Aug 31, 2018
The Rivals Of Sherlock Holmes: The Sensible Action Of Lieutenant Holst (2.6, Thames, 1973)
"It's ironic, is it not? You have a democracy, here in Denmark. And all that I and my comrades want is to establish a similar kind of democracy in Russia - and for that we are called anarchists. And you - a sensitive and liberal man - assist the kind of tyrants your country got rid of centuries ago! I do not blame you. You are doing your duty!"
#the rivals of sherlock holmes#rivals rewatch#rivals spoilers#lieutenant holst#palle rosenkrantz#john thaw#virginia stride#catherine schell#philip madoc#anthony newlands#vernon dobtcheff#michael turner#michael beint#paul whitsun jones#peter whitbread#john gatrell#ian stirling#one of the bleaker and more downbeat episodes#unlike the other rivals#holst is never really in control of the situation#and he knows it#the action and the outcome are all dictated by greater powers#the resulting helplessness of holst is uneasy after so many episodes of genius detectives saving the day#the core four of thaw schell madoc and stride are all very good#madoc especially manages to make his character simultaneously abrasive and sympathetic#but then great actors like newlands and dobtcheff are wasted in bit parts#newlands in particular would have been a good choice for one of the more pompous rivals#the following year thaw would play jack regan for the first time for armchair cinema#a very different type of policeman to sensitive lt holst
