The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
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The Adventures of Shirley Holmes is a Canadian mystery TV series that originally aired from 1997 to 2000. The show was created by Ellis Iddon and Phil Meagher who had produced a successful series of books with Harper Collins, teaming up with Credo and Forefront to develop the TV series. Filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the series follows the life of Shirley Holmes, the great grand-niece of Sherlock Holmes who, with the help of ex-gang member Bo Sawchuk, tackles a variety of mysteries in and around the fictional Canadian city of Redington. On some occasions, she found herself matching wits with archnemesis Molly Hardy. The show has been broadcast in over 80 countries and has been dubbed in French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Norwegian, Polish and Turkish. Her performance in the show led to actress Meredith Henderson being nominated for a Gemini Award in 1998 and winning one in 1999. The show itself was twice nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Children's or Youth Program or Series" in 1998 and eventually won it in 1999. In the spring of 1998 Susin Nielsen won a Gemini Award in the category "Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program" for her screenplay of the episode "The Case of the Burning Building". In the same year, Elizabeth Stewart won a WGC Award from the Writers Guild of Canada for her writing of the episode "The Case of the Maestro's Ghost".
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 13 epS2 · 13 epS3 · 13 epS4 · 13 ep
- 1The Case of the Burning Building7 May 1997When ex-gang member and ""new kid"" at Sussex Academy, Bo Sawchuk, is a suspect in a number of suspicious local fires, Shirley Holmes is on the case.
- 2The Case of the Ruby Ring14 May 1997When Sussex Academy Presidential candidate Alicia Gianelli is electrocuted at the podium, all fingers point to the obvious suspect--her opponent Sterling 'Stink' Patterson.
- 3The Case of the Liberated Beasts21 May 1997Watson, Shirley's not very faithful and often disobedient basset hound, leads her to Redington's latest crime--a break-in at ""Pete's Rare Pets"".
- 4The Case of the Precious Cargo28 May 1997Shirley notices that Rita, the cafeteria assistant, is stealing food. By following her, Shirley discovers why: Rita is hiding her young niece in the school's laundry room.
- 5The Case of the Alien Abductions4 Jun 1997In one month, three citizens of Redington have been attacked and knocked unconscious with no explanation other than--one victim claims it was an alien abduction!
- 6The Case of the Blazing Star11 Jun 1997Bo has quit the football team, flunking half of his classes and falling asleep at school - and he won't tell Shirley what is going on.
- 7The Case of the Maestro's Ghost18 Jun 1997It is the fiftieth anniversary of the disappearance of Sussex student Maggie Hancock and Maestro Vespemi, the school's music teacher. Every year on the anniversary the Maestro's ghost comes looking for Maggie.
- 8The Case of the Mystery Child25 Jun 1997After receiving an ancient Egyptian toy from an old colleague on his deathbed, Peggy Holmes starts acting very strangely. Does the toy carry an ancient curse?
- 9The Case of the King of Hearts2 Jul 1997The students at Sussex Academy cannot figure out what is wrong with the usually stern and strict Ms. Stratmann--she is smiling and laughing all the time and she is even complimenting Stink on his practical jokes.
- 10The Case of the Exact Change9 Jul 1997When Stink, the class clown, goes missing from his thirteenth birthday party everyone, including his dad, thinks his disappearance is an elaborate practical joke. Everyone, that is, except Shirley.
- 11The Case of the Cunning Coyote16 Jul 1997Ancient native ceremonies and a mysterious tribal trickster follow Shirley Holmes as she tries to find out what happened to a box of two-hundred-year-old bones that has gone missing from a reservation.
- 12The Case of the Singer's Secret23 Jul 1997Bo is stunned and Shirley is devastated when they find Robert Holmes, Shirley's dad, kissing the pop music superstar Leah Farrell.
- 13The Case of the Second Sight30 Jul 1997While performing in a local theatre production of ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"", Shirley discovers that the lead actress, Rebecca Radcliff, is a jinx--or so the entire cast and crew believe.
Details
- First aired
- 7 May 1997
- Last aired
- 7 May 2000
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- YTV
- Episodes
- 52
- Votes
- 9 on TMDB
Cast
Brendan Fletcher
Meredith Henderson
Elizabeth Shepherd
John White
Colin Fox
Annick Obonsawin
Shelley DuvallAlice Flitt- MMarie Stillin
- NNathan
Blair Slater
