I have seen many of his other performances...but Holmes was Jeremy Brett's exceptionally sublime, once-in-a-complicated-lifetime expression of true English grit, wit&wisdom!! Superb production by Granada TV! Jeremy allowed me to escape and travel in time back to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's dark and interesting British mysteries of rich Victorian Times. Eric Porter's intensely corrupt "Prof. Moriarty" is as disturbing as Brett's Holmes is brilliantly flawed. A most singular affair...not to be missed by any romantic sleuth! Enjoy the Baker Street Irregulars, London's dark opium dens, Mrs. Hudson's exciting introductions of new cases, the dangerous vacation to Reichenbach Falls full of Moriarty's assassination attempts, and Lestrade's clueless charm!!! And all along each journey is Hardwicke's/Burke's warm and loyal narration by Dr.Watson. The very best in British mystery television with a unique artistic flair for excellent direction, editing, costume, and set decoration!! Personal favorite because........they........take.......their.........time.
@@sharonwhiteley6510 Seeing JB play the Count would have been wonderful. He would have been perfect playing the Duc de Richleau in a remake of The Devil Rides Out.
Yes, my exact thoughts too: the producers of this series have spared no expense in ensuring authentic set, carriages, dress, and everything. My grandparents were born in this era, of the 1880s.
I worked as an extra on Penny Dreadful and we were doing a scene where there were lots of little stalls and one of them sold newspapers. I walked over and picked one of the newspapers up thinking that only the cover would have text but when I opened it it was a full newspaper of the day. It's amazing the detail they put into these shows. I was over an hour in makeup and my costume was especially made for me with my name on it. I wore about 5 or 6 different costumes in a single series.
My only despair is not enough adventures of Sherlock exist, I've seen everyone many times over and still I comeback, like a lost love that can't be found
The same happens to me, watching the episodes over and over again... And believe me: I always find something new, every time. That's what I call genious.
@@chocolatetye797 Rathbone is still my favorite Sherlock, but your absolutely right that his Watson is not even attempting to be accurate and is more of a comic relief. I think Ronald Howard's Sherlock and Watson were both pretty good but Brett's is probably better.
I take each excellent attempt at portraying HOLMES singularly...just as Holmes would have. Yet I find Jeremy Brett's the most accurate and human, from my perspective. He is a loner from the genius' curse, almost autistic in his obsessive/compulsive intensity of sensory data and analyzation. And I cannot bring myself to envision Rathbone or other portrayers falling into cocaine addiction quite as readily as Brett's brooding, restless performer. Even his relationship with brother Mycroft(the real Holmes family brain???), played by Charles Gray seems more viable and modern. I especially enjoyed how Brett revealed his Holmes' unique association with the countless attractive women he encountered in case after case, appreciation yet self-protective personal restraint . Yet I could clearly see how inevitable it was when he fell for only one bright, elegant beauty. Likeable, yet impatient with predictable people like Inspector Lestrade, Jeremy's acting had that fine, detailed, disturbing taste of authenticity that was highly entertaining. Even his bouts of depression were very real and relatable. Brett, like Holmes, was that rare deductive/inductive nerd with a suffering dark side. To me he is the embodiment of Holmes if Holmes truly existed to haunt criminals and their crime sites. Jeremy's Holmes understood how absurd life was, laughed at it knowingly, but still managed(with his dear friend Watson's prodding) to not be so jaded but instead to thrive in his mysterious element through human detection. Good show, Mr. Brett, even now your game's afoot on this absurd and overwhelming world wide web!!
Even before this series I used to read Sherlock Holmes in the evening, by soft light. Thoroughly enjoyable. That would be 3o years ago or more. Jeez, where does the time go.
I'm amused by the sly nod to an error in the original Conan Doyle tales at 0:51 when Watson mentions that he has "hardly a twinge from either his shoulder or leg" Conan Doyle sometimes got mixed up on details, and Watson's war wound is one of them.
Razor sharp, eccentric, suave, self-critical Holmes alongside an adorable Watson, it's rather epic. Although I prefer Burke (intellectually sharper) over Hardwicke (truly humane). Granada brings my childhood back.
It's so sad Mr. Brett became ill. There aren't enough of these. This one is one of the best. And how about some congratulations to Sir Conan Doyle, who may have been the first to write about a fake evangelist, of the sort with which we are so plagued today?
