Inspector Lestrade — Terror by Night Character Profile

About Inspector Lestrade

Competent Scotland Yard inspector who frequently collaborates with Holmes on investigations.

Inspector Lestrade — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Police investigation, Law enforcement, Interrogation, Tactical coordination, Criminal tracking

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• New Scotland Yard
• Sherlock Holmes universe

Quick Facts about Inspector Lestrade

Occupation

detective

Eye Color

Black

First Appearance

A Study in Scarlet

Inspector Lestrade's Known Relations

• New Scotland Yard — Employer

Inspector Lestrade appears in 13 titles

• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) — character page
• The Pearl of Death (1944) — character page
• The House of Fear (1945) — character page
• Terror by Night (1946)
• Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance (1980) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription (1980) — character page
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 1 (1981) — character page
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra (1983) — character page
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century (1987) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes (2009) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Dennis Hoey

Appears in

Terror by Night (1946)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Inspector Lestrade — Alliance Investigative Collaborators — Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone)

  They cooperate in solving the murder and recovering the diamond.

  After the murder and theft, Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Lestrade jointly question passengers and investigate the train.

• Inspector Lestrade — Professional Inspector And Custodian — Lady Margaret Carstairs (Mary Forbes)

  Lestrade assumes official responsibility for the valuable evidence.

  Inspector Lestrade is worried about the diamond's safety and ostensibly takes possession of the genuine diamond during the investigation.

• Inspector Lestrade — Conflict Deceiver And Target — Major Duncan-Bleek (Alan Mowbray)

  Duncan-Bleek exploits Lestrade's official custody of the diamond.

  Duncan-Bleek goes to Lestrade's room with an accomplice; Lestrade is knocked unconscious and the diamond is stolen from him.

• Inspector Lestrade — Professional Questioning Inspector And Witness — Vivian Vedder (Renee Godfrey)

  Lestrade treats Vivian's account as part of the official inquiry.

  Lestrade participates in questioning the passengers, and Vivian Vedder later admits that a man paid her to transport the coffin.

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• Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone)
• Dr. John H. Watson (Nigel Bruce)
• Major Duncan-Bleek (Alan Mowbray)
• Prof. William Kilbane (Frederick Worlock)
• Vivian Vedder (Renee Godfrey)
• Sands - Moran's Accomplice (Skelton Knaggs)
• Roland Carstairs (Geoffrey Steele)
• Mrs. Shallcross (uncredited) (Janet Murdoch)
• Conductor Taking Tickets (Billy Bevan)
• Lady Margaret Carstairs (Mary Forbes)
• Elderly gentleman on train station (uncredited) (C. Aubrey Smith)
• Alf Shallcross (uncredited) (Gerald Hamer)