"Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance. This leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pact between four convicts during the Indian Rebellion of 1857."
Jeremy Brett
as Sherlock Holmes
Edward Hardwicke
as Dr. John Watson
Jenny Seagrove
as Mary Morstan
Ronald Lacey
as Thaddeus und Bartholomew Sholto
John Thaw
as Jonathan Small
Emrys James
as Inspector Athelney Jones
Alf Joint
as McMurdo
Kiran Shah
as Tonga
Terence Skelton
as Captain Morstan
Rosalie Williams
as Mrs. Hudson
Robin Hunter
as Major Sholto
William Ash
as Jack Smith
Ishaq Bux
as Lal Chowder
Derek Deadman
as Williams
Marjorie Sudell
as Mrs Bernstone
Gordon Gostelow
as Sherman
Lila Kaye
as Mrs Mordecai Smith
Courtney Roper-Knight
as Wiggins
Tommy Wright
as Boatyard Workman
Dave Atkins
as Mordecai Smith
Badi Uzzaman
as Kartar Singh
Renu Setna
as Achmet
Ravinder Singh Reyett
as Jagodish Singh
Peter Hammond
Director
Ray Goode
Lighting Camera
Patrick Gowers
Original Music Composer
Tim Wilding
Production Design
John Hawkesworth
Writer
Phil Smith
Sound Recordist
Glenda Wood
Makeup Artist
Lynne Marriott
Production Assistant
Steve Oxley
Focus Puller
Jim Camp
Electrician
Director of Photography
Bill Leather
Production Manager
Lawrence Jones
Camera Operator
Carolyn Bartlett
Casting
Arthur Conan Doyle
Novel
Esther Dean
Costume Design
Brian Blamey
Sound Editor
Anthony Ham
Editor
Ken Roberts
Grip
David Eve
Boom Operator
Tony Cranstoun
Assistant Editor