And even though he made no mention of it, I'm pretty sure that Holmes admired Greene. He certainly respected Greene's ability to control his temper and not be violent
Besides the exquisite portrayal of Holmes by Mr Brett, im favorably impressed by the sumptuous sets and various props and background...someone did an admirable job of antiquing and searching attics..
Lol...I grew up on these when they were on PBS, watched 1 every night when I was off work for covid, now I'm painting my walls in my home so I watch 2 or 3 ...it has been awesome to see shows like this created with such magnificence.
Love this-- THIS "Watson" is not played like an idiot as the one with Basil Rathbone is.. (not the actors choice, I realize that) but they have this doctor has NERVE and some modicum of intelligence.. :) AND JB is the ULTIMATE Sherlock!!!
I agree, Watson was an MD and an Army officer. How in the hell did they think it would be ok to portray him like that. Comic relief I suppose. If you make Watson a buffoon it degrades Holmes as well
@@matthewgabbard6415 The one playing opposite Rathbone - poor guy- was written like a TOTAL idiot.. just WAY over done on his character. Poor Man had to be a good actor to PLAY that stupid and pull it off.
Hell yeah. He was never a bumbling Nigel Bruce in any of the books either. He was a military officer, a surgeon, and a best selling author. A gentleman door-kicker, and a genius in his own right.
@@paulincambodia7222 Nigel Bruce portrayed Watson in that manner because remember that the Rathbone series was, besides entertaining, providing people a break from the sadness and horror of WW II. Towards that end Watson's role was at times to provide some comedy. It was to give people some light-hearted moments. This is why Bruce portrayed the good doctor as somewhat of a clown at times; to give the audience a break from the drama.
The character of Lady Frances was very interesting. She is an independent woman, in a sense very modern, who does not want to be emotionally attached to anyone, or tied to a relationship: and instead of being flattered by the Hon.Greene's attention, resents it. Yet in the end, she is revealed to be very vulnerable, and it is his love which supports her.
Excellent portrayal. Transports the reader back to Victorian England with all all its paraphernalia and romance. Unsurpassed acting and Sylvan backdrop. One may love to go back and be in the period of Holmes and Dr. Watson
A very fine & feeling presentation. Surprising to find Julian Curry in the major’s role - he’s better known for playing the bizarre & jocular cLaude Erskine-Browne in Rumpole series. I’m sorry to learn he died in 2020 (age82). It’s always a delight to see his work. Cheryl Campbell (Lady Frances) is another splendid performer with very wide range. These Holmes’ adventures are lovely, finished, brilliant productions. Thank you.
I was gonna buy a used car from a lady last week and I asked her for the carfax, but the lady said the carfax disappeared. Decided not to buy it, something was fishy. Then I saw the title of this episode and laughed at the irony
@@tescheurich Hateful little Troll. Many women were actually quite happy at that time, and had much more freedom than you pretend. Don't believe everything that the "rewritten" history books try to tell you about how women were treated many years ago, because I'm quite sure we women were treated much better all those years ago, than we are now. I know I was, and I very much miss the way things were years ago, when women behaved like women, and men behaved like men. You have a man's name, but act like you hate yourself for being male. Your profile makes me think you're very weak, and also very whiny, which is not how men are supposed to behave. It must suck to be you. 😂
16:15 Sherlock, the only person who would dare to smoke in the archives full of papers. XD "And my friend is a dangerous ruffian" After that scene in the bank, I believe you, Mr. Holmes. XD
Thanks for posting. These are the archetypal portrayal of Holmes and Watson. Although I prefer Rathbone's depiction he sadly had neither the script or endeavour of the producers to render to reach this level of production. It is unsurpassed.
I saw him performing Holmes in London, impressive up close. Many Brits were not fans, however. There was (is?) a great museum on Baker Street, must have many of the original props. Looks identical to his digs, complete with pipe and slipper on the hearth.
So sad to hear that Michael Jayston (here, playing John, the Earl of Rufton 8:40) passed away this week. He was 88. He was terrific as Peter Guillam in the 1979 mini-series "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy". I just wish he had been able to reprise the role for "Smiley's People" 3 years later.
Lady Francis desperately wants to be independent but her brother keeps her on a short leash by denying her the money she legally inherited from the estate. She never fully emerged from the coma induced from her lengthy exposure to chloroform. A tragic conclusion.
Her brother was not keeping her on a short leash. He inherited the house - which was falling into disrepair and he didn't have the money to fix it. But the house belonged to him. She had inherited a very valuable heirloom jewelry collection which she could have sold. There was no need for her to beg her brother for his money. She was actually being rather petty. In the end, she was just too naive and got involved with a swindler who nearly killed her for her inheritance.
