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The first of the classic series of adaptations following the investigations of Sherlock Holmes. A malevolent curse is blamed for the death of an aristocrat and Holmes is called in to investigate, using his scientific method and dry Victorian wit. Superb nuanced performances from Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the pudgy Watson. Cracking stuff. find out more...

A pukka adaptation of Graham Greene's wartime thriller as a regiment of German paratroopers, disguised as RAF Engineers, infiltrate a remote town, but suspicions gradually arise amongst the townsfolk. Housewives find themselves killing the enemy with an almost hysterical relish and any film that includes Thora Hird as a flighty seductress has to be worth watching. Tense, realistic drama with a cold and brutal depiction of wartime subversion. Superb. find out more...