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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Jul 10, 2006 19:27:04 GMT
Apologies if this has been covered before, but does 'The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes' (1971) still exist? I understand it was a Thames Television production. Did they have a good track record for preserving old shows? I'm particularly intrigued by the episode 'Horse of the Invisible', based on the story by William Hope Hodgson and starring Donald Pleasence.
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Post by nigel on Jul 14, 2006 20:47:40 GMT
oh yes the rivals of sherlock homes "the horse of invisible" i have seen it and it was good ,i have a copy of it if you intrested quality is ok for such an old recording ,i doubt it will ever be on tv again though as no thames stuff seems to be ,but rest asured at least 8 episodes exist including the above named i hop that helps
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Post by R E Faust on Jul 16, 2006 17:06:59 GMT
All the episodes from both seasons of 'Rivals' exist in the archives.
About two-thirds are out there in trading circles.
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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Jul 21, 2006 16:36:27 GMT
Thanks for the information. Good to know the series still exists, even if a repeat or DVD release is unlikely.
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Post by Alan Jeffries on Jul 21, 2006 18:57:10 GMT
Some of the episodes were repeated on Granada+ a few years back. I would think thay would make a reappearance on ITV3/4 at some point. Horse of the Invisible was a very good adaption. It's a shame that the other Carnacki stories have never been dramatised.
Alan
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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Jul 22, 2006 15:28:44 GMT
Any repeats would be welcome. Perhaps ITV3 could show some episodes when it finishes the current run of Jeremy Brett 'Sherlock Holmes' stories. I think several of the Carnacki stories would dramatise well. BBC4 screened a new M.R. James adaptation, 'A View from the Hill', so there's always hope.
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