@@ElizaDolittleIronically enough, this is often the tragedy of the modern women. Freedom but to what end? Freedom to pursue the highest values and ideals or ones own destruction and demise. In this regard the old adage rings true, a women left to her own devices falls into ruin.
The Lady Fairfax seems North American in her strength of character, independence, ingenuity and disregard to what Others might think or say. …I value those qualities. ;)
Basil Rathbone & Jeremy Brett r the 2 best SH ever. I can take either n these adoptions of Sir Author's character of SH. Love the period dressing as they do. The Britt's do know how 2 put on a TV series. I'm a fan of Britt TV from the time of the late 50's. I do tire of the comments of Brett's sexuality. That maybe important info 4 some. As a straight man. We all have a private life. There r straight people's that have very deviated private lives that harm people. Embezzlers, Arms Dealers, 2 say Drug Dealers also. His private life didn't stop his gift of his craft 2 give us the viewers of his craft even after his passing. Brett & Rathbone 3 cheers .
I have seen many different mysteries, and read a lot of them also. I write P.I. mysteries. This is the only time i ever guessed the answer before Sherlock revealed it!
Oh, wow, Sherlock Holmes Doing Origami [@2:39]. Yes, that's what he's doing [the art of paper folding -- you have to start from a square of paper -- that's what he's doing]. I don't recall that in the original book episodes [but it could explain my fascination with Origami though]. Wow lol [You go, Sherlock, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , lol ] 😂😎☕️☕️☕️[
Holmes was a sort of perfectionist. Although he was in time to save the Lady, I believe he blamed himself for the psychological fact that his client was physically interred in a grave.
Because he failed to thoroughly check the actual coffin in the first place, and let the creeps run him off with their lame story. He knows he knew better🤧
After hearing the opening of this story on a Radio Classics broadcast the other day, and liking the premise, I decided to forgo the radio airing & look up the Granada version with Brett. I find the audio here rather difficult to hear, even turning up volume. The filming style seems odd, also. Why is Brett toying with those objects that have nothing to do with story? Why is Holmes separated from Watson? I checked the Doyle original & it doesn't begin like this. Not sure I'll stick with it.
Elementary. He stated his failure because he had indeed failed. Upon first examination of the cadaver in the coffin, he failed to recognize the consistency of the disguise with the consistency of the would-be murderer's disguise. The murderer presented himself as though he was a wounded veteran of war when in fact he was not wounded at all. It was a rouse. Likewise, the story given to Sherlock Holmes about who the woman in the coffin was also a rouse meant to steer away his attention from the truth behind the lie. Lady Frances was in that coffin when Holmes examined it in the basement, but Holmes failed to observe and deduce in his usual manner. To drive the point further home, Watson was able to accurately identify the would-be murderer as a fraud, as well, but he likely relied on the deductions and conclusion of Holmes rather than fully examining the coffin in the basement himself. In other words, Holmes was the man for the moment and failed because of his clear oversight.
The Fakes Frauds and the Foolish who pray on the weak kind and innocent sometimes face a sad ending. I am being sued by such a vermin and like one will be proved Guilty as Sin.
Its only my opinion but this episode can easily be passed by without a thought. The story line just does not belong in this series although the actors were the finest. (Just my thoughts.)
yeah, it's not among the best plots I've seen in SH. I actually got bored many times throughout the episode, and that dude Greene seems such a fake male, he's behaving like in the shittiest modern telenovelas, such a pansy and wimp for that era of gentlemen and brutes that it makes you either vomit or punch him in the face
I hate it when he refuses cheques. It's 1897. People are living on £4 per year: bread, gin and a little jam. Plus there were expenses. Cabs, trains. Meals to expense. Sir Ian MCian played him as beset with early stage dementia. Lovely movie. That Holmes did divorce work. Never turned down payments from Earls. More realistic.
@@irismetcalfe Canon isn't perfect. In one of the stories, Doyle had Holmes display astonishing ignorance of astronomy. The argument was that he didn't need to know what revolved around what to track criminals. But he is generally presented as possessing the erudition of an accomplished Victorian gentleman as well as deep stores of specialized knowledge, which is much more realistic. Doyle usually wrote dreadful novels. Long dreadful novels. He was a spiritualist. The character of Holmes and the Holmes/Watson friendship reflects a profound genius that is jarringly absent from every other aspect of his life and work. It is good that the subject has been utilized, sometimes very well indeed, by other creators.
