The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia [Jeremy Brett]

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  • čas přidán 4. 06. 2015
  • Episode 1 from the TV series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company Granada Television, between 1984 and 1994, starring Jeremy Brett in the main role, and David Burke as Doctor Watson.
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  • @ghislainndjombouet8212
    @ghislainndjombouet8212 Před 2 lety +1106

    Jeremy Brett is to Sherlock Holmes what David Suchet is to Hercule Poirot. Simply the best.

    • @HikerBiker
      @HikerBiker Před rokem +28

      Then you have never watched Basal Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, not to mention Dr. Watson.

    • @karencarter8292
      @karencarter8292 Před rokem +71

      @@HikerBiker With due regard, I am very familiar with Basil Rathbone's rendition of Holmes, and I believe Brett does a better job.

    • @HikerBiker
      @HikerBiker Před rokem +22

      @@karencarter8292 We are all allowed our own opinions. Just so long as we can enjoy them. ✌🙂

    • @jasonavina8274
      @jasonavina8274 Před rokem +12

      all 32 people in the world who get that reference gave it a thumbs up

    • @Cubs1719
      @Cubs1719 Před rokem +22

      Basil Rathbone has entered the chat. Seriously though, we are lucky that we have both Basil rathbun and Jeremy Brett.

  • @meirwise1107
    @meirwise1107 Před 5 lety +1104

    Others played Sherlock Holmes, Jeremy Brett turned into Sherlock Holmes. He recorded all of them even when gravely ill and died shortly after completion. RIP Jeremy. Unique, unequaled...there will never be another.

    • @westerling8436
      @westerling8436 Před 4 lety +38

      I've read a lot of sherlock holmes and seeing this guy here for the first time, he's really very good

    • @asheer9114
      @asheer9114 Před 2 lety +70

      @Meir Wise. As Jeremy Brett becomes most accurate portrait Sherlock Holmes, David Suchet become the one and only Hercules Poirot. 🙂

    • @janicem9225
      @janicem9225 Před rokem +26

      @@asheer9114
      That's very true.
      I can't imagine anyone else as Sherlock Holmes, nor can I imagine anyone else as Poirot.
      Jeremy Brett and David Suchet actually became the two greatest fictional detectives in literature.

    • @anarchorepublican5954
      @anarchorepublican5954 Před rokem +25

      ...apparently there were several original Sherlock stories he never portrayed...including the Detectives very first appearance in print, 1887's "a Study in Scarlet" ....that somehow makes it even sadder...

    • @martinabcbeers
      @martinabcbeers Před rokem +7

      Similar to poirot

  • @tonymcnamara9368
    @tonymcnamara9368 Před 4 lety +687

    I read in an interview with Jeremy Brett, that he would keep a copy of the story they were filming at hand to make sure the script stayed true to Sir A.C.D's writing.
    Brett will always be THE BEST portrayer of Holmes imo.

    • @anarchorepublican5954
      @anarchorepublican5954 Před rokem +21

      ...apparently there were several original Sherlock stories he never portrayed...including the Detectives very first appearance in print, 1887's "a Study in Scarlet" ....that somehow makes it even sadder...

    • @janadeubner9883
      @janadeubner9883 Před rokem +25

      Watching Basil Rathbone portraying Holmes in old reruns in my teens I did not think anyone else could rival his performance until I found Jeremy Brett! I excitedly told my brother about him and this series as we were both such Sherlock Holmes fans. RIP Jeremy Brett job very well done and thank you.

    • @brachagates5676
      @brachagates5676 Před rokem +8

      I couldn't agree more tonymcnamara9368

    • @carminemurray6624
      @carminemurray6624 Před rokem +7

      If you will remember, there were various departures from the Cannon in the Story,
      The Charles Agustus Milverton Adventure, adding and deleting other salient elements, The Bust of the goddess Athena had nothing to do with the Original story and the final dialog between Holmes and Lestrade was deleted where Holmes uncharacteristically refuses to help Inspector Lestrade.

    • @PrimetimeD
      @PrimetimeD Před rokem +11

      @@carminemurray6624 There certainly were departures from the strict story here and there, but they are by and large very accurate. More important, I think, is that Mr. Brett understood and embodied Holmes so well. Perhaps he kept the stories on hand to ensure his responses/emotes were on point.

  • @ellenbremner9100
    @ellenbremner9100 Před 4 lety +886

    Jeremy Brett was the best Sherlock Holmes. It’s sad he is no longer with us. He was so talented!

  • @ravenous_videophile
    @ravenous_videophile Před 4 lety +362

    50:24 "Is it not a pity she was not on my level?"
    "From what I have seen of the lady, Yes indeed she's on a very different level to your majesty."
    Always loved that quip.

