Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwick will always be my Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Now I can watch them forever on RU-vid I hope. Salute gentlemen.
Hardwick and Brett were, in my opinion, absolutely brilliant as Watson and Holmes. They quite literally brought both characters to vivid life. And I would love to see Brett as Bond.
The best and most complete Sherlock Holmes by Jeremy Brett and he is a legend in my mind. Not to undermine Hardwicke’s Watson who was tremendous in his own right. Jeremy was and will always be the best Holmes in my lifetime and brings back many fond memories of growing up in the 80’s and early 90’s. Remember I couldn’t wait for the next episode to air. Grenada done an absolute top job. Miss them both dearly.
René Henriksen Sadly you are both wrong. Basil Rathbone will ALWAYS be the best. Jeremy Brett is the closest to Rathbone I have seen. Mind I have been watching Holmes since the 1950’s.
Kelley I do not think I have seen any of Wontner’s work. However, I am kinda stubborn and doubt I will change my mind. 😁 I will have to see if I can find a movie Wontner was in. Doubt it will change my mind, I said I am stubborn. 🤣
@@JimRedHawk : Not trying to change your mind, for you like what you like. However, having watched/listened to so many of the actors who have played Sherlock, I would be unfair to single out only one. When I lived in NY I had the opportunity to attend several of The Three Garridebs of Westchester-Scion Society of The Baker St. Irregulars mtgs. Fun to be around those who truly love the Holmes character. Another surprisingly interesting interpretation was Vasily Livanov--Russian TV.
One of the best things about the series to me was the seamless and almost unnoticeable transition from Burke to Hardwicke as Watson, as far as becoming the character. I think both played Watson superbly, showing him as a partner with rather than a sidekick to Holmes. Cheers....
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!!!!!!!
If you look up Flemmings original sketch of Bond there is quite a bit of similarity. Or maybe he just used the same sort of aquiline profile Sherlock usually has.
These two were the most successful duo, the stories were very material, tangible 'we' the public felt we were in it with them and I am an American living in the Middle East.
I had always assumed the physical failing of Brett was in character due to his less than hidden vice. Sad to see these masters of stage and screen pass. Yet, we all shall always have them for a frequent refresh. Never turn away from a re-run.
I am so happy to find this interview! In interviews in the beginnings of playing the part, Jeremy Brett said that not only did he not like Holmes, but he felt the stories should never have been made on film, but only read in print. I'm glad to know he came to terms with his Holmes.
Have found a handful of mistakes but then I am incredibly nitpicking when it comes to such things. There were some modern idioms that were spoken that did not enter into the language until nearly the 21st century. Also once in a while they use a prop that didn't exist in the 1890's. I forget the episode but there was one where there was a little statue from the art deco period which didn't happen for another couple of decades. Also there was a Wedgewood pattern that wasn't made until around 1912 or so I think. Then the one that stuck out most to me is that they often use a pattern of crystal for their drinking glasses that is my exact pattern and the company didn't start making those until the 1960's though to be fair it is very similar to a 19th century Waterford pattern and that is probably why they used it. Also that pattern is very inexpensive. Every time you see someone break a crystal glass on the show it's that pattern though that doesn't happen very often.
@@nunyabiznez6381 Haha. Very good. Are you sure it was art deco? Maybe it was art nouveau. In one episode the horses hooves were spray painted with gloss Krylon.
@@nelsonx5326 I have been collecting and dealing in Art Nouveau objects for 30 years and currently have a dozen Art Nouveau pieces on eBay. I've had three articles on Art Nouveau published in magazines and I have been painting in the Art Nouveau style for almost 40 years. I think I know the difference.
He is the ultimate Holmes. No one ever played him as well and no one ever will again. I lost track and can't remember if they made all the Holmes stories or just most of them. I was so happy when they kept doing the real ones and not the made up crap that a lot of the older Sherlock Holmes shows and movies did.
I think it's because in real life he was a lot more bubbly (as he says) and exuberant in interviews than when he was in character as Holmes, and he lit up when he got to talk about what he loved doing. ♥ Did they actually tour with the play as he says..??
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.
A wonderful series with superb acting, and both actors will be sadly missed by us all. As a numismatist ie coin collector, I did laugh at the sovereign that was given to Holmes in a scandal in Bohemia for services was wrong, a Victoria old head which was struck from 1893 to 1901 was wrong for some of the stories. For example in one episode Holmes goes to France the Louvre in 1891, he was wearing his Sovereign, the coin was never struck, would have been better to of given Holmes a Victoria young head Sovereign to cover all episodes. And the cardboard box, a George V stamp appears on a letter, with a Victoria stamp, George V stamps never started until 1911. Penny black stamps appear, on many episodes all wrong. The penny black stamp appeared in 1840, and finished in 1851. replaced by a penny red. Victorian penny stamps for the late 1880s until the Queens death in 1901 were a different color. But apart from this, and many other mistakes for the period, this Sherlock Holmes series was first class and great actors, who done a great job.
