Episode

Sherlock Holmes: The Master Blackmailer

Name: Sherlock Holmes: The Master Blackmailer
Released: 1992-01-02
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Jeremy Brett, Rosalie Williams, Edward Hardwicke, David Burke, Colin Jeavons

Sherlock HolmesThe Casebook of Sherlock Holmes1992-01-02

Overview

Holmes and Watson attempt to thwart the schemes of the infamous blackmailer Charles Augustus Milverton from blackmailing Lady Eva Blackwell. But things do not seem as easy as they do and Holmes must sacrifice his morality and his honourable career to stop Milverton from wrecking her marriage.

Details

Series: Sherlock Holmes
Season: Season 6
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 1992-01-02
Runtime: 103 min

Episode context

The Master Blackmailer is Episode 1 in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes of Sherlock Holmes. It aired on 1992-01-02. The runtime is 103 min.

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