The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed League
12:55 pm - 2:00 pm, Saturday, June 27 on ITV4 (26)
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The Red-Headed League
Season 2, Episode 5
The sleuth investigates the case of a man who has acquired a well-paid but mysterious job - seemingly on account of his red hair. Period detective drama, starring Jeremy Brett and David Burke, with Eric Porter as Moriarty
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Cast & Crew
Jeremy Brett
(Actor)
.. Sherlock Holmes
David Burke
(Actor)
.. Dr Watson
Tim McInnerny
(Actor)
.. Vincent Spauling/Clay
Eric Porter
(Actor)
.. Moriarty
John Woodnutt
(Actor)
.. Merryweather
Richard Wilson
(Actor)
.. Ross
John Bruce
(Director)
John Hawkesworth
(Writer)
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Did You Know..
Jeremy Brett
(Actor)
.. Sherlock Holmes
David Burke
(Actor)
.. Dr Watson
Tim McInnerny
(Actor)
.. Vincent Spauling/Clay
Born:
September 18, 1956
in
Cheadle Hulme, Stockport
Best Known For:
Paying Captain Darling and Percy in Blackadder
Early-life:
McInnerny was born in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, in 1956, and educated at Marling School, Stroud, and Wadham College, Oxford. After graduating in 1979 he set about becoming a serious actor and joined several drama companies. His big break came when he was in the original production of Pravda with Anthony Hopkins, and on TV in Edge of Darkness (1985) where he played a revolutionary socialist.
Career:
After several well-received theatre roles he was cast as Lord Percy in Blackadder and has been linked to the comedy masterpiece ever since. Subsequent hits include Wetherby (1985), Erik the Viking (1989), a film production of Shakespeare's Richard III (1995), FairyTale: A True Story (1997), Notting Hill (1999), 102 Dalmatians (2000), The Emperor's New Clothes (2001), and Severance (2006). TV hits include Spooks and Trial and Retribution. He also played Dr Frank-N-Furter in the 1990 West End production of The Rocky Horror Show.
Quote:
'Blackadder was such good fun, but it was just six weeks' work once every two years.'
Eric Porter
(Actor)
.. Moriarty
John Woodnutt
(Actor)
.. Merryweather
Richard Wilson
(Actor)
.. Ross
Born:
July 09, 1937
in
Greenock, Renfrewshire
Best Known For:
His role as acerbic pensioner Victor Meldrew.
Early-life:
Iain Richard Wilson was born on July 9, 1936, in Greenock, Renfrewshire. He has an older sister called Moira. His father worked in the shipyards and was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Wilson claims to have been teased at school due to his slight frame. On leaving school, Wilson became a hospital laboratory technician, did National Service and eventually got into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) at the age of 27. After graduating, he concentrated largely on theatre work.
Career:
Wilson has film credits, sitcoms and top dramas to his name. Only When I Laugh, Tutti Frutti and A Passage to India are among them, but it is probably for the character of Victor Meldrew in One Foot in the Grave that he will be best remembered. The series was written with him in mind by David Renwick, though Wilson turned it down at first, believing he was too young to play a retired man. Luckily, he changed his mind and a TV legend was born. Since then he's appeared in such projects as Born and Bred, Doctor Who, and he had a regular role in BBC hit Merlin. Away from the small screen, he continues to direct plays and was awarded an OBE in 1994.
Quote:
'I do find it quite easy to get angry, especially after a hard day. In public, you have to try and rein in your temper because people try and goad you into it.'
Trivia:
He lent his voice to a character in the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet.
John Bruce
(Director)
John Hawkesworth
(Writer)
