Rivals of Sherlock Holmes on PBS

Victorian London was a boon for crooks--and a bane for Scotland Yard, whose job it was to thwart crime. In the pages of fiction, the citizens of the capital often turned to private sleuths for redress. But Sherlock Holmes was not the only detective in town. Contemporary writers created an impressive cast of investigators, both amateur and professional, as colorful as the criminals they set out to catch. Some of the detectives in this classic British series work with the police. Other achieve success in spite of them. And a few even fall under official suspicion themselves. Yet all pit their wits against the best that London's underworld has to offer in 13 finely crafted mysteries delivered by Britain's top character actors.

Victorian London was a boon for crooks--and a bane for Scotland Yard, whose job it was to thwart crime. In the pages of fiction, the citizens of the capital often turned to private sleuths for redress. But Sherlock Holmes was not the only detective in town. Contemporary writers created an impressive cast of investigators, both amateur and professional, as colorful as the criminals they set out to catch. Some of the detectives in this classic British series work with the police. Other achieve success in spite of them. And a few even fall under official suspicion themselves. Yet all pit their wits against the best that London's underworld has to offer in 13 finely crafted mysteries delivered by Britain's top character actors.

While investigating death threats against two sisters, Dixon Druce falls under the charms of their friend, the mysterious Madame Sara. Druce tries to track down the sisters' estranged half brother, who stands to inherit a fortune upon their deaths. The smitten detective also starts to uncover the secrets of their alluring friend.