Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century |
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| Genre | Action/Adventure Crime Science fiction Mystery |
| Created by | Sandy Ross |
| Developed by | Phil Harnage |
| Directed by | Paul Quinn |
| Starring | Jason Gray-Stanford John Payne Akiko Morison Viv Leacock Jennifer Copping Richard Newman Ian James Corlett William Samples Jo Bates |
| Composer(s) | Eric Allaman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Andy Heyward Robby London Michael Maliani Elizabeth Partyka |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company(s) | DIC Entertainment, L.P. Scottish Television Enterprises |
| Distributor | United States DIC Entertainment United Kingdom Scottish Television Enterprises Internationally Buena Vista International Television |
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| Original network | United Kingdom ITV (CITV) Scottish Television United States Fox Kids (Season 1) Syndication (Season 2) |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| First shown in | United Kingdom |
| Original release | 6 May 1999 – 21 July 2001 |
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century is a cool animated TV show from Britain and America. It's about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes who gets brought back to life in the future – the 22nd century! The show was made by DIC Entertainment and Scottish Television Enterprises. It was even nominated for a special award called a Daytime Emmy!
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About the Show
The idea for this series came from Sandy Ross, an executive at Scottish Television. He thought of it while skiing in 1996. DIC Entertainment and Scottish Television had worked together before. They continued their partnership with this show.
The Story of Sherlock Holmes in the Future
The story takes place in the 22nd century in a city called New London. Inspector Beth Lestrade from New Scotland Yard is chasing a bad guy named Martin Fenwick. She then sees that Fenwick's friend is Professor James Moriarty, Holmes's old enemy!
They soon find out this isn't the real Moriarty. It's a clone made from cells taken from his body. Sherlock Holmes had buried Moriarty's body in a Swiss ice cave long ago. Lestrade knows that Holmes lived to be very old. His body is kept safe in a special coffin at New Scotland Yard.
She takes Holmes's body to a scientist named Sir Evan Hargreaves. This scientist has invented a way to bring cells back to life. He uses his method to make Holmes young and alive again. Holmes can now fight Moriarty once more!
Holmes moves back into his old home at Baker Street, which is now a museum. Lestrade's robot assistant reads the journals of the original Dr. Watson. The robot then takes on Watson's name, face, and personality. He helps Holmes solve crimes and get used to life in the 22nd century.
Holmes's Team and Villains
Holmes and Watson often work for New Scotland Yard. Inspector Beth Lestrade is their boss there. They also help regular people with their cases.
They get help from a new group of "Baker Street Irregulars." These are young people who assist Holmes. The team includes Wiggins, a former football player, Deidre, who has a Cockney accent, and Tennyson, who uses electronic beeps to communicate. Holmes learns to understand Tennyson's beeps.
The main bad guys are Moriarty and his helper, Fenwick. They appear in almost half of the episodes. Each episode is inspired by a story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Some episodes are very similar to the original stories, like "The Adventure of the Empty House" or "The Red-Headed League". Others are quite different.
The show uses a mix of traditional 2-D animation and modern 3-D computer graphics.
Meet the Voice Cast
Here are some of the main actors who lend their voices to the characters:
- Jason Gray-Stanford as Sherlock Holmes: The famous detective brought back to life. He learns about the future and uses his smarts to help his friends.
- John Payne as Dr. Watson: A robot who used to be Lestrade's assistant. He learns about the original Dr. Watson and acts just like him. He lives with Holmes.
- Akiko Morison as Inspector Beth Lestrade: She is a descendant of Holmes's old friend from Scotland Yard. She helps Holmes, even when her boss doesn't agree.
- Viv Leacock as Wiggins: He leads the new Baker Street Irregulars. Wiggins is smart and impresses Holmes with his thinking skills.
- Jennifer Copping as Deidre: Another Irregular, she is a stylish young woman from New London.
- Richard Newman as Professor James Moriarty: A clone of Holmes's greatest enemy. He tricks Fenwick and tries to rebuild his criminal empire.
- Ian James Corlett as Martin Fenwick: A scientist who created the Moriarty clone. He wanted Moriarty to be his servant, but Moriarty became his master instead.
- William Samples as Chief Insp. Charles Grayson: Lestrade's boss. He doesn't trust Holmes much because Holmes is from a different time.
