The Solitary Cyclist
- Episode aired May 15, 1984
- TV-PG
- 54m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
1.2K
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A strange man on a bicycle follows a young music teacher as she bicycles on a lonely road to and from the city.A strange man on a bicycle follows a young music teacher as she bicycles on a lonely road to and from the city.A strange man on a bicycle follows a young music teacher as she bicycles on a lonely road to and from the city.
Simon Bleakley
- Peter
- (as Simon Bleackley)
Bryan Heeley
- Fireman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSherlock Holmes goes to a public house seeking information about some people in the area. After ordering a half-pint of local ale from the landlord, he pays with a gold sovereign, worth far more than the ale, and instructs the landlord to keep the change, as he is looking for information. The coin he used is a gold sovereign coin of Queen Victoria, and from the portrait on its obverse can be dated as what is called the old head type, produced from 1893-1901 inclusive, with a total of nearly 100,160,000 total coins of this type produced. A complete meal with beer in a decent restaurant at this time cost a writer 2 shillings and 11 pence. The sovereign coin had a value of 20 shillings.
- GoofsAnglicans (the man is referred to as a "clergyman") had a Rosary worn about his neck. Anglicans do not use Rosaries, and Catholics would never wear one as a piece of jewelry.
- Quotes
Dr Watson: Did I *really* do remarkably badly?
Sherlock Holmes: [ponders] Yes!
- ConnectionsVersion of The Solitary Cyclist (1921)
Featured review
Well done episode is less complicated than most Holmes adventures...
But having said that, it still keeps you baffled until Holmes clears up the whole mystery by deduction with just a little help from Watson. Jeremy Brett and David Burke are excellent as the sleuth and his doctor friend who are charmed by a young woman who tells them an intriguing story about being a solitary cyclist who is being followed by a strange man with a beard. She also tells them how she happened to meet two men, with a flashback showing how the younger man proposed marriage to her and became angry when she refused his advances.
John Castle and Michael Siberry are the gentlemen she describes as inviting her to teach Castle's daughter music lessons, but it turns out that there is an ulterior motive behind their seeking her to come and live in Castle's home. Some nice twists toward the end will keep the viewer engrossed in the story.
Nicely photographed in usual high style with lots of English countryside on display and some amusing banter between Holmes and Watson. One of the better entries in this series.
John Castle and Michael Siberry are the gentlemen she describes as inviting her to teach Castle's daughter music lessons, but it turns out that there is an ulterior motive behind their seeking her to come and live in Castle's home. Some nice twists toward the end will keep the viewer engrossed in the story.
Nicely photographed in usual high style with lots of English countryside on display and some amusing banter between Holmes and Watson. One of the better entries in this series.
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- Doylenf
- Aug 22, 2009
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