Most are very good, a few are just OK, this one is very poorly acted. A series needs great writing, directing, and acting. If just one of these slips, it's noticeable, This one is a stinker.
Many actors played Holmes. Jeremy Brett became Sherlock Holmes. Unprecedented. Unique. Unequalled. RIP Mr Brett. We are all in your debt.
I have seen many of his other performances...but Holmes was Jeremy Brett's exceptionally sublime, once-in-a-complicated-lifetime expression of true English grit, wit&wisdom!! Superb production by Granada TV! Jeremy allowed me to escape and travel in time back to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's dark and interesting British mysteries of rich Victorian Times. Eric Porter's intensely corrupt "Prof. Moriarty" is as disturbing as Brett's Holmes is brilliantly flawed. A most singular affair...not to be missed by any romantic sleuth! Enjoy the Baker Street Irregulars, London's dark opium dens, Mrs. Hudson's exciting introductions of new cases, the dangerous vacation to Reichenbach Falls full of Moriarty's assassination attempts, and Lestrade's clueless charm!!! And all along each journey is Hardwicke's/Burke's warm and loyal narration by Dr.Watson. The very best in British mystery television with a unique artistic flair for excellent direction, editing, costume, and set decoration!! Personal favorite because........they........take.......their.........time.
Would love to have seen him play Count Dracula, on stage, which I understand he did.
@@sharonwhiteley6510 Seeing JB play the Count would have been wonderful. He would have been perfect playing the Duc de Richleau in a remake of The Devil Rides Out.
Nailed it!
@@sharonwhiteley6510 As a matter of fact, Brett's appearance on the stage as Dracula was incorporated as an in-joke in "The Last Vampyre".
Binge watching these episodes has given me a massive appreciation for the costumes, furniture and particularly the horse carriages and buggys
I love everything antique!!!
Cudnt agree more....so much of detailing to create that era in every possible way
Thanks to this my wardrobe is almost entirely Victorian now.
Yes, my exact thoughts too: the producers of this series have spared no expense in ensuring authentic set, carriages, dress, and everything. My grandparents were born in this era, of the 1880s.
I worked as an extra on Penny Dreadful and we were doing a scene where there were lots of little stalls and one of them sold newspapers. I walked over and picked one of the newspapers up thinking that only the cover would have text but when I opened it it was a full newspaper of the day. It's amazing the detail they put into these shows. I was over an hour in makeup and my costume was especially made for me with my name on it. I wore about 5 or 6 different costumes in a single series.
My only despair is not enough adventures of Sherlock exist, I've seen everyone many times over and still I comeback, like a lost love that can't be found
Perhaps AI can produce another series of SH adventures?
The same happens to me, watching the episodes over and over again... And believe me: I always find something new, every time. That's what I call genious.
My feelings exactly.
I agree. Brett was brilliant, the productions excellent. He became ill too soon!
@@chrisanderson5317
I think it is quite possible, enough data exists to produce many new episodes through AI.
Best Sherlock Holmes ; bar set so high, I doubt anyone will ever surpass this portrayal
Absolutely, no better combo... I've seen other good Sherlock Holmes characters, but Watson is never quite right...
@@chocolatetye797 Rathbone is still my favorite Sherlock, but your absolutely right that his Watson is not even attempting to be accurate and is more of a comic relief. I think Ronald Howard's Sherlock and Watson were both pretty good but Brett's is probably better.
Robert Downey Jr did pretty well in the movies, I like the more comedic types, although Brett was really good in the show.
same with Suchet's Poirot
I take each excellent attempt at portraying HOLMES singularly...just as Holmes would have. Yet I find Jeremy Brett's the most accurate and human, from my perspective. He is a loner from the genius' curse, almost autistic in his obsessive/compulsive intensity of sensory data and analyzation. And I cannot bring myself to envision Rathbone or other portrayers falling into cocaine addiction quite as readily as Brett's brooding, restless performer. Even his relationship with brother Mycroft(the real Holmes family brain???), played by Charles Gray seems more viable and modern. I especially enjoyed how Brett revealed his Holmes' unique association with the countless attractive women he encountered in case after case, appreciation yet self-protective personal restraint . Yet I could clearly see how inevitable it was when he fell for only one bright, elegant beauty. Likeable, yet impatient with predictable people like Inspector Lestrade, Jeremy's acting had that fine, detailed, disturbing taste of authenticity that was highly entertaining. Even his bouts of depression were very real and relatable. Brett, like Holmes, was that rare deductive/inductive nerd with a suffering dark side. To me he is the embodiment of Holmes if Holmes truly existed to haunt criminals and their crime sites. Jeremy's Holmes understood how absurd life was, laughed at it knowingly, but still managed(with his dear friend Watson's prodding) to not be so jaded but instead to thrive in his mysterious element through human detection. Good show, Mr. Brett, even now your game's afoot on this absurd and overwhelming world wide web!!
