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In the second series of the widely celebrated ITV detective programme, Dr John Watson finds a mystery in an empty house, while Holmes and he later solve the mysteries of an abbey grange, the Musgrave

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 8 - The Devil's Foot
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E8

    While convalescing in Cornwall, a depressive Holmes investigates the apparent death from apoplexy of a local woman and the unexplained sudden dementia of her two brothers.

    Director:Ken Hannam
    Writer:Gary Hopkins

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  2. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 10 - Wisteria Lodge
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E10

    A bored Holmes eagerly accepts a case involving the disappearance of an amateur Spanish cartographer as well as his servants from his rented country lodge.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Jeremy Paul

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  3. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 12 - The Hound of the Baskervilles
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E12

    Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on Dartmoor, with his face contorted in terror and the footprints of a huge dog near his body. On arrival in England, Sir Charles's American heir, now Sir Henry Baskerville, engages Holmes to come to Devon and get to the bottom of the age-old legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles - a phantom which kills.From the outset, Holmes is convinced there is a human murderer at work and he lays a deep plan to foil him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 13 - The Sign of Four
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E13

    For years after her father's disappearance, the beautiful Miss Mary Morstan receives anonymously every year one large and valuable pearl. When, finally, an invitation arrives to meet the mysterious pearl-giver, Mary Morstan seeks Holmes's advice, and he begins to unravel some remarkable clues, including a poison dart and a man with a wooden leg. What Holmes finds is an old soldier who is determined to punish those who betrayed him and his friends by stealing their oriental treasure.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 2 - The Priory School
    7.9/10(1145 votes)

    S1:E2

    The headmaster of a prestigious prep school calls on Holmes for help when the ten year old only son of powerful but publicity-shy duke disappears.

    Director:John Madden
    Writer:T.R. Bowen

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  6. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 5 - The Abbey Grange
    7.9/10(1150 votes)

    S1:E5

    Holmes is called to a manor house to investigate the brutal murder of a country lord with a fireplace poker and reconcile the story of his bruised and battered wife with the facts.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:T.R. Bowen

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  7. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 6 - The Man with the Twisted Lip
    7.9/10(1096 votes)

    S1:E6

    Responding to a grieving wife, Holmes investigates the apparent murder of her husband in an apartment above an opium den.

    Director:Patrick Lau
    Writer:Alan Plater

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  8. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 7 - The Six Napoleons
    8.0/10(1175 votes)

    S1:E7

    Lastrade reveals to Holmes that someone has been inexplicably breaking into homes for the senseless purpose of breaking small busts of Napoleon.

    Director:David Carson
    Writer:John Kane

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  9. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 1 - The Empty House
    8.1/10(1212 votes)

    S1:E1

    Believed dead after his fatal encounter with Moriarity three years ago, Holmes returns to England to foil a murder plot against him by a former Moriarity gang member.

    Director:Howard Baker
    Writer:John Hawkesworth

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  10. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 3 - The Second Stain
    8.1/10(1167 votes)

    S1:E3

    Holmes is asked by the country's Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead England into war.

    Director:John Bruce
    Writer:John Hawkesworth

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  11. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 4 - The Musgrave Ritual
    8.3/10(1202 votes)

    S1:E4

    An obscure family document containing an enigmatic ritual holds the key to a hidden treasure if Holmes can decipher the mystery.

    Director:David Carson
    Writer:Jeremy Paul

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  12. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 9 - Silver Blaze
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E9

    Holmes investigates the disappearance of a champion racehorse and the murder of its trainer on a lonely moor.

    Director:Brian Mills
    Writer:John Hawkesworth

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  13. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 11 - The Bruce Partington Plans
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E11

    Sherlock's brother Mycroft enlists his younger sibling to locate missing patent plans that pertain to a strategically critical state-of-the-art submarine.

    Director:John Gorrie
    Writer:John Hawkesworth

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Devil's Foot" is the worst rated episode of "The Return of Sherlock Holmes". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Ken Hannam and written by Gary Hopkins, it aired on 4/6/1988. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Wisteria Lodge".