 In 1982 Weintraub planned to co-produce six Sherlock Holmes films for television but only two, "The Sign of Four" and "The Hound of the Baskervilles", both with Ian Richardson, were produced in 1983.When Weintraub discovered that Granada Television had acquired the rights for their own series with Jeremy Brett, he was awarded damages in an out-of-court settlement.In 1997, he unsuccessfully sued artist Hiro Yamagata, alleging the latter had reneged on a contract to produce art for Weintraub.