Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2001 - 2001

The Patient’s Eyes

4th September 2001

Episode 1

When one of his new patients comes in complaining of having hallucinations of a strange masked cyclist following her home, Dr. Doyle calls on his friend Dr. Joseph Bell to assist him with checking in to the young lady’s situation.

The Photographer’s Chair

11th September 2001

Episode 2

Dr. Doyle has a strange encounter supposedly with his deceased fiancée while attending a séance … leaving him depressed and pining for her even more — unfortunately for him though, the serial killer he and Dr. Bell have been investigating intends to unite him with her in the not so distant future.

The Kingdom of Bones

25th September 2001

Episode 3

When a not-so-ancient corpse is found in place of an Egyptian mummy during a public unwrapping, the investigation leads Drs. Bell and Doyle in to the den of a bombing conspiracy.

The White Knight Stratagem

2nd October 2001

Episode 4

When the acquaintances of a suicide victim are found murdered, opposing opinions about the investigation ignites a feud between Dr. Bell and an old adversary from the police department.

Top Cast

Charles Edwards•Ian Richardson

Crime Drama Mystery

If Arthur Conan Doyle based Sherlock Holmes on a real person to any degree, it was on his former professor, forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Bell. This series recounts the fictional murder investigations that Bell might have undertaken with the assistance of young student Doyle.

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Full Cast

Charles Edwards Image

Charles Edwards

Arthur Conan Doyle

Ian Richardson Image

Ian Richardson

Dr. Joseph Bell

Full Crew

Steve Ellingworth

Grip

Arthur Conan Doyle Image

Arthur Conan Doyle

Characters

Tom McCullagh

Production Design

Anna Rackard

Art Direction

Mike Stallion

Art Direction

David Walley

Art Direction

Peter Wenham

Art Direction

Stephen Wong

Art Direction

Tina Jones

Set Decoration

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Charlotte Walter

Costume Design

Frances Tempest

Costume Design

Candice Banks

Makeup Artist

Chris Lyons

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Meg Speirs

Makeup Designer

Gemma Waugh

Makeup Artist

Eva Marieges Moore

Makeup Artist

Bernard O'Reilly

Sound Effects Editor

Simon Okin

Sound Recordist

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Jim Reeve

Executive Producer

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Rebecca Eaton

Executive Producer

Alison Jackson

Producer

Ian Madden

Producer

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John Lunn

Original Music Composer

Jim Parker

Original Music Composer

Peter Sinclair

Director of Photography

John Kenway

Director of Photography

Peter Greenhalgh

Director of Photography

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Chris Seager

Director of Photography

David Rees

Editor

Martin Brinkler

Editor

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Mark Day

Editor

Ian Farr

Editor

Roy Sharman

Editor

Julia Duff

Casting

Patsy Pollock

Casting

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