Sep 7, 2018
The Rivals Of Sherlock Holmes: The Secret Of The Fox Hunter (2.10, Thames, 1973)
"Oh dear, now you're talking as a governess."
"Mr. Drew, I am talking as an Englishwoman!"
"I beg your pardon."
#the rivals of sherlock holmes#rivals rewatch#rivals spoilers#william drew#duckworth drew#william le queux#derek jacobi#richard pearson#lisa harrow#simon gough#denise coffey#peter arne#sara clee#peter eyre#richard warner#karin maccarthy#david tate#kenneth barrow#clifford parrish#i always thought it was duckworth drew but he goes by william here#the only thing i remembered about this was the rather dramatic ending which is unusually dark for the show#jacobi is very good but honestly the mvp here is denise coffey#her excellent miss baines deserved a series in her own right#and delivers most of the best lines#this one seems to be played for laughs for much of the episode#highlighting the hypocrisy of upper class english sensibilities in the world of espionage#but then that ending pulls the rug right out from under you