“The Hound of the Baskervilles” is an excellent made-for-television movie based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1902 novel. It tells the story of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson being called to an estate in southern England where a murder takes place. It is said that a giant spectral hound stalks the grounds and kills family members in revenge for the death of a local peasant girl years before.
The outstanding cast is headed by Ian Richardson as Holmes. He was the actor who gained prominence in the 1990’s as the diabolical prime minister in “House of Cards.” Others include Donald Churchill, Denholm Elliot, Brian Blessed, Nicholas Clay, Martin Shaw, Connie Booth, Glynis Barber, Ronald Lacey, and David Langton in a brief appearance at the beginning of the picture as Sir Charles Baskerville.
Executive producer Sy Weintraub, producer Otto Plaschkes, director Douglas Hickox, and teleplay author Charles Edward Pogue all worked hard to make this film one of the best of the numerous versions of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” that have come out over the yeas. This suspense-filled and watchable movie first aired in 1983 on the BBC in Europe and on HBO in America. It was filmed on location in Devon, England.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
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My Review
“The Hound of the Baskervilles” is an excellent made-for-television movie based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1902 novel. It tells the story of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson being called to an estate in southern England where a murder takes place. It is said that a giant spectral hound stalks the grounds and kills family members in revenge for the death of a local peasant girl years before.
The outstanding cast is headed by Ian Richardson as Holmes. He was the actor who gained prominence in the 1990’s as the diabolical prime minister in “House of Cards.” Others include Donald Churchill, Denholm Elliot, Brian Blessed, Nicholas Clay, Martin Shaw, Connie Booth, Glynis Barber, Ronald Lacey, and David Langton in a brief appearance at the beginning of the picture as Sir Charles Baskerville.
Executive producer Sy Weintraub, producer Otto Plaschkes, director Douglas Hickox, and teleplay author Charles Edward Pogue all worked hard to make this film one of the best of the numerous versions of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” that have come out over the yeas. This suspense-filled and watchable movie first aired in 1983 on the BBC in Europe and on HBO in America. It was filmed on location in Devon, England.