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Television MOST
fans of Sherlock Holmes are familiar with the ‘Irregulars’ who
have often made an appearance in the plots of the world’s
best-known fictional detective. For the uninitiated the ‘Irregulars’
are a ragtag team of street urchins who occasionally help the
sleuth solve his complicated cases. The ‘Irregulars’ first
appeared A Study In Scarlet in 1887 when Holmes enlisted
their service to untangle the knotty mystery. The sleuth paid each
one of them a shilling a day "to go everywhere, see
everything and overhear everyone," as they went about
collecting vital clues in and around London. Sherlock Holmes
and the Baker Street Irregulars on Saturday at 10 P.M. on the
History & Entertainment Channel has the group of boys doing
the most important errand of their lives — saving the famous
detective from being implicated for a murder. The ‘Irregulars’
find themselves having to solve the mysterious disappearance of
two of their own gang members. Holmes himself has been accused of
murder and put under house arrest. Only by the combination of all
their skills can they hope to free Holmes and prevent an audacious
heist. In the gripping drama these tough street children help
Holmes nail the real culprit by cold logic and meticulous
planning. Return of the
native For years western anthropologists
have travelled to far off remote places to closely observe the
lives of tribal people. In Meet The Natives on Friday at 9
P.M., the National Geographic Channel reverses the trend as five
tribesmen of the South Pacific island of Tanna travel over 10,000
miles to observe the lifestyles of a strange and exotic land
called England! From bars with drag queens in Manchester to
traditional fox hunting and a meeting with Englanpd’s Prince
Philip, these tribesmen experience some unusual activities. They
provide a unique spin on life in the UK, filtering what they see
through their own experiences and offering their perspective on
homelessness, traditional gender roles, livestock, artificial
insemination and more. They travel to Northumberland to stay at
Chillingham Castle and then head further north to the Old
Hebrides. The programme shows UK through the eyes of the tribesmen
Yapa, Joel, Posen, Albi and Jimmy. — NF
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