"Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes" The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000)

Director:

Paul Seed

Writer:

David Pirie (writer)

TV Series:

"Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes" (2000)

Original Air Date:

4 January 2000

Tagline:

He taught him the finer points...of murder!

Plot:

Arthur Conan Doyle reveals the story behind Sherlock Holmes and his mysteries by telling about Dr. Joseph Bell.

Plot Keywords:

Sherlock Holmes | Surgeon | Gas | Medical School | Author

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ian Richardson	...	Dr. Joseph Bell
Sean Wightman	...	Mortuary Clerk
Robin Laing	...	Arthur Conan Doyle
Dolly Wells	...	Elspeth Scott
Charles Dance	...	Sir Henry Carlyle
Ralph Riach	...	The Strand Editor
Aly Bain	...	The Fiddler
Andrew John Tait	...	Eustace Stark
Alan Sinclair	...	Medical Lecturer
Alec Newman	...	Thomas Neill
Tamsin Pike	...	Sophia
Joel Strachan	...	Crawford
David Walker	...	Baxter (as David MacDowell)
Sarah Collier	...	Mary Doyle
John Bett	...	Charles Doyle
Bernard Horsfall	...	Crawford Senior
Matthew Macfadyen	...	Waller
Eric Barlow	...	PC Murdoch
John Malcolm	...	Doctor in Street
Dolina MacLennan	...	Woman Patient
John Comerford	...	Working Man Patient
Sean McGinley	...	Inspector Beecher
Laurie Ventry	...	Summers
Ruth Platt	...	Lady Sarah Carlisle
Stephen MacDonald	...	Dr. Gillespie
Ewan Stewart	...	Canning
Julie Wilson Nimmo	...	Canning's Maid
Patrick Hannaway	...	Dr. Latimer
Donalda Samuel	...	Landlady
Anne-Marie Kennedy	...	Hazel
Mary Goonan	...	Sobbing Woman
Linda Duncan McLaughlin	...	Madame Rose
Coral Preston	...	Marie
Shauna Macdonald	...	Marie's Friend
Maureen Carr	...	Panicked Woman
Jenny Foulds	...	Kate
Suzie Lundy	...	Kate's Friend
Graham Crammond	...	Butler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murdo Boyd	...	Dog in Street
Edward Bennett-Coles	...	Patient (uncredited)
Roddy Campbell	...	Henchman (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Seed

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Pirie		writer

Produced by
Rebecca Eaton	....	executive producer: WGBH Boston
Ian Madden	....	producer
David Pirie	....	associate producer
Jim Reeve	....	executive producer: Television Production Company
David M. Thompson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jim Parker

Cinematography by
John Kenway

Film Editing by
Martin Brinkler
Mark Day

Casting by
Patsy Pollock

Production Design by
Tom McCullagh

Art Direction by
Anna Rackard

Set Decoration by
Tina Jones

Costume Design by
Frances Tempest

Makeup Department
Candice Banks	....	makeup assistant
Eva Marieges Moore	....	makeup artist
Fiona Maynard	....	makeup assistant
Meg Speirs	....	makeup designer (as Meg Spiers)

Production Management
Graeme Gordon	....	production manager
Hermione Ninnim	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harry Boyd	....	first assistant director
Drew Carter-Cain	....	third assistant director (as Drew Cain)
Alison Goring	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Luci Anderson	....	assistant art director
Tristan Carlisle-Kitz	....	stand-by props
Ursula Cleary	....	assistant art director
Mick Flood	....	property master
Colin H. Fraser	....	construction manager (as Colin Fraser)
Sue Morrison	....	production buyer
Emer O'Sullivan	....	art department assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Peter Brill	....	sound recordist
Richard King	....	dubbing mixer
Danny Longhurst	....	dubbing editor
Alastair Mason	....	boom operator
Stan White	....	dubbing editor

Stunts
Vasile Albinet	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Farmer	....	gaffer
Ben Grieve	....	assistant camera: second unit
Iain Johnstone	....	grip
Alan Maxwell	....	focus puller
Frank McConologue	....	best boy
Campbell McIntosh	....	generator operator
Alan McSheehy	....	camera operator: second unit
Al Rae	....	Steadicam operator
Mike Rees	....	clapper loader
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Catherine Darcy	....	assistant costume designer
Shirley Nevin	....	assistant costume designer
Geraint Powell	....	costume assistant
Dena Thanopoulos	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Chris Beeton	....	telecine operator

Other crew
Joanie Blaikie	....	production executive
Jenifer Booth	....	production accountant
Sarah Booth	....	production accountant
Alison Campbell	....	production coordinator
Lucy Enfield	....	script supervisor
Linda Fraser	....	production assistant
Brian Kaczynski	....	location manager
Jamie Laurenson	....	script editor
Michael Wood	....	production executive

Production Companies

• The Television Production Company
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• WGBH

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (UK) (TV)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Other Companies

• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Mad Dog Casting  extras casting
• Wood Hall Catering  catering

Runtime:

104 min (2 parts)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Overtoun House, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

Company:

The Television Production Company

Quotes:

Arthur Conan Doyle: There must be someone who can help.
Dr. Joseph Bell: At the moment there is only us. Our crusade is personal now, Doyle. Here the line is drawn. And if we have to fight the future, so be it - we will. And on, and on unto the next century.
[Bell walks away, and then turns]
Dr. Joseph Bell: Will you come?
Arthur Conan Doyle: [pauses] Aye.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes: The Patient's Eyes" (2001)

Outstanding.

Excellent production. Sir Ian Richardson does his usual exceptional performance. Dolly Wells, a truly beautiful woman, steals the show! She should become a superstar. We'd like to see more of her on this side of the Pond.