The Hound of London
The Hound of London is a 1993 television film directed by Peter Reynolds-Long and starring Patrick Macnee as Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes.
Plot
At the request of Inspector Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes investigates a double murder at the Strand Theatre, with the assistance of Dr John Watson.Cast
- Patrick Macnee - Sherlock Holmes
- John Scott-Paget - Dr. Watson
- Colin Skinner - Inspector Lestrade
- Jack Macreath - Moriarty
- Craig Bowlsby - Lance Sterling
- Sophia Thornley - Mrs. Hudson
- Carolyn Wilkinson - Irene Norton
- Drew Kemp - Campbell
- Ned Lemley - Stonegrimble
- Ed Belanger - Striker
- Dale Kelly - Gadsby
- Rob Vanderbrink - King of Bohemia
- Colleen Bignell - Queen of Bohemia
- David Wood - The Body
Production
The screenplay was derived from a play written by Craig Bowlsby and first performed in September 1987 in Burnaby, British Columbia. For the film version, it was entirely recast with the exception of Colleen Bignell who played Irene Norton in the play and the Queen of Bohemia in the film.Patrick Macnee was cast as Sherlock Holmes. Previously, Macnee had portrayed Watson three times: once to Roger Moore's Sherlock Holmes in a 1976 TV movie, Sherlock Holmes in New York and twice with Christopher Lee. This film made Macnee one of only a small number of actors to have played both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. According to Allen Eyles, actors who played both roles include Reginald Owen, Jeremy Brett, Carleton Hobbs, and Howard Marion-Crawford. There are also other actors who played both roles such as H. Lawrence Leyton, who played both on stage.