The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - The Master Blackmailer - 02:05 am Monday, December 29 on That's TV

About this Broadcast

The Master Blackmailer
Season 1, Episode 1

Holmes disguises himself as a plumber to gain access to the home of a blackmailing art dealer who targets members of high society. Robert Hardy guest stars in a feature-length episode of the period drama, with Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke

Detective/Thriller Movie/Drama Mystery

Cast & Crew

Jeremy Brett (Actor) .. Sherlock Holmes

Edward Hardwicke (Actor) .. Dr John Watson

Robert Hardy (Actor) .. Charles Augustus Milverton

Norma West (Actor) .. Lady Diana Swinstead

Gwen Ffrangcon Davies (Actor) .. The Dowager

Nickolas Grace (Actor) .. Bertrand

Colin Jeavons (Actor) .. Insp Lestrade

Serena Gordon (Actor) .. Lady Eva Blackwell

Sarah McVicar (Actor) .. The Hon Charlotte `Lotte" Miles

David Mallinson (Actor) .. Col Dorking

Brian Mitchell (Actor) .. Harry, Earl of Dovercourt

Peter Hammond (Director)

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Did You Know..

Jeremy Brett (Actor) .. Sherlock Holmes

Edward Hardwicke (Actor) .. Dr John Watson

Robert Hardy (Actor) .. Charles Augustus Milverton

Born: October 29, 1925 in Cheltenham

Best Known For: Siegfried in All Creatures Great and Small.

Early-life: Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy was born on October 29, 1925 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He studied at Oxford University under CS Lewis and in 1949 he joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. He developed an interest in medieval history - in particular, in the use of the longbow. Regarded as one of Britain's leading experts on that weapon, he wrote a book about it, served as a consultant on the longbow for organisations involved in history projects, and handcrafted longbows himself.

Career: Hardy made his TV debut in Twelfth Night in 1957 and went on to appear in a series of films and TV shows before the BBC drama All Creatures Great And Small made him a star in 1978. He appeared in another version of Twelfth Night in 1980. Other highlights include Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, The Far Pavilions, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Sense and Sensibility, Shackleton, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. He played William Whitelaw in Margaret, a 2009 TV film about the life of politician Margaret Thatcher. He died on August 3, 2017 at the age of 91.

Quote: On one of his more divine roles: "Do I find it easy to play God? After playing Churchill for so long, it seems a logical step. I come on absolutely as myself, except that I'm wearing white robes."

Trivia: Hardy was awarded a CBE in 1981.