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Adventure of the Mazarin Stone

Granada’s Telecast of The Mazarin Stone (April 4, 1994) with Mystery Intro/Outro

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“It was horrible!”

– The Adventure of the Naval Treaty (NAVA)

Granada Television gave us our viewable adaption of MAZA on April 4, 1994. There is an eariier film adaption by Elie Norwood that is currently unavaiable for viewing that is in the archives of the British Film Institute.

In an unusual twist, the producers combined elements of The Adventure of the Three Garrideba with elements from The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone for it’s episode of The Mazarin Stone for The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, the seventh and final season . This was the 40th of the 41 Granada episodes. This is the only episode where two story elements were combined into one episode.

Mycroft Holmes investigating the theft of the Mazarin Stone.

Watson investigating the Garrideb mystery

Holmes, played by Jeremy Brett, was only in a small portion of the show due to illness, so Charles Gray’s character of Mycroft Holmes investigates when the Mazarin Stone is stolen from a museum, and Edward Hardwicke’s Watson deals with the promise of a large inheritance if a third person with the surname of Garrideb can be found.

What are your thoughts on this episode?

We are also able to share the introduction and outro videos of Diana Riggs for broadcast in the US on hte PBS series Mystery! Enjoy!

From Watson’s Tin Box – The Mazarin Stone

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Watson's Tin Box • 0 Comments

“Somewhere in the vaults of the bank of Cox and Co., at Charing Cross, there is a travel-worn and battered tin dispatch-box with my name, John H. Watson, MD, Late Indian Army, painted upon the lid.” – The Problem of Thor Bridge (THOR) Watson’s Tin Box, a BSI scion that meets in Columbia, Maryland, shares a… Continue Reading

Data! Data! Data! – The Mazarin Stone

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Frank Mentzel • 0 Comments

“‘Data! Data! Data!‘ he cried impatiently. ‘I can’t make bricks without clay.’” – The Adventures of The Copper Beeches (COPP) His thick stick half raised, he was crouching for his final spring and blow when a cool, sardonic voice greeted him from the open bedroom door: ‘Don’t break it, Count! Don’t break it!’ ~ Ilustration by … Continue Reading

The 17 Steps: The Mazarin Stone

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Brad Keefauver • 0 Comments

Seventeen thoughts for further ponderance of the case at hand – The Mazarin Stone (MAZA) BAKER STREET, THIRD PERSON “He looked round him at the scientific charts upon the wall, the acid-charred bench of chemicals, the violin-case leaning in the corner, the coal-scuttle, which contained of old the pipes and tobacco.” What sort of scientific charts… Continue Reading

In for a Penny, In for a Pound – British Money as Holmes Knew It

Posted on January 5, 2019 by William Hyder • 2 Comments

“I’d like two shillin’ better” – The Sign of the Four (SIGN) Some Sherlockians are puzzled by references to money in the Sherlock Holmes adventures – “a fifty-guinea watch” in The Sign of Four, a pipe that cost “seven-and sixpence” in “The Yellow Face.” The British monetary system was undoubtedly complicated. A pound was divided into 20 shillings,… Continue Reading

Sherlock Holmes and Cheques

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Lee Poleske • 1 Comment

Many people collect checks connected with specific bank ‘family trees’, others from banks connected with a certain town or city. Many collectors also collect cheques signed by famous people, but perhaps more challenging is collecting cheques associated with fictional characters. One of the best known fictional characters in the world, and one of my favorites,… Continue Reading

Recreating 221B

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Denny Dobry • 0 Comments

“… a single large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and illuminated by two broad windows.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) On Saturday, April 9, 2016, Denny Dobry, the 42nd Garrideb and his wife Joann, will be hosting an open house for interested Sherlockians to view his version of Holmes and Watson’s famous sitting room at 221B Baker… Continue Reading

Granada Telecast of The Mazarin Stone

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

Granada Television aired The Adventures of the Mazarin Stone on April 4, 1994 as part of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes series. This was episode 40 of 41 and was the seventh and final season of the Granada adaptations of the Canon. This episode is unusual in two different ways. This is the only episode of the complete… Continue Reading