The Master Blackmailer
1992 · 107 min · ★ 7.0 · Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
For years, a blackmailer has been preying on the weaknesses of others throughout London. When Holmes hears of the utter misery this mystery man is creating, he adopts a campaign to thwart his evil scheming. The campaign astonishes Dr. Watson by its strangeness and finds Holmes falling in love.
Directed by Peter Hammond · Written by Jeremy Paul
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Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes -
Edward Hardwicke Dr. John Watson -
Robert Hardy Charles Augustus Milverton -
Norma West Lady Diana Swinstead -
Gwen Ffrangcon Davies The dowager -
Colin Jeavons Inspector Lestrade -
Serena Gordon Lady Eva Blackwell -
Rosalie Williams Mrs Hudson -
Sophie Thompson Agatha -
Nickolas Grace Bertrand - S Sarah McVicar The Hon. Charlotte Miles
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David Mallinson Colonel Dorking
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