1994 Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Returns

"Sherlock Holmes Returns" redirects here. For other uses, see The Return of Sherlock Holmes (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987 film).

1994 Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Returns
Genre	Comedy Crime Mystery
Based on	Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Written by	Kenneth Johnson
Directed by	Kenneth Johnson
Starring	Anthony Higgins Debrah Farentino Ken Pogue Kerry Sandomirsky
Music by	James Di Pasquale
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Kenneth Johnson Daniel Grodnik Jon Slan
Cinematography	Ken Orieux
Editor	David Strohmaier
Running time	96 minutes
Production companies	Kenneth Johnson Productions Paragon Entertainment Corporation
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 12, 1993 (1993-09-12)

1994 Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Returns, or Sherlock Holmes Returns! In The Adventure of the Tiger's Revenge and sometimes shortened to just Sherlock Holmes Returns, is a 1993 American television movie about the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, starring Anthony Higgins as Holmes. In its title and basic premise, it is very similar to a 1987 TV movie, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, but the plot details of the two films are quite different.

Plot

Sherlock Holmes is awakened in modern times from suspended animation as a result of an earthquake. He is aided in his recovery by Dr. Amy Winslow, who lives in Baker Street in San Francisco. Holmes pits his wits against the descendants of the Moriarty family, led by James Moriarty Booth. He is also aided by a new group of Baker Street Irregulars led by Zapper.

Cast

• Anthony Higgins as Sherlock Holmes
• Debrah Farentino as Amy Winslow
• Ken Pogue as James Moriarty Booth
• Kerry Sandomirsky as Mrs. Ortega
• Mark Adair-Rios as Zapper

Production

It was written and directed by Kenneth Johnson, and was broadcast on CBS. Higgins had previously played Professor Moriarty in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985). The television film was intended to lead to an ongoing series featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Winslow.

Reception

Variety described the film as "derivative premise, thin content and production values, awkward dialogue...and consistent overacting."

Home media

The film was released on DVD in Germany for Region 2 by PIDAX FILM.

Novelisation

In 2022, the film's writer-director Kenneth Johnson released a novel based on the film entitled Holmes Coming, with the setting updated to the 2020s.

External links

• Sherlock Holmes Returns at IMDb