The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in "The Strand Magazine" from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his apparent death in "The Final Problem", and the success
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking production was "Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Season", the name being changed only a few weeks before transmission. While Ian Hart returned from the earlier "The Hound of the Baskervilles" film, in this film Rupert Everett replaced Richard Roxburgh as Sherlock Holmes. Guy Henry who had earlier portrayed Sherlock Holmes in "" was cast in the minor role of Mr. Bilney. Directed by Simon Cellan Jones, the production filmed in and around London in late summer 2003. The musical score is by Adrian Johnston. The book given to Holmes by Mrs Vandeleur is "Psychopathia Sexualis". Unlike "Baskervilles", this production was