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Star Trek: The Next Generation

Elementary, Dear Data (Season 2, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An attempt to provide Data with a challenging Sherlock Holmes holodeck program backfires when its Professor Moriarty character accidentally becomes self-aware.
Director
Writers
Gene Roddenberry (created by) | Brian Alan Lane (written by)
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Robert Lederman (as Bob Lederman)
Casting Director
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 5, 1988

Release date
Dec 5, 1988 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Patrick Stewart
Captain Jean-Luc Picard Captain Jean-Luc Picard   See fewer
Jonathan Frakes
Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker   See fewer
LeVar Burton
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge Lieutenant Geordi La Forge   See fewer
Michael Dorn
Lieutenant Worf Lieutenant Worf   See fewer
Marina Sirtis
Counselor Deanna Troi Counselor Deanna Troi   See fewer
Brent Spiner
Lieutenant Commander Data Lieutenant Commander Data   See fewer
Wil Wheaton
Wesley Crusher (credit only) Wesley Crusher (credit only)   See fewer
Diana Muldaur
Doctor Katherine Pulaski Doctor Katherine Pulaski   See fewer
Daniel Davis
Professor James Moriarty Professor James Moriarty   See fewer
Alan Shearman
Inspector Lestrade Inspector Lestrade   See fewer
Biff Manard
Ruffian Ruffian   See fewer
Diz White
Prostitute Prostitute   See fewer
Anne Ramsay
Ensign Clancy (as Anne Elizabeth Ramsay) Ensign Clancy (as Anne Elizabeth Ramsay)   See fewer
Richard Merson
Pie Man Pie Man   See fewer
Rosemarie Baio
Holographic Widow (uncredited) Holographic Widow (uncredited)   See fewer
Majel Barrett
Enterprise Computer (voice) (uncredited) Enterprise Computer (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Braveheart
Crewman Martinez (uncredited) Crewman Martinez (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Deacon
Command Division Officer (uncredited) Command Division Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Vardaman
Darien Wallace (uncredited) Darien Wallace (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Wilson
Holodeck Character (uncredited) Holodeck Character (uncredited)   See fewer
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