Case File: Russian Holmes

However Improbable

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1979-1986) is sometimes known as Soviet Holmes, Russian Holmes, Lenfilm Holmes, or Old Russian Holmes. Lenfilm’s series of films have often been described as one of the best Holmes adaptations out there, with particular praise directed towards Livanov’s Holmes.

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This discussion contains major plot spoilers for the canon stories “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton,” as well as “The Final Problem” and “The Empty House.” We haven’t covered them on the podcast yet, so if you’ve managed to avoid Doyle’s major plot twist and would like to avoid spoilers - save this episode for later!

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