In the fall of 1954, the first Sherlock Holmes-themed American television series debuted in syndication. Produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films, the 39 half-hour primarily original stories starred Ronald Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson. Inspector Lestrade appears in multiple episodes as played by Archie Duncan. Richard Larke, credited as Kenneth Richards, appeared in around fifteen episodes as Sgt. Wilkins. Nicole Milinaire, the series' associate producer, was one of the first women to gain a senior production position on a television series.
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In the fall of 1954, the first Sherlock Holmes-themed American television series debuted in syndication. Produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films, the 39 half-hour primarily original stories starred Ronald Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson. Inspector Lestrade appears in multiple episodes as played by Archie Duncan. Richard Larke, credited as Kenneth Richards, appeared in around fifteen episodes as Sgt. Wilkins. Nicole Milinaire, the series' associate producer, was one of the first women to gain a senior production position on a television series.
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