This series brings to life the many detectives of late Victorian London who were "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes," from R. Austin Freeman’s brilliant forensic expert Dr. John Thorndyke to Arthur Morrison’s notorious villain, private inquiry agent Horace Dorrington, William Hope Hodgson’s world-famous ghost hunter Carnacki and Baroness Orczy’s detective Lady Molly of Scotland Yard.
The Case of the Mirror of Portugal
Season 1 Episode 6 | 50m 33s | CC
Diamond merchant Leon Bouvier possesses the Mirror of Portugal, but his brother Jacques believes it should be his. Jacques arranges for private agent Horace Dorrington (Peter Vaughan) to steal it, but Dorrington wants the diamond for himself. After Leon is robbed, he calls in Dorrington himself to investigate the case.
