Jeremy Brett returns as master detective Sherlock Holmes in this adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle short story produced for British television. Hettie Doran (Paris Jefferson) is a wealthy American who has agreed to marry Lord Robert St. Simon (Simon Williams), widely regarded as the most eligible bachelor in Great Britain. On the day of the nuptials, Hettie goes missing, and Sherlock Holmes (Brett) and his assistant, Watson (Edward Hardwicke), are called in to investigate by the distraught groom. However, Holmes has personal misgivings about the case, which have been provoked by a series of troubling dreams. Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor also features Rosalie Williams and Geoffrey Beevers. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide