secret plans for a new submarine were in the dead man's pocket, but three of the ten pages were missing when the body was found. Mycroft, on behalf of the British Government, asks his brother to find the missing pages.

Directors: John Gorrie
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8.01
178 votes

#5 - The Devil's Foot

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/1988

Reluctantly, after an illness, Holmes takes a holiday in Cornwall, with Watson for company. Then one day he finds himself investigating a mysterious death... after a quiet evening at home playing cards, three local inhabitants have been found in the morning in a terrible way: the two brothers overtaken by sudden mental illness, babbling incoherently, and their sister dead, with her face twisted into a look of terror. Holmes is delighted with the chance to bury his holiday boredom by taking on the case.

Directors: Ken Hannam
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7.91
166 votes

#6 - Silver Blaze

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/1988

In a remote area of Dartmoor, The Silver Blaze, England's most famous and valuable racehorse, goes missing, the dead body of the horse's trainer is found, and sheep are savaged. The Police seem bewildered, but then they charge Fitzroy Stephen, a famous figure in the racing world, with the murder. Holmes is called in to trace the missing horse and finds he has to separate fact from fiction.

Directors: Brian Mills
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