The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Blue Carbuncle
Sherlock Saturday takes us back to 221 B Baker Street and the Granada Television’s faithful adaptations of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story, the mystery involves the theft of a near-priceless gemstone, known as the Blue Carbuncle, which was stolen from the Countess of Morcar's (Rosalind Knight) hotel room. The police arrest a known criminal seen at the hotel near the time of the robbery, however coming into the mystery by entirely different means (involving an abandoned goose and hat stumbled upon by Inspector Peterson during the owner's run-in with ruffians), Holmes (Jeremy Brett) finds the missing gem literally dropped into his hands and spends the rest of the episode discovering how it ended up there.
Highlights of the episode include Holmes painting an accurate picture of Henry Baker (Frank Middlemass) through nothing more than the man's discrded hat and goose. When arriving at Baker Street for his hat and goose, he shows no knowledge of the gem although he offers an interesting story on how the goose came into his possession. This leads Holmes and Watson (David Burke) on a merry chase around the city tracking down where the goose came from including pulling out a clue from the tight-lipped man who sold the geese through the use of a little shecanery and, through a bit of lucky timing, coming across another interested party (Ken Campbell) looking for the specific goose who is able to fill in the remaining gaps of the mystery.
- Title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Blue Carbuncle
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