If you enjoy Sherlock Holmes, then the portrayal by Jeremy Brett is unequaled.
Sherlock's black outfit with black leather gloves and shiny black top hat is arguably the classiest man has ever looked.
+John Shields. Holmes is dressed for every occasion. Not that deerstalker hat all the time.
What's hard to believe is that people DID dress like that. You could see who was upper-class then. Not like your Rees-Mogg cretin.
Even before this series I used to read Sherlock Holmes in the evening, by soft light. Thoroughly enjoyable. That would be 3o years ago or more. Jeez, where does the time go.
Same here, though for the second time. First time in high school, though didn't get much enjoyment, too much turmoil at home. 🤷♀️
Jeremy would be 89 years old soon
Though a man should win a thousand battles with evil, it is ever the one loss which dominates his memory and pricks his conscience.
"I was a soldier in India. I have shot nobler creatures than you". Haha fantastic dialog.
I'm amused by the sly nod to an error in the original Conan Doyle tales at 0:51 when Watson mentions that he has "hardly a twinge from either his shoulder or leg" Conan Doyle sometimes got mixed up on details, and Watson's war wound is one of them.
Jeremy Brett is my all time favorite Sherlock Holmes. Fantastic to see this again. Many thanks!
Greets from the Netherlands, T.
Razor sharp, eccentric, suave, self-critical Holmes alongside an adorable Watson, it's rather epic. Although I prefer Burke (intellectually sharper) over Hardwicke (truly humane). Granada brings my childhood back.
I prefer Burke too! ❤️
The switch from Burke to Hardwicke right after the The Final Problem episode works so well, I didn't notice at first.
burke was to watson what brett is to holmes, but it's a mark of his own character that he chose his family over the role of a lifetime!
It's so sad Mr. Brett became ill. There aren't enough of these. This one is one of the best.
And how about some congratulations to Sir Conan Doyle, who may have been the first to write about a fake evangelist, of the sort with which we are so plagued today?
And even though he made no mention of it, I'm pretty sure that Holmes admired Greene. He certainly respected Greene's ability to control his temper and not be violent
Besides the exquisite portrayal of Holmes by Mr Brett, im favorably impressed by the sumptuous sets and various props and background...someone did an admirable job of antiquing and searching attics..
Lol...I grew up on these when they were on PBS, watched 1 every night when I was off work for covid, now I'm painting my walls in my home so I watch 2 or 3 ...it has been awesome to see shows like this created with such magnificence.
Love this-- THIS "Watson" is not played like an idiot as the one with Basil Rathbone is.. (not the actors choice, I realize that) but they have this doctor has NERVE and some modicum of intelligence.. :) AND JB is the ULTIMATE Sherlock!!!
I agree, Watson was an MD and an Army officer. How in the hell did they think it would be ok to portray him like that. Comic relief I suppose. If you make Watson a buffoon it degrades Holmes as well
@@matthewgabbard6415 The one playing opposite Rathbone - poor guy- was written like a TOTAL idiot.. just WAY over done on his character. Poor Man had to be a good actor to PLAY that stupid and pull it off.
@@davidwayne9982Nigel Bruce. Played a similar character in Hitchcock's "Suspicion", opposite Cary Grant.
Brilliant! As always. Thanks for putting these episodes up.
Set, props, and costumes had a ball working on this series. Did you see the pile of horse dung in the cobblestone street? OMG!
Watson was such a badass in this episode
Hell yeah. He was never a bumbling Nigel Bruce in any of the books either. He was a military officer, a surgeon, and a best selling author. A gentleman door-kicker, and a genius in his own right.
@@paulincambodia7222 Nigel Bruce portrayed Watson in that manner because remember that the Rathbone series was, besides entertaining, providing people a break from the sadness and horror of WW II. Towards that end Watson's role was at times to provide some comedy. It was to give people some light-hearted moments. This is why Bruce portrayed the good doctor as somewhat of a clown at times; to give the audience a break from the drama.
