

Houdini & Doyle
2016 · ITV Encore · 60 min · 1 season
S01E10 · The Pall of LaPier
Fri, 13 May, 6:00 am
A mysterious plague in Canada wipes out an entire town... except for two survivors. As the trio tries to solve the baffling mystery, each of them is plagued by dreams and visions. Doyle begins writing, ‘The Hounds of the Baskervilles.'
About
Inspired by true events, the series follows two great men of the 20th Century and real-life friends - Harry Houdini, master magician, escape artist and paranormal debunker; and Arthur Cohen Doyle prolific writer, creator of "Sherlock Holmes" and paranormal aficionado. They grudgingly join forces with New Scotland Yard to investigate unsolved, inexplicable and possibly supernatural crimes, alongside the first female Constable of the London Metropolitan Police Force, Adelaide Statton.
In the series, Houdini, Doyle and Stratton are tasked with the cases that nobody else can solve. It challenges their sense of what is real and what is not. Houdini is a skeptic, while Doyle believes in the unseen. Their diverse viewpoints make solving crime a challenge and often Stratton is put in the middle. The trio will take on cases that involve vampires, ghosts, monsters and poltergeists... or are they a ruse to conceal murder?
Episodes
- E01
The Maggie's Redress
Mon, 14 Mar· 60 minEscape artist Harry Houdini and mystery writer Arthur Conan Doyle meet when a nun is killed in a locked room under mysterious circumstances. A witness reports a ghost, but Harry is skeptical while Arthur sets out to prove the supernatural does exist. Assisting them is Adelaide Stratton, Scotland Yard's first female officer, who is assigned to the men to keep her out of the way.
- E02
A Dish of Adharma
Fri, 18 Mar· 60 minA young boy shoots a prominent suffragette, Lydia Belworth, during a protest. He insists that the woman killed him in a past life, piquing Arthur's interest. Together he and Harry set out to prove or disprove the concept of reincarnation.
- E03
In Manus Dei
Fri, 25 Mar· 60 minWhen a heckler mysteriously dies at a faith healer's show, the trio sets out to determine if the man was struck down by God... or murdered by a human hand.
- E04
Spring-Heel'd Jack
Fri, 1 Apr· 60 minA businessman bringing omnibuses to London dies under mysterious circumstances, and soon the city is alive with rumors that the dreaded Spring Heel'd Jack is back. Arthur and Harry try to learn if the murderer is a man or a demon, while Adelaide meets with a mysterious man.
- E05
The Curse of Korzha
Fri, 8 Apr· 60 minMerring turns to a psychic, Madame Korzha, to find an abducted girl. She succeeds, but another girl goes missing and the Chief Inspector asks Korzha--as well as Harry and Arthur--to help find the new victim before it's too late.
- E06
The Monsters of Nethermoor
Fri, 15 Apr· 60 minHarry, Arthur, and Adelaide are summoned to the village of Nethermore when a man claims that aliens abducted his wife. Meanwhile, Harry continues hs investigation into Adelaide's background and reaches a few startling conclusions.
- E07
Bedlam
Fri, 22 Apr· 60 minTwo people die in the throes of what appears to be demonic possession. Both of them were recent residents of Bedlam, the infamous insane asylum... where Arthur's father was committed.
- E08
Strigoi
Fri, 29 Apr· 60 minArthur's friend and fellow writer Bram Stoker tells Arthur that someone is following him. Arthur, Harry, and Adelaide soon discover a secret cult of people who believe that they're vampires... and another cults that hunts them down.
- E09
Necromanteion
Fri, 6 May· 60 minThe team investigates a homicidal poltergeist with the aid of Thomas Edison's necrophone: a device that allows the living to speak with the dead. Harry has an interest in the device to contact his recently deceased mother, while Arthur hopes to reunite his family. Meanwhile, Adelaide hesitates to learn the truth about her dead husband.
- E10
The Pall of LaPier
Fri, 13 May· 60 minA mysterious plague in Canada wipes out an entire town... except for two survivors. As the trio tries to solve the baffling mystery, each of them is plagued by dreams and visions. Doyle begins writing, ‘The Hounds of the Baskervilles.'
Cast

Michael Weston
Harry Houdini

Stephen Mangan
Arthur Conan Doyle

Rebecca Liddiard
Constable Adelaide Stratton

Tim McInnerny
Chief Inspector Horace Merring

Adam Nagaitis
Sergeant George Gudgett









