MYSTERY!: THE CASEBOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE CREEPING MAN (TV)
Summary
One in this mystery anthology series. Host Diana Rigg introduces this unique story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that seems to defy his medical training and venture into a fictional world of science. In this program, a young lady, Edith Presbury, believes that she saw someone at her bedroom window during the night. However, her father and her fiancŽ find it difficult to believe her story since it is seemingly impossible for even the most agile human being to reach her second-story window. Still, Edith convinces her fiance to consult Sherlock Holmes on the matter. Holmes is intrigued by the circumstances of the mystery. He and Dr. Watson venture out to solve the baffling puzzle much to the chagrin of Professor Presbury, Edith's father. Meanwhile, various primates are being stolen from zoos.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: November 21, 1991 Thursday 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:55:22
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:29961
- GENRE: Drama, mystery/suspense
- SUBJECT HEADING: Detectives; Drama, mystery/suspense
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1980-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Rebecca Eaton … Executive Producer
- Michael Cox … Producer
- Tim Sullivan … Director
- Arthur Conan Doyle … Writer
- Robin Chapman … Adapted by
- Patrick Gowers … Music by
- Jeremy Brett … Cast, Sherlock Holmes
- Edward Hardwicke … Cast, Dr. Watson
- Charles Kay … Cast, Professor Presbury
- Adrian Lukis … Cast, Jack Bennett
- Sarah Woodward … Cast, Edith Presbury
- Anna Mazzotti … Cast, Alice Morphy
- James Tomlinson … Cast, Macphail
- Peter Guinness … Cast, Wilcox
- Steve Swinscoe … Cast, Jenkins
- Colin Jeavons … Cast, Inspector Lestrade
- Anthony Havering … Cast, the Secretary of the Zoological Society
- Peter Elliott … Cast, the Great Ape