The Master Blackmailer

Synopsis

For years, a blackmailer has been preying on the weaknesses of others throughout London. When Holmes hears of the utter misery this mystery man is creating, he adopts a campaign to thwart his evil scheming. The campaign astonishes Dr. Watson by its strangeness and finds Holmes falling in love.

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Key crew

• Peter HammondDirector
• Jeremy PaulWriter
• Patrick GowersOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Jeremy BrettSherlock Holmes
• Edward HardwickeDr. John Watson
• Robert HardyCharles Augustus Milverton
• Norma WestLady Diana Swinstead
• Gwen Ffrangcon DaviesThe dowager
• Colin JeavonsInspector Lestrade
• Serena GordonLady Eva Blackwell
• Rosalie WilliamsMrs Hudson
• Sophie ThompsonAgatha
• Nickolas GraceBertrand
• Sarah McVicarThe Hon. Charlotte Miles
• David MallinsonColonel Dorking

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