The Hound of the Baskervilles tales claim that Conan Doyle was inspired by his time on holiday in North Norfolk, where the tale of Black Shuck is well known. The pre-Gothic Cromer Hall, where Conan Doyle stayed, also closely resembles Doyle's vivid descriptions of Baskerville Hall. James Lynam Molloy, a friend of Doyle's, and author of 'Love's Old Sweet Song', married Florence Baskerville, daughter of Henry Baskerville of Crowsley Park,Oxfordshire. The gates to the park had statues of hell hounds, spears through their mouths. Above the lintel there was another statue of a hell hound. In 1902, Doyle's original manuscript of the book was broken
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