9.066 minSeason 1 • Episode 2
LatestHolmes receives a message from Inspector Gregson about a strange case in an abandoned house on Brixton Road: the body of an elderly American was found there, and the word "Revenge" was written in blood on the wall. The case is led by Inspector Lestrade, who does not perceive Holmes as a detective. Some time later, another American, Joseph Stangerson, who was suspected of the first murder, is killed with a knife in a hotel; the word "Revenge" is also found written in blood on the wall at the crime scene.
The first part of the Soviet series of television films based on the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes, filmed in 1979. The film consists of two parts and was filmed based on the story "The Speckled Band" (1st part "The Acquaintance") and the novella "A Study in Scarlet" (beginning of the 1st part and the 2nd part "Bloody Inscription").
Acting
Livanov's Holmes is the blueprint — arrogant, brilliant, barely human.
Production
Soviet England looks more Victorian than actual England.
Writing
Faithful to Doyle but with sly Soviet-era subtext.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Livanov and Solomin became lifelong friends; Livanov was later awarded the Order of the British Empire for his portrayal.
Soviet censors surprisingly allowed the Mormon critique in 'A Study in Scarlet,' seeing organized religion as fair game.
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