Add to FavouritesAbout this Broadcast
Sherlock Holmes receives a mysterious package with a connection to a series of murders. Aided by his brother Mycroft and trusty sidekick Dr Watson, he is soon on the trail of the Victorian age's most infamous killer - Jack the Ripper. His investigation leads to a conspiracy involving eminent politicians and the aristocracy. Thriller, with John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser, Robert Morley, Judi Dench and Barbara Windsor
1965
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
John Neville
(Actor)
.. Sherlock Holmes
Donald Houston
(Actor)
.. Dr John Watson
John Fraser
(Actor)
.. Lord Edward Carfax
Robert Morley
(Actor)
.. Mycroft Holmes
Judi Dench
(Actor)
.. Sally
Barbara Windsor
(Actor)
.. Annie Chapman
Anthony Quayle
(Actor)
.. Dr Murray
Adrienne Corri
(Actor)
.. Angela
Cecil Parker
(Actor)
.. Prime Minister
James Hill
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
John Neville
(Actor)
.. Sherlock Holmes
Donald Houston
(Actor)
.. Dr John Watson
John Fraser
(Actor)
.. Lord Edward Carfax
Robert Morley
(Actor)
.. Mycroft Holmes
Judi Dench
(Actor)
.. Sally
Born:
December 09, 1934
in
York
Best Known For:
Her Bond film appearances.
Early-life:
Judith Olivia Dench was born on December 9, 1934, in York, the daughter of a doctor and his Irish wife. She attended Mount School, a Quaker institution, alongside author AS Byatt. She made her stage debut there - as a snail. Originally intending to be an artist, the experience changed her mind. She was also inspired by backstage visits to York Theatre Royal, where her father was the company's GP. She followed older brother Jeffrey to the Central School Of Speech And Drama.
Career:
Dench made her professional debut with the Old Vic Company before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1961, and has frequently worked on stage ever since. She became a household name in the 1980s thanks to sitcom A Fine Romance, for which she won a Bafta. She's also won the award for Four in the Morning, Talking to a Stranger, Iris, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells, Shakespeare In Love (for which she picked up an Oscar too), A Handful of Dust, Mrs Brown and A Room With a View. Other notable productions include Chocolat, Notes on a Scandal, J Edgar, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and its sequel, and several Bond movies, including Skyfall, in which she bowed out as M.
Quote:
"I just feel incredibly lucky to be employed. That's why I sometimes feel desperate, in case I'm not going to be cast again."
Trivia:
She became a Dame of the British Empire in 1988.
Barbara Windsor
(Actor)
.. Annie Chapman
Born:
August 06, 1937
in
London
Best Known For:
That naughty giggle.
Early-life:
Born Barbara-Ann Deeks in London on August 6, 1937, the only child of a dressmaker and a bus driver. Her mum worked extra hours to pay for elocution lessons. As a child, Babs loved singing and dancing and it was during a visit to the theatre with her grandfather that she decided on a showbusiness career, eventually adopting the stage name Barbara Windsor. She won her first stage role at the age of 12 in a London pantomime. In 1952 she got a job in the chorus of Love from Lucy and stayed in the show for two years. A number of minor film roles followed, but she remained largely a stage actress.
Career:
Two major film roles in 1962 - Death Trap and Sparrows Can't Sing - resulted in greater recognition, but it wasn't until stage show Fings Ain't What They Used to Be that Windsor found true fame. Her career really took off after her appearance in the comedy film Carry On Spying. Stereotyped as a glamorous dolly bird, she was seen as the ultimate Carry On girl and appeared in nine of the classic movies. In recent years, she has appeared in the long-running soap EastEnders, playing Peggy Mitchell and becoming a genuine soap icon. She left Walford in 2010, and since then has done panto and regularly stood in for Elaine Paige when she's been unavailable to host her Radio 2 show.
Quote:
"In my late 40s I found it difficult at casting interviews because people would still think I was as young as I appeared in the Carry Ons."
Trivia:
Windsor voiced the Dormouse in Tim Burton's film version of Alice in Wonderland.
Anthony Quayle
(Actor)
.. Dr Murray
Adrienne Corri
(Actor)
.. Angela
Cecil Parker
(Actor)
.. Prime Minister
James Hill
(Director)
Best Known For:
Being a contestant on The Apprentice.
Early-life:
James was born in Chesterfield. His first business was a hand car wash in his local area. His other ventures have included supplying gaming machines to bars and clubs across the UK.
Career:
Hill first came to prominence when he appeared as a contestant in the 2014 series of The Apprentice. He came across as opinionated and he had an eye for the ladies. Lord Sugar fired him in week eight. In August 2015, he entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.
Quote:
"I am a clean freak. I hate people leaving dirty bathrooms."
Trivia:
Hill started selling chocolate bars to fellow pupils when he was 13 to make extra dinner money.
