The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982 TV serial)

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Written by	Novel: Arthur Conan Doyle Screenplay: Alexander Baron
Directed by	Peter Duguid
Starring	Tom Baker Terence Rigby
Country of origin	UK
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Barry Letts
Original release
Release	3 October 1982

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982) is a British television programme. It was directed by Peter Duguid and starred Tom Baker as Sherlock Holmes and Terence Rigby as Doctor Watson. It is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Cast

• Tom Baker as Sherlock Holmes
• Terence Rigby as Dr. John H. Watson
• Nicholas Woodeson as Sir Henry Baskerville
• Christopher Ravenscroft as Stapleton
• Kay Adshead as Beryl Stapleton
• Will Knightley as Dr. Mortimer

Reception

The opinions of viewers at the time was divided^[1] The four-part serial aired in 1982,^[1] and it has not done better over time.^[2][3] Baker himself came to think of his performance as a failure.^[4]

References

1. Peter Haining (1994). The Television Sherlock Holmes. Virgin Books. pp. 84. ISBN 0-86369-793-3.
2. "A Study In Error: The Ten Worst Sherlock Holmes". shadowlocked.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
3. Allen Eyles (1986). Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration. Harper & Row. pp. 123. ISBN 0-06-015620-1.
4. Alan Barnes (2002). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 1-903111-04-8.

Other websites

• The Hound of the Baskervilles on IMDb