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Elementary, My Dear Watson. Dr Watson (William Rushton). Copyright: BBC
Elementary, My Dear Watson

Elementary, My Dear Watson

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1973
  • 1 pilot

Sherlock Holmes finds Edwardian solutions to problems in 1973. Stars John Cleese, William Rushton, Josephine Tewson, Norman Bird, Chic Murray and more.

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Cast & crew credits

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 Designer

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