DVD: 1965 DOUGLAS WILMER SHERLOCK HOLMES SERIES TO DVD SEPTEMBER 2010

According to a BBC America Press release on April 16th, 2010 the BBC and Warner Home Video are planning a release of the 11 surviving complete episodes of the 1965 BBC Television series starring Douglas Wilmer as Sherlock Holmes. Details on the release appear at TVShowsOnDVD.com


The 2-DVD package has a $19.98 SRP, and is expected to include the following:

• Pilot: The Speckled Band
• Episode 1 - The Illustrious Client
• Episode 2 - The Devil's Foot
• Episode 3 - The Copper Beeches
• Episode 4 - The Red-Headed League
• Episode 6 - The Six Napoleons
• Episode 7 - The Man with the Twisted Lip
• Episode 8 - The Beryl Coronet
• Episode 9 - Charles Augustus Milverton
• Epsiode 10 - The Retired Colourman
• Episode 11 - The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax

Note: Two episodes of the Douglas Wilmer series in the BBC archives are believed to be incomplete -"The Abbey Grange" and "The Bruce-Partington Plans" - so are not included in this release.