Deciding on who is the best Holmes is like trying to decide who is the best soccer player. Each era had its lead man. Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett are my favorites.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for all seasons! Time has passed and will pass, but you Messrs. Brett and Hardwicke (and Burke) will always stay numero uno!!!
Truthfully, I enjoy David Burke's Watson, in that he's still learning Holmes' ways, he sortof has that whiff of being a Nigel Bruce-esque Watson with a touch more seriousness. Edward Hardwicke though was an older Watson, wiser, he could still be amazed by Holmes and even Mycroft but he was not as slack jawed in those moments. Him putting up a fight in The Three Gables helps to cement him as Watson in my eyes.
He's my favorite Watson, it's funny because he resembles the other guy there that played him. I'm older so Nigel Bruce is my sentimental favorite. Different eras, different takes by the producers and directors.
He sounds alarmingly like Charles Gray, Mycroft Holmes in the series. If he would place his tongue more against the back of his front teeth, and lisp in a snake-ish manner, he would have him utterly.
They nailed what was in the writings pretty good, just that little Hey hey there...that was in the book. I think Jeremy studied those writing more than anyone gives them credit for. Masterpieces each and every episode.
Jeremy and Edward are Holmes and Watson personified, other actors did quite well like Basil and Nigel but Jeremy and Edward were the absolute best. Grenada did a fantastic job creating these masterpieces and I will continue to watch them until the day I die. I miss those two great actors, Jeremy was gone oh so young, I was brokenhearted when I heard of his young death. Thank you for this wonderful interview, Edward is the best!
I agree with Mr. Hardwicke. Granada DID do such an awesome job in their presentation of this period piece. That cannot be said enough. How amazing that all these people came together to produce this series that will last for the ages and all may enjoy. Thank you, Granada!!
I remember watching this series in my mid to late twenties during the 80s, never missing an episode, but now in my sixties I have a much deeper appreciation for the entire production. I am thoroughly addicted to each performance with the subtle genius of Jeremy and Edward and cast. I’m absolutely convinced they’re still alive and well solving mysteries around the world. Well done! Thank you Granada for enriching my life, and we must never forget, “ the games afoot” WER
I will always remember the golden age of MYSTERY! on PBS in the 90's and early 00s, usually hosted by Diana Rigg, where you had, amongst other dramas,the greats of David Suchet Poirot, and Jeremy Brett Holmes. to me, what a time to be a kid! Poirot was great, but to my young mind, Holmes was the one that always captured my imagination with it's gothic victorian period details, and Brett's wonderfully unmatched performance. When my Grandma would visit from overseas where she lived in europe, I have fond memories of watching these on tv with the family on a weekend, with mom explaining what was happening to Grandma who didn't speak a word of english, but enjoyed it anyway. I ended up buying the Boxed set of DVD's some years back and I've never regretted it.
He was the perfect Watson and so genuine, natural with Jeremy. I prefer his more serious, contemplative reactions that Burke who often seemed childlike and silly. Burke was entertaining but at times appeared sort of bumbling and naiive making me think he would not have been a natural choice for someone as formidable as Sherlock.
Lovely 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 #3480 featured at the beginning of this documentary. The car was personally owned by Adrian Conan Doyle, youngest son of Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, resident at Chateau de Lucens, Vaud, Switzerland.
Did Borges (or Wittgenstein) ever write about how much more "real" everything in the Holmes-Watson apartment seemed than many people's actual dwellings? Maybe it had to do with how many people read the books and imagined that room.
Just found these two men in 2022 on RU-vid and LOVE WATCHING THEIR ADVENTURES!!!! THEIR WONDERFUL ACTING, THEIR FRIENDSHIP.....WILL NEVER GET OLD & WILL LIVE THRU THE AGES!!!!!!!
Does an actor need trophies from hot shots in showbizz or the eternal love from viewers? Is an applause ever satisfying? We the viewers know and send our utmost appreciation. Do the actors and perhaps crucially: production team know?
The Granada series with Jeremy and David/Ted was one of the best TV series and certainly the best iteration of Holmes, I have ever had the great pleasure of watching. I enjoyed it so much that I've watched the entire series nine times and I'm about to embark on number 10. I admit, though, that every time I come to the last couple of seasons, I feel a little sad as I watch Jeremy's health noticeably decline -- it was such a tragedy but I take solace in the fact that, at the very least, I had the privilege of watching a superstar performance by an incredibly talented actor; three of them, in fact. I should also take the time to point out that all who worked on this extraordinary series were integral to the brilliance of the production and deserve as much credit for its success as the three main actors. Thank you to all involved and thank you for uploading this insightful interview -- it's elementary.
An interesting person to listen to, but its hard not to bristle at his comments about WW2 being "nothing" compared to WW1. He has no right or experience to pass such a comment when he was conspicuously absent from either; I believe his military service consisited of a month in the Navy, before he was declared unfit and demobbed. Its sounds very much like his wealth and privelege saved him from the fate of millions of ordinary folk.
