The Hound of the Baskervilles (d.1861) of Fowelscombe) and Brook Hall, in the parish of Buckfastleigh, about two miles east of Hayford, the actual home of Richard Cabell (d.1677), husband of Elizabeth Fowell. It has also been claimed that Baskerville Hall is based on a property in Mid Wales, built in 1839 by one Thomas Mynors Baskerville. The house was formerly named Clyro Court and was renamed Baskerville Hall towards the end of the last century. Arthur Conan Doyle was apparently a family friend who often stayed there and may have been aware of a local legend of the hound of the Baskervilles. Still other
The Sign of Four (1983 film) Hound of the Baskervilles" were ultimately filmed as Granada Television's "Sherlock Holmes" series premiered in 1984. In an interview with "Scarlet Street", Ian Richardson explained: "The Sign of Four" was shot simultaneously with "The Hound of the Baskervilles" but the schedule precluded having David Healy portray Watson in both films so Donald Churchill was enlisted to play the role in "The Hound of the Baskervilles". Two previous Watsons appear in the film: Terence Rigby who played Watson to Tom Baker's Holmes in 1982s "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and Thorley Walters who played Watson three times previously; with Christopher Lee