1994 Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Returns

1993 television film directed by Kenneth Johnson Sherlock Holmes Returns other uses The Return of Sherlock Holmes (disambiguation) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987 film) April 2025 Sherlock-Holmes-Returns.jpg Comedy Crime Mystery Kenneth Johnson Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle Anthony Higgins Debrah Farentino Ken Pogue Kerry Sandomirsky Kenneth Johnson James Di Pasquale United States English Kenneth Johnson Daniel Grodnik Jon Slan Ken Orieux David Strohmaier 96 minutes Kenneth Johnson Productions Paragon Entertainment Corporation CBS 1993 09 12 1994 Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Returns, or Sherlock Holmes Returns! In The Adventure of the Tiger's RevengeKing Susan WITH AN EYE ON ... : There's no place like Holmes for Anthony Higgins https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-12-tv-34205-story.html Los Angeles Times September 12, 1993 February 12, 2018 and sometimes shortened to just Sherlock Holmes Returns, is a 1993 American television movie about the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, starring Anthony Higgins as Holmes.Barnes Alan Alan Barnes (writer) Sherlock Holmes on Screen 2011 Titan Books 133–134 9780857687760 In its title and basic premise, it is very similar to a 1987 TV movie, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, but the plot details of the two films are quite different. Plot Sherlock Holmes is awakened in modern times from suspended animation as a result of an earthquake. He is aided in his recovery by Dr. Amy Winslow, who lives in Baker Street in San Francisco. Holmes pits his wits against the descendants of the Moriarty family, led by James Moriarty Booth. He is also aided by a new group of Baker Street Irregulars led by Zapper. Cast Anthony Higgins as Sherlock Holmes Debrah Farentino as Amy Winslow Ken Pogue as James Moriarty Booth Kerry Sandomirsky as Mrs. Ortega Mark Adair-Rios as Zapper Production It was written and directed by Kenneth Johnson, and was broadcast on CBS. Higgins had previously played Professor Moriarty in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985). The television film was intended to lead to an ongoing series featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Winslow. Reception Variety described the film as "derivative premise, thin content and production values, awkward dialogue...and consistent overacting." Home media The film was released on DVD in Germany for Region 2 by PIDAX FILM. Novelisation In 2022, the film's writer-director Kenneth Johnson released a novel based on the film entitled Holmes Coming, with the setting updated to the 2020s. References External links 0108117 Sherlock Holmes Returns Category:1993 television films Category:1993 films Category:1993 comedy films Category:1993 American films Category:1990s comedy mystery films Category:1993 mystery films Category:1993 English-language films Category:1990s parody films Category:American comedy mystery films Category:American comedy television films Category:American parody films Category:CBS films Category:Films directed by Kenneth Johnson (producer) Category:Films set in San Francisco Category:Sherlock Holmes films Category:Sherlock Holmes pastiches Category:Television films as pilots Category:Television pilots not picked up as a series Category:American mystery television films Category:Films with screenplays by Kenneth Johnson (filmmaker) Category:English-language comedy mystery films Category:English-language television films