This is because at some point in the canon, Holmes reminds Watson of this case and mentions that Moriarty was responsible for it. Then the episode makes the mistake of showing that Moriarty is behind this ploy – the Napoleon of Crime himself. All Wilson would have needed were eyes to be able to see that! I’m not knocking him but there had to be a better option even if it entailed a wig! Now, he may not care considering he’s the lucky recipient of the money, but to get to the interview in this supposed League, he had to pass at least 150 red heads and it would not take Sherlock to tell him that there were far better candidates. He’s got strawberry blonde hair at best and the wisps that cover the top of his head barely qualify him for the role. Let’s be honest, there’s not much in a bank heist besides greed! Moriarty knows the bank has a fortune waiting to be plundered and giving Wilson some money to get out of his shop is a small price to pay.įirst off, the chap they got to play Jabez Wilson, Roger Hammond, does not have a head of red hair. Standard get-rich-quick scheme without Ponzi. In fact, this adventure costs Moriarty’s people money since they pay Wilson for his copying work! Note, the crime is that he’s being coaxed out of his shop, not the theft which will be prevented by Holmes. Jabez Wilson, a red-head, is being coaxed out of his shop under some crazy pretense of copying the Encyclopedia Britannica while his assistant, Spaulding (actually a noted criminal named John Clay) can dig a tunnel from Wilson’s pawn shop to the nearby bank which is keeping a reserve of French coins. A veritable cornucopia of great guest stars! But onto the episode… Lastly, I must have had one foot in the grave when I realized Richard Wilson played Duncan Ross, one of Moriarty’s minions. To see him with hair was a shock that almost had me throwing up tentacles! Then, perhaps the sun was in my “errrres…” the first time I watched this but I was delighted to see John Woodnutt aka the Duke of Forgill (among other episodes) from Doctor Who’s Terror of the Zygons. Halpen in Doctor Who’s Planet of the Ood.
I was stunned to see that Spaulding was played by Tim McInnerny, aka Mr. Of note, this episode was a real who’s who for me. A shame that it’s a ridiculous plot! Even more tragic that we learn that Moriarty is behind it, because this is one poorly handled scheme! To know there could be a league dedicated to the upkeep and maintenance of we red heads is a nice thing. Being a ginger is a raw deal: we can’t enjoy the beach and we get picked on for being carrot-topped. Well, I confess I have a special fondness for this episode, what with my own people getting center stage.
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