This is a very moving, last public statement of Jeremy Brett. It contains encouraging and awareness-raising words about the fight against this serious illness. Thank You for that, Jeremy!
Thank you. You published this on my birthday ten years ago. It was recorded, apparently, 12 days before he died, He died 17 days after my husband (who was only 43). Serendipity. Jeremy Brett was ,for me, not only a great actor but the ONLY Sherlock Holmes I can watch. And, to think he was terrified of the challenge of playing that part. Lovely man.
Jeremy Brett sucked me in everytime he solved a case on TV I loved watching his series of Sherlock Holmes while it aired I can't say I had a special case I liked because all his cases were intriguing and you were drawn to the TV screen to see how he would solve the case and yet he did so marvelously every time .the way Jeremy Brett acted and took on the life of Sherlock Holmes was just astounding and Amazing they couldn't have found a better person to act as the character I myself am a Huge Huge Sherlock Holmes fan now because of Jeremy Brett .it saddens me to know that Jeremy Brett is gone 😭 he will be deeply and sadly missed by many who knew him as the Great Sherlock Holmes may you Rest in peace and we will see you again someday in heaven my friend 😪🌹❤️🙏 we your fans wish you a nice and restful slumber til we meet again 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹😭😭
A beautiful human being. He stood and faced multiple storms, stumbled, fell but stood up again and faced the next one. Amazing actor but more than that: a strong courageous human being that is someone I and thousands of others look up to and admire for more than celluloid . Thank you Dear Jeremy. I love you.
How very courageous of Jeremy to speak out about this disease, although it's dreadful to hear how breathless he sounds in the clip. He was a true gentleman, a fine actor, a perfect Holmes, and someone who is still much missed.
"This tremendous man had inside and outside beauty, a rare actor, despite his severe illness he was shining, and will always be, Rest in peace our beloved Jeremy brett, you will forever loved, deeply respected and cherised 💕,"
I have Bipolar (or manic depression). He was a massive influence on me and spoke about bipolar before Stephen Fry.. who has carried the mantel. Thank you JB and SF. I know I'm not alone. I got into 15,000 pounds of debt with nothing to show for it! I had to make myself bankrupt. It was hard not knowing what I have. I finally got my diagnosis12 years ago but bad stuff happened way before that. I have a wonderful husband whom goes through it all with me. So in that vein, please remember the carers! Bipolar is serious but sd Jeremy says... there are meds etc around to help. Blessed be.
Thank you so much, Jeremy. I avidly watched him as Sherlock Holmes when I was a kid. I was diagnosed bipolar at 15...only later did I find out that he was also bipolar. Thank you for letting everyone know it's nothing to feel shame over.
thank you so much for showing this. We were lucky enough to meet Jeremy Brett, he was the kindest caring man who appreciated fans, no airs and graces or "look at me im a star"
I have suffered with mental illness since late 1980s to the present day I am lucky to have a loving supportive family around me after watching this video of the late great Jeremy Brett there as never been as much support and awareness as there is now so it shows how brave Jeremy was at the time and how important it was to get across this message so please if you are suffering from any of these symptoms please speak to a doctor or a friend or family member you are not alone
Thank you so much for posting this. As someone who suffers from Bipolar Disorder and has been inspired by Jeremy Brett, it is very nice to hear him speak on this disorder and see how he attempted to reach out to those who suffer.
You took the words right out of my mouth! Being or having Bipolar is part of me. I'm not embarrased to talk any more.. thanks to people like Jetemy Brett and Stephen Fry. Thank you all.
You will like him in other roles. Search for his other performances. Let’s not limit his talent to just Holmes though no one else can be a better Holmes than him.
Jeremy, was a gentleman in his behavior (when illness permitted), mannerism, ideals, thoughts and feelings... that is, as far as I could tell. Qualities as these, are quite rare today. They are few and far between. Given his constant struggles for many years is..... well, remarkable. I hope I can be half a lady! Ty for posting.
I have a deep and abiding respect for his acting prowess -- particularly his (definitive) interpretation of the Conan Doyle character, Sherlock Holmes. God Bless you, Sir.
sitting here in the midst of a low after a grand hyperactive maniac phase, listening to this wonderful gentleman, that jeremy was, is giving a wee bit of comfort. i never knew he was suffering from it, i just loved him for his great acting and from time to time when i was falling into my soulgrinding lows again, i loved to come back to the granada sherlock movies. sometimes life is sending you glimpses of hope, where you might not expect it from. thanks for uploading this!
We now have so many celebrities and royalty expressing views and talking about their mental health issues. He was a man who suffered and spoke up years before. So wish I had seen this at the time, and so wish it had been more widely available.
Truly a man with a beautiful heart. Opening up about the condition in the noble hope of assisting others with symptoms to find the support they need. ♥️
To me he's and will always be the quintessential Holmes. He was devilishly handsome before that lithium he took for bipolar took a toll on his looks. He brought sunshine into our life. He fought his illness bravely, at times going public with it.
raju kumar. I ACTUALLY BECAME PHYSICALLY SICK FOR DAYS WHEN OUR JEREMY BRETT DIED . MY HUSBAND AND I LOVED HIS WORK SO MUCH AND WE LOVED HIM ! HE WAS FAR TO SENSITIVE FOR THIS WORLD , VERY EMPATHETIC MAN 🎩💞 I MISS YOU J . B. 🇺🇸🎭.
Robert Penman. YOU HAVE THAT RIGHT ! MY HUSBAND AND I TAPED ALL J. B. FROM S. H. LONG AGO 🎥📼 NOW I CAN SIT BY THE FIREPLACE WITH A GLASS OF BRANDY CAT IN MY ARMS 😼💃🔥🍷 AND ENJOY THESE COLD WINTER NITES. WITH THE TALENTED J. BRETT !🎩.
Thank you for this little treasure. It's wonderful to hear Jeremy's voice, to hear him trying to help others. Thanks to SH (JB) series, my English's gotten much better and I can now, at last, understand him. Such kind, lovely, talented man. I really wish he'd be here with us...well, fortunately I'm not only one who does. So, again thank you very much!!!
My greatest treasure as a boy was my official 'Baker Street Irregulars' membership card that came from far away London. When I read the Canon, Brett is who I see! Only Brett! Brett IS Holmes!
I am, enjoying very much, re-watching many of his performances as SH. I was not aware of his bipolar diagnosis, and admire his bravery in disclosing this very private part of his life. His passing was a very great loss.
People are like IN THOSE DAYS PEOPLE WERE TOUGHER AND DIDNT HAVE ALL THESE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES UNLIKE ALL THESE WHINY ENTITLED MILLENIALS AND IN THOSE DAYS MEN WERE REAL MEN AND WOULD MAN UP AND NEVER CRY OR LET THEIR EMOTIONS GET IN THE WAY! And here we have Jeremy being so beautifully open and vulnerable about his struggles with mental health, and he was also bisexual so bleeeuuughhh to those people.
Thank you so much for posting this. JB was one of my favorite actors, and he left us far too soon. It's so hard to listen to how sick he sounds in this recording, knowing that he didn't have much time left, and that he probably knew it too. As someone who's life has been touched by Bipolar Disorder, I feel his pain very deeply. My father suffers from it, and it's been speculated that I myself may suffer from it as well; though my Doctor disagrees. I have, and do, battle depression, however. I can relate to Jeremy on that as well. It's also believed that he was Bisexual. I myself am Bisexual, so I also identify with him in that as well. He was a kind and gentle man, and that's how I wish to remember him By the time I started watching Sherlock Holmes, he was already long gone, and I didn't find out about his death until sometime later, after I had been watching a few seasons of the show. I miss him, and I really wish he were still here today. I would love to know his thoughts on the current crop of Sherlock Holmes movies and TV shows going on out there right now. Rest in peace, Jeremy. God bless you.
