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Questions regarding the Granada feature-length episodes

posted 10 years ago by mika_h1984
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I cannot find any concrete information regarding their first broadcast format and their air dates.

There are many conflicting listings. Some websites say they were shown as single, long episodes, some other claim they were shown in two separate episodes but in one night and back to back.

TVrage even claims that the two halves of The Eligible Bachelor were shown a week apart from each other.

To the UK residents visiting this page; has any of you seen the first broadcast of The Sign of Four, The Master Blackmailer, The Last Vampyre and The Eligible Bachelor?

Do you remember if they were shown as long episodes or two separate ones?

P.S. I'm specifically asking about their first, original broadcasts. The re-runs and broadcasts by other channels were and are in single, feature-length formats, AFAIK.

[–] ian-stapleton-775-79089 8 years ago

I am a UK (England) resident, I can remember watching The Sign of Four (1987), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988), The Last Vampyre (1993) and The Eligible Bachelor (1993), on their original broadcasts, they were all shown as feature length episodes, on ITV, they have since been repeated on Sky, many times.

I saw some of The Master Blackmailer (1992), on it's original broadcast on ITV, and that was also shown as a feature length episode, The Master Blackmailer, has also been repeated on Sky, many times.

The Sign of Four, was definitely my favourite, of the five feature length episodes, which Granada, made, great cast, plenty of atmosphere, and good locations.

When the five feature length episodes (made by Granada), have been repeated on Sky, they have always been shown as feature length episodes, just like, they were originally shown on ITV.

[–] greenbudgie (2355) 5 years ago

'The Sign of Four' was a TV movie in it's own right and not any part of any series. It was first aired on 29/12/87 with a running time of 1 hour 43 minutes.

The other three titles you were enquiring about were all part of 'The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes' series. All were originally shown on one night. 'The Master Blackmailer' (running time 1 hour 42 minutes) was first shown on 2/1/92. 'The Last Vampyre' (running time 1 hour 42 minutes) was first shown on 27/1/93. 'The Eligible Batchelor' (running time 1 hour 44 minutes) was first shown on 3/2/93.