No kidding! He was just like how he would have been in the books.
@@adventureswithaurora really?
@@msatxgault560 🤔 About whom do you think I'm talking?
The character of Lady Frances was very interesting. She is an independent woman, in a sense very modern, who does not want to be emotionally attached to anyone, or tied to a relationship: and instead of being flattered by the Hon.Greene's attention, resents it. Yet in the end, she is revealed to be very vulnerable, and it is his love which supports her.
Excellent portrayal. Transports the reader back to Victorian England with all all its paraphernalia and romance. Unsurpassed acting and Sylvan backdrop. One may love to go back and be in the period of Holmes and Dr. Watson
We are all vulnerable.
She's actually a patriarchy-written character. ACD the Edwardian author couldn't conceive of such a woman actually being able to handle her own life.
@@tescheurich Nonsense. English women had character in the 19th Century. Think of Florence Nightingale. ! Many others.
@@tescheurichYour resentment of the workings of man taints and mars your appreciation of humanity, beauty, art, and anything worth living for.
A very fine & feeling presentation. Surprising to find Julian Curry in the major’s role - he’s better known for playing the bizarre & jocular cLaude Erskine-Browne in Rumpole series.
I’m sorry to learn he died in 2020 (age82). It’s always a delight to see his work. Cheryl Campbell (Lady Frances) is another splendid performer with very wide range. These Holmes’ adventures are lovely, finished, brilliant productions. Thank you.
I was gonna buy a used car from a lady last week and I asked her for the carfax, but the lady said the carfax disappeared.
Decided not to buy it, something was fishy.
Then I saw the title of this episode and laughed at the irony
Superb cinematography.
I have watched many variations of Sherlock and Watson but this has become my absolute favorite ❤❤
You want to see my owls? LOL
Such a great quote.
watched almost all the episodes of Sherlock Holmes in the Lockdown in Covid 19
Get out of the house, stop being afraid to live. Good luck.
@@jimclark6256 I did got infected by covid 19 finally even after maintaing all precautions but by grace of God I am recovering
Mee too and loved it!!!
Am still watching. Jeremy Brett
@@jimclark6256 stop being stupid, people like you make the world a worse place.
Incredible character sherlock play by Jeremy
I am so sad how this episode ended!!!Both of them deserved to be happy!!!
She did make a full recovery, according to the book.
@@zahraalhussein1912 and they are together forevah;)
Impossible. An independent woman, happy, in a male Edwardian author's book? No
@@tescheurich
Hateful little Troll.
Many women were actually quite happy at that time, and had much more freedom than you pretend.
Don't believe everything that the "rewritten" history books try to tell you about how women were treated many years ago, because I'm quite sure we women were treated much better all those years ago, than we are now.
I know I was, and I very much miss the way things were years ago, when women behaved like women, and men behaved like men.
You have a man's name, but act like you hate yourself for being male.
Your profile makes me think you're very weak, and also very whiny, which is not how men are supposed to behave.
It must suck to be you. 😂
I remember watching an interview with Ed Hardwick at this time and was shocked to see he was bald, I had no idea that was a hair piece.
I wrote him and received a very nice photo/postcard from him. Nice man.
The gentleman playing Holmes is awesome as well! Especially in this one!
Such a great series!
Such a fabulous story.
This is my favorite show
Poirot is better
Apples to Oranges
@@blabla-rg7kythey both get darker as they go on...at least Sherlock got to keep his sidekick. Kind Watson balances out sherlock's moods.
"...destitute in Islington. Pretending to write poetry...."
Hilarious!
So Magnificent Are The Horses!!!!!
The D.D.R. (Dame Diana Rigg) woman wore her white suit (a dress and sweater) when she introduced this episode and gave the audience the final message.
Oh my goodness! I remember those introductions. Some by Diana Rigg, some by Vincent Price.
My bf has a crush on Rigg.
As well he should!
Lady Carfax. You do not leave your boat without taking down the sails!
16:15 Sherlock, the only person who would dare to smoke in the archives full of papers. XD
"And my friend is a dangerous ruffian" After that scene in the bank, I believe you, Mr. Holmes. XD
I have seen pixellated breasts and bottoms shown on TV. I feel that cigarettes in movies are distinctly more obnoxious that bare nipples.
A fantastic episode, thank you.
thanks for posting these
Damn. That was a good one. Now i must read the original story
Thanks for posting. These are the archetypal portrayal of Holmes and Watson.
