Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004) (TV)

Director:

Simon Cellan Jones

Writers:

Allan Cubitt (writer)
Arthur Conan Doyle (characters)

Release Date:

26 December 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A serial killer stalking the teen-aged daughters of the aristocracy brings Sherlock Holmes out of his drug-filled semi-retirement. |

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Shopgirl | Foot | High Society | Silk Stockings

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Rupert Everett	...	Sherlock Holmes
Nicholas Palliser	...	Dr. Dunwoody
Neil Dudgeon	...	Lestrade
Ian Hart	...	Dr. Watson
Anne Carroll	...	Mrs. Hudson (as Anne Caroll)
Tamsin Egerton	...	Miranda Helhoughton
Perdita Weeks	...	Roberta Massingham
Jennifer Moule	...	Georgina Massingham
Eleanor David	...	Mary Pentney
John Cunningham	...	Bates
Michael Fassbender	...	Charles Allen
Jonathan Hyde	...	George Pentney
Gina Beck	...	Maid
Helen McCrory	...	Mrs. Vandeleur
Andrew Wisher	...	Constable (as Andy Wisher)
Julian Wadham	...	Hugo Massingham
Penny Downie	...	Judith Massingham
Stewart Bevan	...	Proprietor
Anthony Cozens	...	Young Constable
Guy Henry	...	Mr. Bilney
Rachel Hurd-Wood	...	Imogen Helhoughton
Christine Kavanagh	...	Lady Helhoughton
Roger Monk	...	Workman
Jonathan Emmett	...	Policeman
Max Harvey	...	Master of ceremonies

Directed by
Simon Cellan Jones

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Allan Cubitt		writer
Arthur Conan Doyle		characters

Produced by
Greg Brenman	....	executive producer: Aspect Productions
Allan Cubitt	....	co-executive producer
Elinor Day	....	producer
Rebecca Eaton	....	executive producer: WGBH
Kate Murrell	....	line producer
Gareth Neame	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Adrian Johnston

Cinematography by
David Katznelson

Film Editing by
Paul Garrick

Casting by
Kate Rhodes James		(as Kate Rhodes-James)

Production Design by
David Roger

Art Direction by
Fleur Whitlock

Set Decoration by
Jo Kornstein

Costume Design by
Andrea Galer

Makeup Department
Brandon Day	....	hair colorist
Pat Hay	....	makeup designer
Helen Johnson	....	makeup artist
Liz Michie	....	key hair stylist
Sandrine Mugglestone	....	makeup trainee
Jamie Pritchard	....	hair stylist
Aaron Sherman	....	prosthetic makeup artist

Production Management
Ian Hutchinson	....	unit manager
Kate Murrell	....	production manager
Kim Simon	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Howard	....	second assistant director
Angharad Jones	....	third assistant director
Harry Jones	....	third assistant director
Nige Watson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Katy Harvey	....	stand-by art director (as Katy Pain)
Tony Hefferman	....	construction manager
Patrick Henshaw	....	dressing props
Tony Henshaw	....	property master
Peter Holden	....	stand-by carpenter
Robert Jones	....	production buyer
Melissa Magna	....	assistant production buyer
Paul Mitchell	....	stand-by props
Craig Price	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Kevin Brazier	....	dubbing editor
Wayne Brooks	....	dubbing editor
Anthony Faust	....	adr mixer
Steve Fish	....	boom operator
Tom Jessup	....	boom operator
Richard Manton	....	sound mixer
David Old	....	dubbing mixer

Special Effects by
Matthew G. Armstrong	....	special effects technician
Bernard Newton	....	special effects senior technician
Nick P. Phillips	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Andy Bradford	....	stunt coordinator
Derek Lea	....	stunts
Matt Price	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Paddy Blake	....	focus puller
Andy Cole	....	best boy
Frank Dawson	....	electrician
Mike Rees	....	clapper loader
Boris Rybin	....	assistant camera
Carolina Schmidtholstein	....	electrician
Otto Stenov	....	gaffer
David Taylor	....	generator operator
Roger Tooley	....	steadicam operator

Casting Department
Andy Morgan	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sally Crees	....	costume supervisor
Mark Lord	....	costume assistant
Charlotte Morris	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Gerald Morris	....	assistant editor
Vincent Narduzzo	....	colorist (as Vince Narduzzo)
Graham Portbury	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Terry Davies	....	conductor

Other crew
Lucy Anthony	....	unit nurse
Hannah Brown	....	production assistant
Karen Jones	....	script supervisor
Adrian Kelly	....	assistant production coordinator
Bridget Kenningham	....	assistant location manager
Kevin Khan	....	production accountant
Neil Lee	....	location manager
Mitchell Mcgee	....	unit security
Steve Monchar	....	assistant accountant (as Steven Monchar)
Hilary Norrish	....	script executive

Production Companies

• Tiger Aspect Productions

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2004) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• BBC Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2008) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
• Just Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Casting Collective  extras casting

Also Known As:

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Tiger Aspect Productions

Trivia:

Daniel Webb played Lestrade in Hound Of The Baskervilles but was not available to play the role again

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Boom pole visible in the church graveyard scene in the high shot looking down in the fog.

Quotes:

Sherlock Holmes: There should be no combination of events for which the wit of man cannot conceive an explanation.
Sherlock Holmes: Really, Watson, you are scintillating this morning.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Time Shift: A Study in Sherlock" (2007)

On Everett as Holmes

As a big Sherlock Holmes fan, I was looking forward to "Silk Stocking," but was very disappointed with Rupert Everett's performance. He gave the distinct impression of being bored all the way through. Also, I was surprised by the scene of him shooting up during the case. My understanding of the "real" Holmes is that he was bored in between cases, and that's when he enjoyed his 7% solution. When in the midst of a case, he was excited and engaged and focused -- none of which Everett showed in his performance. My favorite Holmes remains Jeremy Brett, who showed actual modulation in Holmes' personality (irritation and boredom before the case presented itself; excitement, sometimes to a bizarre extent, during a case; rapture at listening to a classical concert etc.) rather than the sleepy, Johnny-one-note performance of Everett. Four snores.