Thank you kindly Vladpryde for your post. For what I understand he has inspired many people through his battle and inner strength. I appreciate you, writing this and also putting yourself out there. I believe that people who tends to have a heighten sensitivity, wit and who... how should I say, live on the "fringe" , do suffer most strongly, and copping with life can be quite hard. Again ty.
Thank you so much for posting this. I too, loved Brett as an actor and his wonderful and unbeatable portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. l knew about his disorder quite a while ago- when a young child- and until recently, before covering more of his life and listening to this clip, watching his later SH series seemed very distressing for me. It's painful to hear how ill he sounds in the clip too. Brett, you are a fine and remarkable man, the best Holmes there ever could be, a true gentleman and l'm proud to be a fan of you. x
I have Bipolar - "Manic-Depression" disease. - If I had a broken leg in a cast, people would look at me and sympathize and share and care for me. As it is, the very word "Bipolar" is a high-sign for folks to run, not walk, as fast and as far as they can from you. The current word is "Stigma". The stigma of walking by neighbors and saying "Hello" and have them frown, turn their backs and ignore you; the stigma of introducing yourself to someone and having them cut you off: "Oh, I know who you are, I've heard about you." My home is my castle indeed. The gates slam shut and I am blessedly alone. With Him. In the end, He's all anyone has.
I empathize with your feelings. However public awareness of Bipolar/Manic-Depression is changing, if slowly; the understanding that mental illness is not anymore of an indictment of the person than breaking that leg. Keep looking outward and find support around you. There are people and organisations willing to help. And if you haven't yet, do view the series on Bipolar done by Stephen Fry, or any of his offerings on that illness.
I‘m not suffering from bipolar disorder (as it is called today), but I’m suffering from a slight form of Quiet BPD which is similar at some points. It also includes depression where I feel quite empty and without energy. Although the suicidal rate may be higher for bipolar disorder. I find it also very brave that Jeremy Brett spoke out about his disease, and he should be highly respected for that. I did the same as him for some time, but unfortunately I told it the wrong actor who had misused it publicly against me later in a smear campaign when I found out that he was a narcissist who abused his fans financially and when I started to warn about him. Smear campaigns of narcissists can become very ugly, especially if they have enough flying monkeys and if it is public. His abuse went that far that several fans had reported him to the police, including me. I believe that one fan also committed suicide because of his smear campaign. I wasn’t the first (now ex-fan) who found out about his financial abuse. He tried to destroy so many lives of his fans, some have or had immense debts because of him. And he prefers to collect fans with mental diseases around him who he can easily manipulate to get their money, so that he can declare them as crazy later in case they complain about that financial abuse later which makes it even worse. In fact, it is known meanwhile that he collects an unusual amount of fans with mental diseases around him. And it is even scarier that he searches for intense contact with such fans, by having chats with them for hours (including video calls, phone calls, meeting him at film sets and other locations in person). I also had a personal dinner with him once where I (unfortunately) told him about my disease. He loves it to use his fans against each other, he wrote black on white that he enjoys jealousy fights between his fans. He had destroyed his own career, his fanbase. He also had financially abused his business partners (there are enough proofs), he cannot travel back to America because of his debts and because he is blacklisted at some productions, and he has to hide in Paris now. Don’t worry, it was neither Jeremy Brett of some Star Trek actor I’m talking about. It is some other actor. I consider Jeremy Brett and also Brent Spiner as very sincere/honest/genuine persons. Since that experience I’m just not sure anymore if I would be that brave to tell everyone about my disorder. It’s easier for me to tell via some anonymous profile. I admire Jeremy Brett for that he did. He should be highly respected for that. There are enough people in the world who don’t know much about specific mental diseases and who make fun of it because they don’t understand it or who even misuse that information. As I told, I‘m a Quiet Borderliner by myself. Especially if it is some disease that others cannot see from the outside. We should stick together instead of fighting each other. Thank you Jeremy Brett! Thank you for your great role as Sherlock Holmes! I wish he was still alive. You were a precious personality. You will never be forgotten! Sorry for my bad grammar, but I’m not a native English speaker. My German language skills are far better. ;-)
If I already admired and loved him to the core, now those feelings have multiplied. He was really a very brave man who suffered a lot, but was a great examples for many of us. He even decided (it´s not in the Canon) to show in the Devil´s Foot that Holmes quitted cocaine to inspire people. He was in and out of the screen one of the best human beings ever. May his soul rest in peace and continue to be remembered by many upcoming generations.
