"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"
The Final Problem (1985)

Director:

Alan Grint

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (short story "The Resident Patient" from volume "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes")
John Hawkesworth (developer)
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TV Series:

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1984)

Original Air Date:

29 September 1985 (Season 2, Episode 6)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery

Plot:

Holmes and Watson travel to Europe to escape Moriarty's vengeance. |

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Sherlock Holmes | Based On Short Story | Private Detective | Victorian Era

Cast

Jeremy Brett	...	Sherlock Holmes
David Burke	...	Dr. John Watson
Eric Porter	...	Moriarty
Rosalie Williams	...	Mrs. Hudson
Olivier Pierre	...	Director of the Louvre
Claude Le Saché	...	Minister of the Interior
Michael Goldie	...	The Artist
Robert Henderson	...	American Millionaire
Paul Sirr	...	Young Art Expert
Jim Dunk	...	Porter at Victoria
Paul Humpoletz	...	Herr Steiler
Simon Adams	...	Swiss Youth

Directed by
Alan Grint

Writing credits
Arthur Conan Doyle		(short story "The Resident Patient" from volume "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes")
John Hawkesworth		(developer)
John Hawkesworth		(dramatisation)

Produced by
Michael Cox	....	producer
Stuart Doughty	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Patrick Gowers

Cinematography by
Mike Blakely		(as Mike Blakeley)
Ken Morgan

Film Editing by
Alan Ringland

Casting by
Carolyn Bartlett

Production Design by
Tim Wilding

Costume Design by
Esther Dean

Makeup Department
Sue Milton	....	makeup artist (as Susan Milton)
Glenda Wood	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Les Davis	....	unit manager
Roy Jackson	....	production manager
Bill Leather	....	production manager

Art Department
Diane Crossley	....	assistant designer
Ray Freeman	....	graphic designer
David Round	....	production buyer

Sound Department
Martin Kay	....	sound
John Whitworth	....	dubbing mixer

Stunts
Marc Boyle	....	stunt arranger
Marc Boyle	....	stunt double
Alf Joint	....	stunt arranger
Alf Joint	....	stunt double: Eric Porter

Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Stephens	....	camera operator

Other crew
Anthony Birch	....	stage crew
Angus Brander	....	stage crew
Nicky Cooney	....	researcher
Helen Emerson	....	production assistant
Vincent Fahy	....	stage crew
Jeff Lambe	....	stage crew
Stephen Littler	....	stage crew
Derek Phoenix	....	stage crew
Bill Woodworth	....	stage crew

Produced by
John Hawkesworth	....	producer

Production Design by
Diane Crossley

Stunts
David Brandon	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Oxley	....	focus puller

Other crew
John Hawkesworth	....	developed for television by

Runtime:

UK:51 min

Trivia:

First episode in which Holmes swears.

Quotes:

Moriarty: [Moriarty suddenly thrusts his hand inside his coat, prompting Holmes to reach for his pistol, but Moriarty only pulls out a small notebook to read from it] You frustrated me in the affair of the French gold.
Sherlock Holmes: Ah, so it *was* you behind "The Red-Headed League." A very ingenious and well-contrived idea.
Moriarty: High praise, from you. You crossed my path first upon the fourth of January. By the middle of February I was seriously inconvenienced by you and at the end of March I was absolutely hampered in my plans. And now with this business in France, you have placed me in such a position by your continual persecution that I am in positive danger of losing my liberty. This situation is becoming an impossible one
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Movie Connections:

Featured in The Shackles of Sherlock (2007) (TV)

Most Excellent Dramatization of Sherlock Holmes! Perfection! Flawless!

Well, I just watched this 1984 Granada production in October 2007 having read the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in the late 1990's. And I must say that not only was the screenplay as faithful to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story as you could get - it was an absolutely faithful production. For anyone who has read "The Final Problem", you will know that this is a very special and perhaps the most significant Sherlock Holmes tale. To those who are unfamiliar with the story, I shall be careful not to convey spoilers which will diminish the key plot points for you. But let me say that this tale takes Holmes and Watson beyond the bounds of England to face a formidable enemy, and in doing so expresses the depths of the friendship between Holmes and Watson, while also showing some spectacular scenery. Every minute detail was vividly shown and expressed, and I ACTUALLY applauded Granada at the conclusion of this episode, because their standards of quality and faithfulness to every detail of the story and characters is absolutely flawless. Bravo Granada! Bravo!