A behind the scenes feature and interview package from a 1989 edition of 'This Morning'. The piece features interviews with Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke on location filminmg 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'
I come back to this every once in a while and it still so fresh and refine as it was back when it was recorded. Still seems like he is here with us but alas no more. Just his work, his words and his music.
So fascinating to see how different his voice and mannerisms are here as himself compared to how he speaks as Holmes. Even though he is in his Sherlock clothes it's a completely different person. He is much more relaxed and playful, his voice softer and expression less stern compared to how he plays Holmes. Remarkable talent (and a beautiful man at that)!
Holmes & Moriarty that scene the conversation between them must go down as one of the greatest in fictional writing could not be bettered. I would love to listen to Conan Doyle and hear how he thought and structured that moment, absolutely genius. "You smile Sir!" Class!
It is a most wonderful scene, and beautifully acted. I just had the great privilege of recording a version of 'The Final Problem' as an audio book for younger readers and that scene was tricky to perform without thinking of those two giants of the acting world.
The filming location of the river and bridge scene was at Danebridge in Cheshire. I was thrilled to come across your upload amongst other Sherlock recommendations because I might be one of the school children at 0:32. (far left, not looking down!) I remembered that morning as a pupil at the nearby Wincle school, where we had heard about the filming crew and our teachers took us to go and have a look at what they were doing. I remember standing on the road above and looking down and trying to spot the actors but I don't think we saw them during our short visit. I guess the actual filming would not have taken place with us there as a distraction. I recognise some of my classmates in the brief video frame. Thank you Richard for the memory your upload has given me!
Hello Daniel, that is wonderful to hear! Such a lovely tale about the location filming, really puts everything into unique context. That must have been a marvelous experience, and such a great memory to have. I'm delighted that the video has given you such a thrill. Best Wishes, Richard
@@RichardUsher Thank you Richard. I am slightly curious as to how you have come by such a video, because of it being just a feature of the programme 'This morning' from that time in 1989. I am going to hazard a guess that the most reasonable answer is that you recorded it at the time onto vhs. Which is great because obviously no-one else has uploaded the same programme. (I've looked) Such an opportunity!
This is the best thing I read today. You're so lucky :) Wish I could have been in your class! Thanks for sharing this. Puts a nice touch to the magic that is the Granada series
@@danielcooper6853 Hello Daniel, apologies for the delay in responding. The feature was followed by an interview with Michael Bentine, and as a huge fan of both things I set a VHS tape to record the show. Because I’m a Goon Show collector I hoarded quite a lot of recorded shows like this one and it only seemed right to share such gems.
He was deliciously sinister, and his cold and calculating portrayal was just perfect. I'm not sure that anyone else has ever got close to such a genius bit of acting.
Jeremy Brett was born to become Sherlock Holmes and I cant think of anyone else to take his place. Feels weird to hear them talk in interviews when both him and Mr Warwicke was long gone but of course not forgotten.
I've seen them ALL and as far as I"M concerned-- Jeremy Brett IS THE Sherlock Holmes , and the rest are just not so hot impersonators... In this- Jeremy says " I tried to BECOME him..." and believe me Jeremy - YOU were VERY SUCCESSFUL... and are THE- one and ONLY ULTIMATE Sherlock Holmes..
Sadly it led to increased mental health problems for him and ultimately contributed to his early death. But still, an amazing performance. Never has an actor so fully embodied the character they are playing.
True he is the one of those few foreigner actors that I prefer to listening to with their own voice.And not the dubbed version even if in Hungary his voice here is a very great actor that I like
I dearly wish they would release a wider selection of the music scores on CD at some point, stunning compositions throughout. I remember asking Edward Hardwicke to sign the cover of my soundtrack LP and he pointed out three or four errors in the image, including a sound operator crouched in a doorway with a boom mic!
@@RichardUsher There is an orchestral suite that was done, with three pieces (James McCarthy, Frances Carfax, and Maria Gibson), that have not been released, LIbre Me and The Bar of Gold not included due to the choral and synth nature of those tracks, but the rest of the OST is there. What amazes me is the complex nature of the orchestral works - truly filmic / classical instead of the typical writing for television. I would love to know how much time Mr. Gowers had to write the music for each episode. If British composers had more time than American counterparts because this is not your typical result under severe time constraints.
When I read the stories, I picture Jeremy Brett in my head as Holmes. No other actor will ever be as good as Holmes as him. He was to Holmes what Connery was to Bond. The actor everyone else is judged against.
As the show's Watson says, Holmes was a debunker of supernatural ideas, ironic because Arthur Conan Doyle was a firm believer in spirit mediums and even regarded a ridiculous fake photo as proof that fairies exist. He was a master of imagination, not a master of logic.
no offense to Edward Hardwicke but David Burke was the better Watson. Something about the way he smiled when Holmes pulled of his intellect stunts and I just feel like the 2 had good chemistry
