Some co-production funding for the drama was provided by United States PBS broadcaster WGBH, and it was later shown on PBS's "Masterpiece Theatre" in 2005. The original title for the 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.