The Great Mouse Detective
From Sherlock Holmes Encyclopaedia
The Great Mouse Detective is a 1986 animated mystery film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The film is based on Eve Titus's children's book series Basil of Baker Street and follows the adventures of a mouse detective named Basil of Baker Street who lives in the same Victorian era London as Sherlock Holmes. The story begins when a toy-maker is kidnapped by a villainous peg-legged bat named Fidget. Basil teams up with Dr. Dawson, a recently retired mouse doctor, to solve the mystery and rescue the toy-maker. Throughout their investigation, they come face to face with the notorious Ratigan, a criminal mastermind who is behind the kidnapping and has plans to overthrow the mouse queen.
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- Nicholas Rowe as Sherlock Holmes
- Alan Cox as John Watson
- Sophie Ward as Elizabeth Hardy
- Anthony Higgins as Professor Rathe
- Susan Fleetwood as Mrs. Dribb
- Freddie Jones as Chester Cragwitch
- Nigel Stock as Rupert Waxflatter
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths as DI Lestrade
- Earl Rhodes as Dudley
- Brian Oulton as Master Snelgrove
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