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The Soviet Union made a Sherlock Holmes adaptation so perfect, Brits got jealous.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1981)

Fog-drenched GothicCozy intellectualPeriod perfect

Latest Episode

The Hound of the Baskervilles. Episode 2
9.574 min

Season 1 • Episode 2

Latest

The Hound of the Baskervilles. Episode 2

Jul 25, 1981

Inspector Lestrade arrives at Baskerville Hall to help the detectives. In the evening, the three organize surveillance near the Stapleton house. Watson sees that Jack Stapleton has already released the dog - a huge Great Dane with a muzzle smeared with phosphorus - just before Sir Henry left. The dog attacks Henry and almost bites him to death, but Lestrade kills the dog with several shots. Stapleton, however, hides. The detectives search his house, find a tied-up Beryl and bring her to consciousness. The woman says that Jack can only hide in the center of the Grimpen Mire, where he kept the dog. There, Holmes finds all the evidence: Sir Henry's boot stolen to set the dog on, the remains of Dr. Mortimer's dog Snoopy, and phosphorus. A shot is heard, and a shootout with Stapleton begins. Escaping from pursuit, Stapleton drowns in the mire.

Overview

MysteryCrimeAction & Adventure

The third part of the Soviet TV series based on the works of Arthur Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes. The events of the film take place in 1889. The country doctor Mortimer comes to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who visited the detective's apartment the day before in his absence and forgot his cane there. Mortimer tells the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles, a hellish hound that has been haunting the Baskerville family from Devonshire for several centuries, and reports the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, the owner of the Baskerville Hall estate. The newspapers write that Charles Baskerville's death was caused by a heart attack, allegedly he was very unwell, but Mortimer does not believe a single word of them, since he found tracks of a huge dog not far from the body of the deceased.

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Content warning
based on novel or book

Standout Aspects

Acting

Livanov's Holmes: arrogant, vulnerable, utterly definitive.

Production

Soviet craftsmen built Victorian London better than the British.

Cinematography

Moor scenes shot in actual Crimean fog. Authentic dread.

Best for:Solo: Rainy night with tea and absolute silence required.·Rewatch: Notice new details in Holmes's micro-expressions.·Binge: Both episodes back-to-back; the cliffhanger demands it.
Heads up:Emotional: The hound's fate hits harder than you'd expect.
First AiredJul 25, 1981
StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Seasons1·Episodes2
Central Television USSR

Top Cast

Vasiliy Livanov

Vasiliy Livanov

Sherlock Holmes

Vitali Solomin

Vitali Solomin

Dr. Watson

Rina Zelyonaya

Rina Zelyonaya

Mrs. Hudson

Irina Kupchenko

Irina Kupchenko

Miss Beryl Stapleton

Nikita Mikhalkov

Nikita Mikhalkov

Sir Henry Baskerville

Alla Demidova

Alla Demidova

Laura Lyons

Svetlana Kryuchkova

Svetlana Kryuchkova

Mrs. Barrymore

Alexander Adabashyan

Alexander Adabashyan

John Barrymore

Boryslav Brondukov

Boryslav Brondukov

inspector Lestrade

Sergei Martinson

Sergei Martinson

Mr. Frankland

Evgeniy Steblov

Evgeniy Steblov

Dr. James Mortimer

Oleg Yankovskiy

Oleg Yankovskiy

Jack Stapleton/Hugo Baskerville

Oleg Palmov

Oleg Palmov

postal director

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Cultural

This adaptation was so beloved in Russia that Livanov received an Order of the British Empire—one of the few Soviets ever honored by the Crown.

Trivia

Director Igor Maslennikov shot the Grimpen Mire scenes in the Crimea because Soviet health officials wouldn't let the crew near actual English bogs due to tetanus concerns.

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