- Jo Bates as a newscaster: She appears on TV broadcasts in the episodes. These news reports often give clues to Holmes, just like newspapers did in the old stories.
Other Voice Actors
- Sharon Alexander
- Gillian Barber
- Kathleen Barr
- Lisa Ann Beley
- Sudsy Clarke
- Bernard Cuffling
- Michael Dobson
- Paul Dobson
- Erin Fitzgerald
- Vince Gale
- Merrilyn Gann
- Christopher Gaze
- MacKenzie Grey
- Jeff Gulka
- Phil Hayes
- Adam Henderson
- Saffron Henderson
- Terry Klassen
- Campbell Lane
- Blu Mankuma
- Cusse Mankuma
- Scott McNeil
- Maxine Miller
- Lachlan Murdoch
- Jane Perry
- Tamara Phillips
- Gerald Plunkett
- Laara Sadiq
- Alvin Sanders
- Malcolm Stewart
- Simon Webb
- Peter Wilds
- Kevin T. Williams
- Dale Wilson
Episode Guide
The show first aired in the United Kingdom in 1999 on CITV. It then came to the United States later that year. In the U.S., the show was split into two seasons. The first season was on Fox Kids. The second season aired in broadcast syndication.
Only the first 13 episodes were shown on ITV in 1999. In the U.S., 17 episodes aired on Fox Kids starting in September 1999. The rest of the episodes aired in 2001 in the U.S.
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| 1 | "The Fall and Rise of Sherlock Holmes" | Phil Harnage | 18 September 1999 | "The Final Problem" | |
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Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty fall from a waterfall in 1891. In 2103, Inspector Lestrade finds a clone of Moriarty. She revives Holmes, who was preserved in honey, to fight him again. Holmes gets a robot Watson to help him.
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| 2 | "The Crime Machine" | Martha Moran | 25 September 1999 | The Valley of Fear | |
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Holmes finds Moriarty's body in an ice cave. Citizens start stealing things without knowing why. Holmes meets the new Baker Street Irregulars. They discover Fenwick is using a machine to make people commit crimes.
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| 3 | "The Hounds of the Baskervilles" | Martha Moran | 2 October 1999 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | |
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Children disappear on a Moon base, and a "Hound" is seen. Holmes finds out the Hound is a hologram. Moriarty kidnapped a child to get codes for the Moon base. Holmes stops him and learns Moriarty is a clone.
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| 4 | "The Adventure of the Empty House" | Marv Wolfman | 9 October 1999 | "The Adventure of the Empty House" | |
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Holmes and Moriarty seem to vanish in a laser grid. Watson and Lestrade investigate a frozen man. They find out Holmes and Moriarty survived, and someone is still after Holmes.
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| 5 | "The Crooked Man" | Terence Taylor and Eleanor Burian-Mohr | 16 October 1999 | "The Crooked Man" | |
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A man disappears after an argument with his wife. Holmes and Watson investigate. The case involves a man who was genetically changed in an experiment.
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| 6 | "The Adventure of the Deranged Detective" | Henry Gilroy | 23 October 1999 | "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" | |
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Lestrade becomes aggressive during a theft investigation. Holmes thinks she's been affected by something. Holmes then seems to have a similar problem himself.
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| 7 | "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire Lot" | Phil Harnage | 30 October 1999 | "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" | |
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Holmes and Watson investigate a "vampire" that drains data from computers. Moriarty wants to team up with this vampire.
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| 8 | "The Scales of Justice" | Ken Pontac | 6 November 1999 | "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" | |
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A theft happens at a biotech company. Holmes finds a strange snake scale. This leads him to a snake expert who might be involved.
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| 9 | "The Resident Patient" | Robert Askin | 13 November 1999 | "The Resident Patient" | |
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Fenwick and Moriarty's helpers use special tech to change their DNA. This makes them unrecognizable.
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| 10 | "The Sign of Four" | Phil Harnage | 20 November 1999 | The Sign of the Four | |
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Holmes and Watson go to the moon with a client, Mary Morstan. She is supposed to meet someone named Thad Sholto there.
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| 11 | "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" | Terence Taylor and Eleanor Burian-Mohr | 27 November 1999 | "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" | |
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A couple is found unconscious. A clue is an email with a strange cartoon code. Holmes must figure out what it means.
