The Baker Street Boys
The Baker Street Boys | |
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Genre | Mystery |
Created by | Arthur Conan Doyle |
Written by |
Richard Carpenter Anthony Read |
Directed by |
Marilyn Fox Michael Kerrigan |
Starring |
Jay Simpson Debbie Norris Suzi Ross Adam Woodyatt David Garlick Damion Napier Roger Ostine Hubert Rees Stanley Lebor Pat Keen |
Theme music composer |
David Epps Alan Roper |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Producer(s) |
Paul Stone Anthony Gruner |
Running time | 25 mins |
Production company(s) | BBC |
Release | |
Original network | BBC |
Original release | 8 March – 1 April 1983 |
The Baker Street Boys is a British television series made by the BBC and first shown in 1983.[1] The series recounts the adventures of a gang of street urchins living in Victorian London who assist the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in solving crimes and find themselves tackling cases of their own.[1]
Production
Anthony Read planned out the show's format.[1] Read had previously been a script editor and writer on the 1965 Sherlock Holmes series starring Douglas Wilmer.[1] He claimed to have long wondered what the Irregulars got up to when not in the service of Sherlock Holmes[1] and the series deals with this subject.[1]
The character of Sherlock Holmes, as played by Roger Ostine, is only fleetingly seen in the series[1] while Dr. Watson, Inspector Lestrade and Mrs. Hudson all feature more prominently.[1]
Cast
Starring
- Jay Simpson as Wiggins
- Damion Napier as Beaver
- Adam Woodyatt as Shiner
- David Garlick as Sparrow
- Debbie Norris as Queenie
- Suzi Ross as Rosie
Reoccuring
- Roger Ostine as Sherlock Holmes
- Hubert Rees as Dr. Watson
- Stanley Lebor as Inspector Lestrade
- Pat Keen as Mrs. Hudson
Episodes
Eight episodes were broadcast:[1]
# | Original airdate | Title |
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1 | 8 March 1983 | "The Adventure of the Disappearing Dispatch Case, Part 1" |
2 | 11 March 1983 | "The Adventure of the Disappearing Dispatch Case, Part 2" |
3 | 15 March 1983 | "The Ghost of Julian Midwinter, Part 1" |
4 | 18 March 1983 | "The Ghost of Julian Midwinter, Part 2" |
5 | 22 March 1983 | "The Adventure of the Winged Scarab, Part 1" |
6 | 25 March 1983 | "The Adventure of the Winged Scarab, Part 2" |
7 | 29 March 1983 | "The Case of the Captive Clairvoyant, Part 1" |
8 | 4 April 1983 | "The Case of the Captive Clairvoyant, Part 2" |
VHS release
In 1985, the BBC released 4 episodes from the series on VHS video. They were edited into two 48-minute-long episodes.
The two stories featured were "The Adventure of the Disappearing Dispatch Case" (from Episodes 1 and 2) and "The Adventure of the Winged Scarab" (from Episodes 5 and 6).
Books
Seven books based on the TV series have been published to date:
Title | Author | Date | Publisher | ISBN |
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The Baker Street Boys | Brian Ball | 1983 | BBC/Knight Books | ISBN 978-0-3403-3300-6 |
The Baker Street Boys: The Case of the Disappearing Detective | Anthony Read | 2005 | Walker Books Ltd | ISBN 978-1-84428-961-5 |
The Baker Street Boys: The Case of the Captive Clairvoyant | Anthony Read | 2006 | Walker Books Ltd | ISBN 978-0-7445-7016-8 |
The Baker Street Boys: The Case of the Ranjipur Ruby | Anthony Read | 2006 | Walker Books Ltd | ISBN 978-1-4063-0088-8 |
The Baker Street Boys: The Case of the Limehouse Laundry | Anthony Read | 2007 | Walker Books Ltd | ISBN 978-1-4063-0341-4 |
The Baker Street Boys: The Case of the Stolen Sparklers | Anthony Read | 2008 | Walker Books Ltd | ISBN 978-1-4063-0342-1 |
The Baker Street Boys: The Case of the Haunted Horrors | Anthony Read | 2009 | Walker Books Ltd | ISBN 978-1-4063-0343-8 |