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The Dancing Men is the second episode of the first series of Sherlock Holmes, based on the eponymous short story.

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Cast[]

Actor Role
Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes
David Burke Doctor Watson
Tenniel Evans Hilton Cubitt
Betsy Brantley Elsie Cubitt
David Ross Inspector Martin
Eugene Lipinski Abe Slaney
Lorraine Peters Mrs King
Wendy Jane Walker Saunders
Paul Jaynes Walker
Bernard Atha Dr Carthew
Tommy Brierley cabbie

Filming locations[]

As in most of the series, locations meant to portray the original story's London and Norfolk countryside setting actually utilised the north of England for both exterior and interior filming, albeit on carefully chosen sites. Leighton Hall in Carnforth, Lancashire, was used as the primary stand-in for the fictional Ridling Thorpe Manor. [1] [2] [3]

Place Location Represents
Sherlock Holmes backlots Granada Studios, Manchester Baker Street, Victorian London
Leighton Hall Carnforth, Lancashire Ridling Thorpe Manor, Norfolk
Tatton Park Knutsford, Cheshire Ridling Thorpe Manor, Norfolk

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