Although I prefer Rathbone's depiction he sadly had neither the script or endeavour of the producers to render to reach this level of production. It is unsurpassed.
Excellent.
I saw him performing Holmes in London, impressive up close. Many Brits were not fans, however. There was (is?) a great museum on Baker Street, must have many of the original props. Looks identical to his digs, complete with pipe and slipper on the hearth.
Her bearded boyfriend looks like an Edward Gorey drawing come to life.
LOL!
I don't know what to dislike here
Lovely clever jeremy
Such a sad ending 😢
So sad to hear that Michael Jayston (here, playing John, the Earl of Rufton 8:40) passed away this week. He was 88.
He was terrific as Peter Guillam in the 1979 mini-series "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy". I just wish he had been able to reprise the role for "Smiley's People" 3 years later.
Thank You✨
'This is a brilliant series. The environment they have constructive is superb.
Jayston also played a great Dr Who villian about this time too, during the much-maligned Colin Baker era.
Watson will never be a brick.
Watson: 9:46
Only the Good die Young, thank you so much Mr Holmes...
Thank you 🤩🤩🤩💖💖
Lady Francis desperately wants to be independent but her brother keeps her on a short leash by denying her the money she legally inherited from the estate. She never fully emerged from the coma induced from her lengthy exposure to chloroform. A tragic conclusion.
Some said that she had recovered according to the books. But I guess here they want to highlight her vulnerability and the consequences of the events.
Her brother was not keeping her on a short leash. He inherited the house - which was falling into disrepair and he didn't have the money to fix it. But the house belonged to him. She had inherited a very valuable heirloom jewelry collection which she could have sold. There was no need for her to beg her brother for his money. She was actually being rather petty. In the end, she was just too naive and got involved with a swindler who nearly killed her for her inheritance.
@@ElizaDolittleIronically enough, this is often the tragedy of the modern women. Freedom but to what end? Freedom to pursue the highest values and ideals or ones own destruction and demise. In this regard the old adage rings true, a women left to her own devices falls into ruin.
The Lady Fairfax seems North American in her strength of character, independence, ingenuity and disregard to what Others might think or say.
…I value those qualities. ;)
Not very independent, I guess: always begging his brother for money.
First rule of incognito:
Wear a big, conspicuous hat.
LOL!
😅
What a touching ending!
Yes - and the final scene in 'The Six Napoleons' was mesmerizing. So glad we've got 40+ from which to choose.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The actress who played the crazy Lady Carfax also played the vile, crazy Lady Boynton in Poirot's "Appointment with Death".
Jeremy Brett always reminds me of Jeroen Krabbe
Thanks!!!!
25:48 "red four standing by"
Rightly titled 😊
Basil Rathbone & Jeremy Brett r the 2 best SH ever. I can take either n these adoptions of Sir Author's character of SH. Love the period dressing as they do.
The Britt's do know how 2 put on a TV series.
I'm a fan of Britt TV from the time of the late 50's.
I do tire of the comments of Brett's sexuality.
That maybe important info 4 some. As a straight man. We all have a private life.
There r straight people's that have very deviated private lives that harm people. Embezzlers, Arms Dealers, 2 say Drug Dealers also.
His private life didn't stop his gift of his craft 2 give us the viewers of his craft even after his passing.
Brett & Rathbone 3 cheers .
Wow....
Enjoyed.
I like how Watson can go around shooting people and nothing happens to him.
He is a police surgeon in the later parts, so he has the authority to shoot
Where does he think he is, America haha
@@matthewgabbard6415 Exactly lol
It ended wth most interesting scene..
Brett was OK but for my generation Basil Rathbone defined Holmes and Nigel Bruce played a darling Dr. Watson.
I fell in love with Basil Rathbone, and married a man who looks similar, so handsome ,57th Anniversary this year 2024
Unlike the others this episode deviated quite a bit from the short story.
I have to keep coming back to it bc it was a bit overdone in some areas but not the important ones
Watson always falling for the aristocracy but then gets bitten by them (remember the judge in Empty House).
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I have seen many different mysteries, and read a lot of them also. I write P.I. mysteries. This is the only time i ever guessed the answer before Sherlock revealed it!
Just the CarFax, Ma'am.
Oh, wow, Sherlock Holmes Doing Origami [@2:39].
Yes, that's what he's doing [the art of paper folding -- you have to start from a square of paper -- that's what he's doing].