Those who have played Sherlock Holmes since 1893: Charles Brookfield - 1893 William Gillette - 1899-1929 - 1300 Performances over 30 yrs. Sherlock Holmes movie Baffled - 1900 Silent/Short - Max Goldberg John F. Preston - 1900 Charles Rice - 1904 Maurice Costello - 1905 Viggo Larsen - 1908 Otto Lagoni - 1910 Holger Rasmussen - 1911 Sam Robinson - 1918 Eille Norwood - 1921 Silent short movie - The Dying Detective Burt Lytell - 1921 George Treville - 1912 Harry Benham - 1913 James Bragington - 1914 Francis Ford - 1914 H.A. Saintbury - 1916 John Barrymore - 1922 Tod Slaughter - 1928 Richard Gordon - 1930 Clive Brook - 1929/1930/1932 Arthur Wontner - 1931-1937 - Movie series Raymond Massey - 1931 Robert Rendel - 1931/1932 Reginald Owen - 1933 Felix Alymer - 1933 Louis Hector - 1937 Bruno Guttner - 1937, 1939, 1942-1943 Orson Wells - 1938 Basil Rathbone - 1939-1946 Cedric Hardwick - 1945 John Longden - 1951 Carleton Hobbs - 1952-1969 Ronald Howard - 1954 (39 episodes) John Gielgud - 1954-1955 Christopher Lee - 1962, 1970, 1992 Douglas Wilmer - 1964 Peter Cushing - 1959, 1968, 1984 John Neville - 1965, 1970, 1992 Robert Stephens - 1970 Stewart Granger - 1972 John Neville - 1973 John Cleese - 1973, 1977 Leonard Nimoy - 1976 Kevin McCarthy - 1977 Larry Hagman - 1974 Robert Powell - 1974 Dinsdale Landen - 1974 Roger Moore - 1976 Nicol Williamson - 1976 Christopher Plummer - 1977 Peter Cook - 1977 Paxton Whitehead - 1978 Geoffrey Whitehead - 1979-1980 Charlton Heston - 1980 Frank Langella - 1980 Vasily Livanov - Russian TV - 1979-1981, 1983 & 1986 John Moffatt - 1981 Guy Henry - 1982 Tom Baker - 1982 Peter O’Toole - 1983 Ian Richardson - 1983 Jeremy Brett - 1984-1994 Nicholas Rowe - 1984 Tim Pigott-Smith - 1987 Anthony Higgins - 1987 Robert Rees - 1988 Ron Moody - 1988-1989 Clive Merrison - 1989-1998, 2002, 2004, 2008-2010 Edward Woodward - 1990 Richard E. Grant 1992 Robert Powell - 1993 Matt Frewer - 2000-2001 John Gilbert - 2000 Richard Roxburgh - 2002 Andrew Sachs - 2004 Rupert Everett - 2004 Jonathan Pryce - 2007 Javier Marzan - 2007 Roger Llewellyn - 2009 Ben Syder - 2010 Nicholas Briggs - 2010-2018 Johnny Lee Miller - 2012 Igor Petrenko - Russian TV Series - 2013 Robert Downey Jr. 2009 & 2011 Benedict Cumberbatch - 2010-2016 Ian McKellen - 2015 Paul Andrew Goldsmith - 2015-2016 Jay Taylor - 2017-2018 Yuko Takeuchi - 2018 (HBO Asia - female ‘Miss Holmes’) Will Ferrell- Scheduled for 12/18 This list is not exhaustive. however, these are some of the many actors who have played Sherlock Holmes on stage, screen, radio and TV adaptations.
@@jackdowd6238 : Actually in the film Without a Clue (1988), Michael Caine plays a drunkard named Reginald Kincaid, who is hired by Watson (Ben Kingsley) to play act Sherlock Holmes. All of the other actors on the list played Sherlock Holmes. I do own that VHS, and it is funny.
Very good....touche & all that.....the exhaustive list should have tipped me off when no Caine appeared......p.s. just saw episode of FRAISER where dad played Holmes at a costume party...am I off the hook?.....kidding.......great stuff
I love both of them . what year was this interview? I am a lady 74 in state of Oregon. I watched alit if the Sherlock Holmes videos, with the actors.love you🌵🎈🎇⛪👍🌲✊👀🐦😃🌴
Did anyone notice that in the ill part of his life, in the interviews that he gave he was much better looking than in SH series by that time? How could that be? Was Holmes killing him, degrading him?
Yes, I saw it in 88 or 89 (can't remember which year) when they toured to Brighton at The Theatre Royal. It was superb. Both characters were exactly as portrayed in the TV series although I don't recall the actual story very well.
Laurel and Hardy were followed with Little and Large. Rathbone and Bruce were followed with Brett and Hardwick - actor, lovvie fops. I absolutely loathe Brett and Hardwick's rendition and torture of the roles of Holmes and Watson. Transparent and rancid performances from both actors.
