The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978 film) The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978 film) The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1978 British comedy film spoofing "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It starred Peter Cook as Sherlock Holmes and Dudley Moore as Dr. Watson. A number of other well-known British comedy actors appeared in the film including Terry-Thomas (in his final screen appearance), Kenneth Williams and Denholm Elliott. The film begins in a theatre, where a pianist (Moore) begins to play a piano accompaniment to the actual film being shown in the theater. Holmes (Cook) has just restored a stolen artifact to
The Hound of the Baskervilles purpose built theatre in Manchester for 5 months during 2017. A new production of the same script will premiere at The Lowry in October 2018 before a month long run in London over Christmas 2018 and a UK Tour in 2019. "The Hound of Baskervilles" serves as the primary inspiration for the final case in "" in which the protagonist teams up with Sherlock Holmes to investigate mysteries based on various entries in the Holmes chronology. "Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles" is a casual game by Frogwares. It departs from the original plot by introducing clear supernatural