Jeremy had the character Sherlock Holmes blended in his blood. There never seemed a moment to me in his acting which would pronounce that there was slightest force of effort required for it. It came from him perfectly naturally.Therefore its hard to believe that there ever would be someone better than Jeremy Brett. R.I.P Jeremy.
It's almost like meeting of the parents. Holmes looks really pleased that Mycroft and Watson get to finally meet. And Watson is soaking it all up. We love Brett and Burke.
Sherlock Holmes stories are not only really fun, but the quality of Doyle's words are something we should all aspire to reach. Thanks so much for posting...I get obsessed with Sherlock every now and then.
I like how Mycroft introduces Watson as "his friend" even if its the first time he ever met him just because he is his brother's friend. I dunno its just nice.
David Burke was the perfect Watson, his voice, his eyes, his face, everything. What a shame that he didnt do the whole series. my comment isnt meant to harm any other actor playing watson, they were all very good, David was just great.
OMG, it's a room full of Aspies!!!!!!!! (people with Asperger's Syndrome, like me) :) And Holmes 1 and Holmes 2... Lol!!!!!!!! That back and forth scene... Brilliant!!!
Oh my god, I love this club. I think Im that "odd". What irritates me a bit is how old Mycroft looks. In the novels Sherlock says he is 9 years his senior, but here he looks like he could very well be his father instead of his brother. Apart from that he does a great performance.
For me Jeremy Brett was the finest Holmes. Basil Rathbone was entertaining to me as a child but Brett was intense and sometimees humorous. In 1988-9 I saw Brett and Hardwicke perform live in their theatre tour as H&W. Superb but cant rremember the story.
you were lucky I wish they had recored it for television. I'm 16 so unfortunately I missed the chance to see the live show and meeting the both of them sadly.
I just adore this Mycroft. He's a lot more cuddly than other versions. Seems a bit closer to the typical older brother, with that Holmesian brainflair.
It's very rare that a telly or film production comes close to being as good as the books. Some, however are close and give a different perspective perhaps and are (mostly) a pleasure to watch. Thanks for these anish.
Thanking you again for doing such a fine job downloading these. I think I have returned to your Sherlock (Jeremy Brett) downloads for 2 years now They are wonderful :)
Actually, I heard that he was much older then 7 years his senior. You see Mycroft was about 17-18 years old when Sherlock was born so that would make him much older. It was suggested later that Mycroft was like 31 years old when Sherlock was 13 years old at one time. I really should check on that since I know Sherlock's family tree quite well.
@wadyano Fair enough - I didn't know about the smoking. I did know he had heart failure though. Apparently there were a couple of other things that contributed to the heart failure. For one thing the tablets for his manic depression had the side effect of water retention which can lead to heart failure, and for the other he had heart valve scarring from rheumatic fever as a child. Incidentally he also had dyslexia and a speech impediment that needed correction and speech therapy as a child.
Haha! I don't think I necessarily would have even noticed, if it wasn't for his distinctive mannerisms and voice patterns. Strange characters to relate! All I can hear is Sean Connery saying, "Blofeld!!"
Even though its a big departure from the original story, I love how later on in the Golden Pince-Nez episode Mycroft proves his brother's point by solving the case less than halfway through the episode but leaving Sherlock to solve it on his own with the aid of a subtle hint from Mycroft. Thered surely be no criminal left in England has Mycroft not been so carefree and lazy...
9:20 These are my friends. This is Doctor Watson. *Watson bows slightly* And this is my younger brother Sherlock. *Sherlock shoops in from the side* XD
@notAbba The nanny points can possibly be inferred from the fact that if there was a nanny, the male provider would leave the toy-shopping/choice of toys to her, as the father usually had little to do with the children then so wouldn't actually know them well enough to know the toys they would like. And the other thing is that Sherlock often says in the book, that deductions like that are not always certain, but often a balance of probabilities. E.g. the deductions made from Watson's watch.
@silverbud 'Wikipaganda' - I like that term. I suppose some articles are better and others are just a joke. The salad cream one used to start "Salad cream is a disgusting white paste". Well at least it made people laugh! I bet the Holmes brothers would have made great Wikipedia contributors, but then again they'd have probably set their sights MUCH higher!
Kudos to the Brits on their accuracy in the knowledge of the Colt .45 army, in that Holmes had to bring the hammer to a half cock before the gate could be opened and it could be loaded. I wouldn't think the Brits would be that concerned about accuracy as far as early American firearms are concerned.
@wadyano Maybe it didn't help (I thought they smoked parsley and things in films - that's what it says on the commentary of Father Ted at any rate), but the wikipedia bio of Jeremy Brett has quite a bit about his mental illness in conjunction with the role and the effects it had on his health. Hang on a minute, are you meaning Sherlock Holmes or Jeremy Brett?? :)
@notAbba Perhaps 1. If a paedophile, children would be distrustful, given the rarity of a strange man treating them that way. Therefore would probably employ a woman to lure them. 2. A paedophile would probably be more hidden. 3. If the children are parentless the male provider would probably engage a nanny. 4. Probably widower, as doing own shopping/grieving manner. 5. His age suggests the father generation. 6. Therefore probably the wife died so recently no nanny has yet been appointed.
Brett and Burke were BRILLIANT as Holmes and Watson. Although there are a few plot flaws with this episode, I still like it. But personally speaking, I think Charles Grey is a great, underrated actor, and was a poor choice to play Mycroft, the age difference is to big. Still, overall, I like.
You people need to shut up about Twilight. What the hell does it have to do with this? Christ, complain about it on an actual Twilight video, not on a video that contains no trace of it. Not a lover nor hater of the book because I've never read it, but goddamn, the hate comments are more annoying than the series itself now.
First of all: Thank you so very much for sharing all these great episodes! (y) But: I can't find part 6 of 6 of "The Greek Interpreter" ...?!! After the end of part 5 of 6 it jumps directly to the next title; "The Norwood Builder" part 1 of 6. Have I done something wrong? (and if, it wouldn't be the first or last time ;) ) :)
@firetrucksnfishcakes YES another person my age who dislikes Twilight. Though I think you're the first person I've learned of who's my age and enjoys Sherlock Holmes and watches the Granada series.
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Although Jeremy holds very special place in my heart forever and always will be the best Sherlock Holmes, I think Benedict Cumberbatch's acting is also superb. He actually reminds me of Jeremy's theatrical movement. He himself says Jeremy was a great inspiration on his acting. Why not give Benedict a chance? It doubles the pleasure!
Rather silly "deductions", since the man with the rattle and toy, rahter than being a father, could be an uncle, grandfather, or someone with much younger step-borthers/sisters or even a pedophile. But the dirctor quickly moves on so that "you" have no time to question the crackpot theories.
@iluvanimorphs - Add me to that. Twilight is a disgusting book that teaches us that abusive relationships are "love" and its ok. Twidiots all of them. Sherlock rules!!! JB is THE BEST sherlock ever!!! Basil Rathbone is second.
I agree with Abe B.: Watson here is definitive but not Brett who is too harsh, too ecentric (to the point of being neurotic) and rather unsympathetic. I think the definitive Holmes has not yet been found but B. Rathbone was very close; he was a trained Shakespearean actor with a great voice, the right age, and athletic (he was an expert swordsman). Unfortunately, the productions he was in were grade B and his Watson (Nigel Bruce) was horrible.
