Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Set 2

British Victorian Mystery Holmes-less but Perfect
13 invigoratingly written plots in "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes-Set 2".
Different appealing sleuth characters for each episode averaging 51 minutes. Detailed late-Victorian sets, both indoors and out make this restored TV series worthy of 21st century viewing. Authentic costuming and location detail perfection makes one wish to have lived in the late 1800s. An absence of background music adds to the period authenticity. Top-notch performances of some of the best British actors and actresses of the day.
__Although unrated, this set does have one episode with a bit of nudity.

Bonus: SUBTITLES assist in the occasional strong dialect. Also included are detailed profiles of all the authors making history with these crime investigators of Victorian days. What a bonus for mystery story readers who would like to continue with these great crime solvers. The bonus material lists many of the writers' other written works.

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Top Drawer Classic Series That Has It All
"The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Set 2" is the second installment in a classic television series of British mysteries that was produced by Thames Television, premiered on the ITV Network in the United Kingdom in 1973, and was seen on public television in the United States in the 1970s. It is released in a four volume boxed set, consisting of thirteen episodes, and runs approximately 659 minutes in total. It comes with bonus features on the rival detectives and their creators, and. thank you, Acorn Media Group, subtitles. The first series, also 13 episodes, aired in 1971, and won a BAFTA for best design: it has already been released in DVD format.

At the turn of the twentieth century, the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods, there was plenty of poverty, social unrest, and crime in the world, in Europe, and in England. There were also the riveting detective stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring Sherlock Holmes, and his sturdy assistant, Watson. And there was...

GREAT
This was awesome! I really enjoyed this series though I liked some characters more then others. While it is a little old it is well done, I particularly like the firts episode and the next one with Max Carrados; a blind but very observant detective.

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