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| 12 | "The Musgrave Ritual" | Robert Askin | 4 December 1999 | "The Musgrave Ritual" | |
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Fenwick steals a sword with a secret message from a museum. Holmes investigates and deciphers the message.
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| 13 | "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" | Seth Kearsley | 11 December 1999 | "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" | |
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A popular Christmas toy, the Blue Carbuncle, is sold. But the last one is more special than anyone thought.
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| 14 | "Silver Blaze" | Robert Askin | 31 January 2000 | "Silver Blaze" | |
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Holmes investigates a missing racing spacecraft called Silver Blaze. It's supposed to be in an important race.
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| 15 | "The Five Orange Pips" | Greg Johnson | 7 February 2000 | "The Five Orange Pips" | |
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A man who dislikes technology receives five orange seeds and is poisoned. His son asks Holmes for help.
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| 16 | "The Red-Headed League" | Martha Moran | 14 February 2000 | "The Red-Headed League" | |
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A restaurant owner is chosen to join a special club for red-headed men. Holmes finds this very interesting and investigates the club.
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| 17 | "The Man with the Twisted Lip" | Greg Johnson | 21 February 2000 | "The Man with the Twisted Lip" | |
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A woman asks Holmes to find her missing husband. The search leads to a street person with a twisted lip.
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| 18 | "The Secret Safe" | Reed Shelly and Bruce Shelly | 31 March 2001 | "His Last Bow" | |
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A burglary happens at 10 Downing Street. Only a doll seems to be taken, but Holmes suspects secret plans were copied from a hidden safe.
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| 19 | "The Adventure of the Second Stain" | Reed Shelly and Bruce Shelly | 21 April 2001 | "The Adventure of the Second Stain" | |
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A special disc with a security code is stolen from an agent. Holmes is called in to find it.
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| 20 | "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" | Ken Pontac | 28 April 2001 | "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" | |
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A device that helps blood regenerate is stolen from a scientist's safe. The safe needs the scientist's thumbprint to open.
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| 21 | "The Gloria Scott" | Woody Creek | 12 May 2001 | "The Gloria Scott" | |
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A man believes his father is being blackmailed. Holmes finds a cryptic message. He discovers the father was once on a prison shuttle called the Gloria Scott Riley.
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| 22 | "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" | Martha Moran | 19 May 2001 | "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" | |
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One of the last six Napoleon Excelsior cars is damaged. Nothing is stolen, only the crystals are broken. Holmes thinks there's a deeper reason for these attacks.
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| 23 | "The Adventure of the Creeping Man" | Ken Pontac | 26 May 2001 | "The Adventure of the Creeping Man" | |
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A strange gorilla-like creature appears at a window. Holmes investigates, while a friend of Lestrade's thinks her inheritance is at risk.
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| 24 | "The Adventure of the Beryl Board" | Terence Taylor and Eleanor Burian-Mohr | 23 June 2001 | "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet" | |
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A new computer processor, the Beryl Board, is stolen. The owner's son is caught with a piece of it, but Holmes believes he is innocent.
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| 25 | "The Adventure of the Mazarin Chip" | Gildart Jackson | 30 June 2001 | "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" | |
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Moriarty and Fenwick steal a special microchip and kidnap the Prime Minister. Holmes uses a wax figure of himself to trick Moriarty.
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| 26 | "A Case of Identity" | Robert Askin | 21 July 2001 | "A Case of Identity" | |
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Lestrade gets a new rookie partner. Holmes searches for a jewel thief who escaped from Scotland Yard.
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Home Video Releases
You can find Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century on home video!
- In 1999, a VHS tape was released in the UK with the first three episodes.
- In 2002, a VHS and DVD called The Fall and Rise of Sherlock Holmes came out. It also had the first three episodes, plus "The Sign of Four" on the DVD.
- In 2003, another VHS and DVD titled Out of This World was released. This one included "The Sign of Four," "The Adventures of the Dancing Men," and "Silver Blaze." The DVD also had "The Gloria Scott" as a bonus.
- In 2012, Mill Creek Entertainment released a DVD called Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century...On the Case with the first 10 episodes. They also released a box set with all 26 episodes. These versions are now hard to find.
- In 2018, Mill Creek Entertainment re-released the complete series on DVD. This version also came with a digital download code.
See also
In Spanish: Sherlock Holmes en el siglo XXII para niños
