The Solitary Cyclist
- Episode aired May 15, 1984
- TV-PG
- 54m
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8.1/10
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A strange man on a bicycle follows a young music teacher as she bicycles on a lonely road to and from the city.A strange man on a bicycle follows a young music teacher as she bicycles on a lonely road to and from the city.A strange man on a bicycle follows a young music teacher as she bicycles on a lonely road to and from the city.
Simon Bleakley
- Peter
- (as Simon Bleackley)
Bryan Heeley
- Fireman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSherlock Holmes goes to a public house seeking information about some people in the area. After ordering a half-pint of local ale from the landlord, he pays with a gold sovereign, worth far more than the ale, and instructs the landlord to keep the change, as he is looking for information. The coin he used is a gold sovereign coin of Queen Victoria, and from the portrait on its obverse can be dated as what is called the old head type, produced from 1893-1901 inclusive, with a total of nearly 100,160,000 total coins of this type produced. A complete meal with beer in a decent restaurant at this time cost a writer 2 shillings and 11 pence. The sovereign coin had a value of 20 shillings.
- GoofsAnglicans (the man is referred to as a "clergyman") had a Rosary worn about his neck. Anglicans do not use Rosaries, and Catholics would never wear one as a piece of jewelry.
- Quotes
Dr Watson: Did I *really* do remarkably badly?
Sherlock Holmes: [ponders] Yes!
- ConnectionsVersion of The Solitary Cyclist (1921)
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Stretches the Limits a Bit; However
This is an episode where the set-up is quite good, but the result (which I will not ruin) runs a little off the tracks. The suspense is quite good, however, as a beautiful young music teacher goes to 221B to talk to Holmes about a two-wheeled stalker who follows her on her path to her work. He never gets terribly close, stops when she stops, but his appearance is unsettling, to say the least. Holmes sends Watson to keep an eye on her, but the results are disappointing. Holmes goes to investigate the principles in the case, one of them, a man who is quite a bit older than the young woman, who has proposed marriage to her and been rebuked. By investigating this man, Holmes begins to piece together the web of intrigue that surrounds his client. I have to say that I felt that for all her fears, she was a pretty cool customer to put herself in potential harm continuously. Of course, she was being paid well at the job, but there were forces at work, and most of us would have found her actions foolish. When I first read this story, I found the ending laughable, but that's what the author wrote. You'll have to decide for yourself. Of course, there's great interaction between the detective and his sidekick which makes everything watchable. Another nice entry into the Granada series.
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