I sincerely congratulate you. Thank you for sharing! I wish you the best always. I'm so happy that even if he is gone, he continues to inspire people all over the world. I'll pray for you. Best!
He was the best Sherlock Holmes as well as a wonderful actor. I was very depressed when my mum died. I was 14. I don't wish anyone to have a problem like this. I was able to overcome it myself but it took me a long time.
thank you very much for posting this - i didn't know it could get that bad - so glad you have those self-help groups in England. He was such a good actor and the best Sherlock Holmes ever, ever, ever . . .
Stephen Fry has done an award winning series on this (Bipolar) illness, and it can be viewed on You Tube. I highly recommend it. If you have watched him (Stephen Fry) on RU-vid over the years you can appreciate the toll this takes on one. He is currently as stable as at anytime, but it requires constant vigilance and support. Incidentally, Fry, who has been a fan of Sherlock Holmes since childhood, has voiced the complete Sherlock Holmes on audio and it is wonderful.
What an amazing person and actor, Jeremy was! Here in the states, I am not the kind of person whom follows Hollywood and all that poubelle... But British TV is ace. And would I *ever* have and hang a photograph on my walls of an actor: right next to Dame Patricia Routledge, would be Jeremy. Jeremy Brett and the whole team at Granada, they helped me through a dark time, when I lost internet and then had-to go to a friend's, to download the series from the Archive site... 1-2 episodes a week; I'd watch them over an over. I have too much to say, to say it all.
There is a truly disgusting video on YT where cumerbatch criticizes JB and says his illness diminished his portrayal of Sherlock! So disrespectful of him...
I so wish I could get my brother to listen to this message. He is bipolar manic with psychotic features. He has no insight into the illness and therefore will not seek treatment and actively avoids any intervention. I fear he will end up injured or killed. I quite understand mental illness as I worked as a psychiatric nurse for 13 years. There is really very little one can do until they commit a crime
I adore Jeremy Brett. I only know him from the Granada 'Sherlock Holmes' adventures. Every adventure is a masterpiece, and Jeremy is why. Man do I wish there more of those adventures. Think how many TVs would be tuned to the same channel if somehow an unknow lost adventure with Jeremy was discovered and premiered. It could be the greatest event in TV history. Maybe someday they will have a perfect computer generated Jeremy to make new Holmes adventures with. I just looked it up and there are 19 Holmes stories by Doyle that Granada didn't produce. It would be so great to see them with a CGI Jeremy Holmes. I don't care if that sounds cheesy, I would be in ecstasy. It would be a miracle. Manic depression sounds nasty. I knew 2 people who supposedly had it. They didn't tell me they had it. It was someone close to them that told me. I have no reason to doubt the people who told me. They must have not had it bad because they seemed normal enough to me. They both drank a lot of beer, but I kept up with them in that respect. They were both carpenters too. I miss Jeremy. It was an event at my parents house when a new Holmes adventure was premiering on PBS. Jeremy made for some good times in our lives. Popcorn, ice cream, Holmes parties. We really did enjoy him that much. And the Dr. Watsons did a great job too. And I loved Le Strade, the way he talked. And I wish Mrs. Hudson was my land lady. All such wonderful characters. RIP Jeremy Brett. He's a legend in many minds, rightfully.
I've got it, but because of drug and alcoho abuse in my past, I can't get a proper diagnosis, lots of my friends, some who have it, say, 99% I have it, I'm at the end of my tever
