The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983 film) Know It". Booth herself would later appear in 1987s "The Return of Sherlock Holmes". A large part of Martin Shaw's American accent was dubbed by another actor in post-production. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983 film) The Hound of the Baskervilles (a.k.a. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles) is a 1983 British made-for-television mystery film directed by Douglas Hickox, starring Ian Richardson as Sherlock Holmes and Donald Churchill as Dr. John H. Watson. It is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles". In 1982, American producer Sy Weintraub partnered with English producer Otto Plaschkes
The Hound of the Baskervilles of giving his name as 'Sherlock Holmes' to the cabbie. Holmes, now even more interested in the Baskerville affair but held up with other cases, dispatches Watson to accompany Sir Henry to Baskerville Hall with instructions to send him frequent reports about the house, grounds, and neighbours. Upon arrival at the grand but austere Baskerville estate, Watson and Sir Henry learn that an escaped murderer named Selden is believed to be in the area. Barrymore and his wife, who also works at Baskerville Hall, wish to leave the estate soon. Watson hears a woman crying in the night; it is