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Elementary, My Dear Watson. Image of Dr Watson (William Rushton). Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Elementary, My Dear Watson

Elementary, My Dear Watson - Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew

Elementary, My Dear Watson. Image of Sherlock Holmes (John Cleese). Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

"Sherlock Holmes finds Edwardian solutions to problems in 1973"

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Comedy Details
Comedy Type:TV Sitcom
Broadcast:Thu 18th January 1973  (BBC1)
Episode Count:1 Pilot
Production Company :British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Regular Cast
John Cleese ... Sherlock Holmes
William Rushton ... Dr Watson
Josephine Tewson ... Lady Cynthia
Norman Bird ... Inspector Street
Chic Murray ... Constable
John Wells ... Prime Minister
Bill Maynard ... Frank Potter
Larry Martyn ... Fu Manchu
Michael Gover ... Supt Truscott
Michael Knowles ... Rupert
Helen Lambert ... Secretary
Rosemary Lord ... Mabel
Ivor Salter ... Airport Loader
Gordon Faith ... Security Man
Colin Bean ... News Boy
Rose Hill ... The Lady
Frank Muir ... Self
Dawn Addams ... Self
Alan Coren ... Self
Patrick Campbell ... Self
Robert Robinson ... Self
John Carson ... Self
Morag Hood ... Self
Writing Team
N.F. Simpson ... Writer
Production Team
Harold Snoad ... Director
Barry Took ... Producer
Raymond Cusick
(as Ray Cusick)		 ... Production Design