I don't recall that in the original book episodes [but it could explain my fascination with Origami though].
Wow lol
[You go, Sherlock, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , lol ]
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I want to know what Claude Erskin-Brown did to Phillida
Bach that's what terroirs do, God I laughed so hard.
14:05 love the furniture
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Allowed to smoke in library 😂
Am I correct that Brett was contracted for 48 episodes? But was unable to complete them all due to illness and death?
Can somebody please explain to me as to how the hell Holmes felt that he'd failed when he and Watson had saved Lady Frances from being buried alive?
Holmes was a sort of perfectionist. Although he was in time to save the Lady, I believe he blamed himself for the psychological fact that his client was physically interred in a grave.
@@marks.8823 But the ending was really unexpected and that makes the story special
Althoughy he managed to save her life ..she had a mental breakdown of the criminals doing.thsts why he felt he had failed
Because he failed to thoroughly check the actual coffin in the first place, and let the creeps run him off with their lame story. He knows he knew better🤧
@@lisavelasquez7869 but Lady Frances wasn't as noticeable in Peters' house as she was in the cemetery
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After hearing the opening of this story on a Radio Classics broadcast the other day, and liking the premise, I decided to forgo the radio airing & look up the Granada version with Brett. I find the audio here rather difficult to hear, even turning up volume. The filming style seems odd, also. Why is Brett toying with those objects that have nothing to do with story? Why is Holmes separated from Watson? I checked the Doyle original & it doesn't begin like this. Not sure I'll stick with it.
Why did Holmes say he failed at the end?
Elementary. He stated his failure because he had indeed failed. Upon first examination of the cadaver in the coffin, he failed to recognize the consistency of the disguise with the consistency of the would-be murderer's disguise. The murderer presented himself as though he was a wounded veteran of war when in fact he was not wounded at all. It was a rouse. Likewise, the story given to Sherlock Holmes about who the woman in the coffin was also a rouse meant to steer away his attention from the truth behind the lie. Lady Frances was in that coffin when Holmes examined it in the basement, but Holmes failed to observe and deduce in his usual manner. To drive the point further home, Watson was able to accurately identify the would-be murderer as a fraud, as well, but he likely relied on the deductions and conclusion of Holmes rather than fully examining the coffin in the basement himself. In other words, Holmes was the man for the moment and failed because of his clear oversight.
@@usedname9467 Thanks for explaining it. I must rewatch this episode
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i gotta side with the brother on this one.
Nice keep it up
Ladysmith? Why is Watson stating my profession? @1:00
The Fakes Frauds and the Foolish who pray on the weak kind and innocent sometimes face a sad ending. I am being sued by such a vermin and like one will be proved Guilty as Sin.
Carfax ? Like the ins commercial? How about carfox?..lol..
Show us the Carfax!!!
Its only my opinion but this episode can easily be passed by without a thought. The story line just does not belong in this series although the actors were the finest. (Just my thoughts.)
yeah, it's not among the best plots I've seen in SH. I actually got bored many times throughout the episode, and that dude Greene seems such a fake male, he's behaving like in the shittiest modern telenovelas, such a pansy and wimp for that era of gentlemen and brutes that it makes you either vomit or punch him in the face
My dad kept saying lady fairfax every time we watched it and it made me laugh.
Agreed.
The ending is not encouraging. A cautionary tale by ACD on women who are too independent?
Watson showing his ignorance of the matter again. Lol!
I hate it when he refuses cheques. It's 1897. People are living on £4 per year: bread, gin and a little jam. Plus there were expenses. Cabs, trains. Meals to expense.
Sir Ian MCian played him as beset with early stage dementia. Lovely movie. That Holmes did divorce work. Never turned down payments from Earls. More realistic.
Not canon.
@@irismetcalfe Canon isn't perfect. In one of the stories, Doyle had Holmes display astonishing ignorance of astronomy. The argument was that he didn't need to know what revolved around what to track criminals. But he is generally presented as possessing the erudition of an accomplished Victorian gentleman as well as deep stores of specialized knowledge, which is much more realistic.
Doyle usually wrote dreadful novels. Long dreadful novels. He was a spiritualist. The character of Holmes and the Holmes/Watson friendship reflects a profound genius that is jarringly absent from every other aspect of his life and work.
It is good that the subject has been utilized, sometimes very well indeed, by other creators.
Most are very good, a few are just OK, this one is very poorly acted. A series needs great writing, directing, and acting. If just one of these slips, it's noticeable, This one is a stinker.