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TV from the 1970's
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Does anyone remember a show starring John Cleese and Willy Rushton as Sherlock Hlmes and Dr. Watson respectively in which leese makes several puns on Elementary my dear Watson, such as A lemon tree and a-la Montaray. Furthermore, is it available on video or dvd?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The show was from 1973 and was actually called 'Elementary my Dear Watson' Sorry, don't know if it's available on DVD or video, but try www.imdb.com for more info
It was a one-off from the "Comedy Playhouse" series, broadcast on 18 January 1973. The Radio Times said: "John CLEESE as Sherlock HOLMES & William RUSHTON as Dr. WATSON, investigate the tenuous thread that links five dead solicitors with Fu Manchu & the panel of Call My Bluff."
http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/programm e/LLC1041K
http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/programm e/LLC1041K
Thanks to you both for that information. If I remember correctly it was a great programme with some wonderful lines and performances from a cast who seemed to be having a whale of a time. Woudln't it be great if the BBC repeated some of these {lost} gems instead of the dross that frequents our screens?