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Sherlock Holmes (1984) :: The Problem of Thor Bridge (05x02)

Episode Information

Title:

The Problem of Thor Bridge

Episode #:

05x02

Original Airdate:

Thursday February 28th, 1991

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Episode Crew
Director:	Michael Simpson (2)
Writer:	Jeremy Paul
Story:	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Episode Summary

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Grace Dunbar worked as a governess for J. Neil Gibson and his exotic wife, Maria. When a relationship developed between the English born governess and J. Neil Gibson, Maria Gibson became extremely jealous and violent in mind, harbouring feelings of intense hatred towards the governess and also for her husband.

When Maria's body is found on Thor Bridge all the evidence points to Grace Dunbar's guilt, and she is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Only Holmes's brilliant mind can save an innocent woman from the gallows but he has very little time in which to do it.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Andrew Wilde (2)	played	Sergeant Coventry
•Catherine Russell	played	Grace Dunbar
•Celia Gregory	played	Maria Gibson
•Daniel Massey	played	J. Neil Gibson
•Dean Magri	played	Billy
•Niven Boyd	played	Marlow Bates
•Philip Bretherton	played	Mr. Joyce Cummings, QC
•Stephen MacDonald (1)	played	Mr. Ferguson

Main Cast

•Edward Hardwicke	played	Dr Watson
•Jeremy Brett	played	Sherlock Holmes

Cultural References

Jane Eyre: The plot of this story is similar to the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte with the marked difference that the mad woman in the attic has been let loose to do her worst.

Jane Eyre is the story of a governess who goes to work for Mr. Rochester, a man who is married to a mad woman whom he keeps locked in the attic of his home. The mad woman attempts to kill Mr. Rochester by setting fire to his bedroom but is soon restrained, allowing Rochester the chance to attain true happiness by marrying his beloved, Jane Eyre. After many trials and tribulations the two finally do marry, but only after the mad woman in the attic has been killed, her death caused by her own actions.