    • @worldsmosthaunted-podcast8249
      @worldsmosthaunted-podcast8249 Před 3 lety +7

      I have created a audio story on this story. Please spare your valuable time and watch my video. #ThrillerNights

    • @palomaramirez2360
      @palomaramirez2360 Před 3 lety +16

      Sick burn!

    • @lordschild3618
      @lordschild3618 Před 3 lety +8

      i laughed so hard

    • @nancyhowell4505
      @nancyhowell4505 Před 2 lety +31

      Expertly delivered insult as only Sherlock Holmes could do! His Majesty, with his massive ego, never felt the cut. 👏👍👍😄

    • @BobSaint
      @BobSaint Před rokem +1

      Pompeous idiot couldn't even tell the insult.

  • @brianwhelan5382
    @brianwhelan5382 Před 6 lety +312

    Jeremy Brett was born to play the part

    • @frankrwalsh
      @frankrwalsh Před 4 lety

      If only he could lose the deerstalker cap and Inverness coat.

    • @callithowiseeit5806
      @callithowiseeit5806 Před 4 lety

      @Vox Quod I agree, those who prefer Brett I feel merely relate to his homosexuality more than anything, they're so desperate for Holmes and Watson to be an 'item', it's the same with Raffles

    • @MsMariacelina
      @MsMariacelina Před 3 lety +1

      @@callithowiseeit5806 and Vox Quod You guys are so obsessed (and a bit envious?). You've probably never read Doyle's stories, because your comments are grotesque. Get a life. We, women, do prefer Brett...

    • @jeffcollins5188
      @jeffcollins5188 Před měsícem

      No question

  • @Psychopathis
    @Psychopathis Před 4 lety +176

    the outstanding thing about Brett is that he didnt turn into the perfect Holmes in the duration of the series. He was perfectly there, THE Sherlock Holmes from the very first scene

    • @Sweemops
      @Sweemops Před 3 lety +9

      he played Holmes in theater for many years before the series

    • @Bootmahoy88
      @Bootmahoy88 Před rokem +8

      Absolutely. His precise and rapier-like reply to Watson's rebuking his 'habit' came from the very core of Holmes. He was there, right there from the very start. Brilliant. That little speech gives me shivers. So fine.

    • @spawnlordgaming7826
      @spawnlordgaming7826 Před 4 měsíci

      Absolutely brilliant

  • @amandagibbs2429
    @amandagibbs2429 Před 8 měsíci +40

    RIP Gayle Hunnicutt. 🙏 Just heard you passed on August 31st. Thank you for your portrayal of Irene Adler.

    • @katherinewilson1853
      @katherinewilson1853 Před 2 měsíci +8

      Thank you for posting this! Thank you Irene Adler, and Gayle Hunicutt, for performances that surely changed many lives.

    • @pixie3760
      @pixie3760 Před 29 dny +1

      She was a truly beautiful woman.

    • @TheBeautyIn3Dee
      @TheBeautyIn3Dee Před 20 dny

      Truly regal bearing, more so than Grace Kelly.

  • @DaneMind
    @DaneMind Před 6 lety +349

    "From what I have seen of the lady, yes indeed she is on a very different level to your majesty." DAMN

    • @BobSaint
      @BobSaint Před 5 lety +27

      Dense aristocrat idiot couldn't even know when he's burned.

    • @sheristewart3940
      @sheristewart3940 Před 4 lety +3

      @@BobSaint Right!? Amazing! What a bafoon ~ an utter oaf.

    • @SiansBookcases
      @SiansBookcases Před 4 lety +2

      @Bailiwick In The Master Blakmailer too. Though that might have been shock, as he went quite far in order to get the case solved.

    • @maisiecarruthers695
      @maisiecarruthers695 Před 4 lety +2

      @Bailiwick he doesn't manage to save the lady Carfax and is ashamed he never got there in time

    • @w.954
      @w.954 Před 4 lety +1

      She does

  • @Carolina-mh1nn
    @Carolina-mh1nn Před 7 lety +388

    jeremy brett and david burke, in my opinion, the best holmes and watson that has ever existed

    • @Sweemops
      @Sweemops Před 7 lety +20

      for me Edward Hardwicke is the ultimate Dr.Watson

    • @Cattitude369
      @Cattitude369 Před 6 lety +4

      I 2nd that! I can watch these all day. They just seem to capture the essence of Holmes and Watson.

    • @luzelenamartinezcasanova8922
      @luzelenamartinezcasanova8922 Před 4 lety +2

      Basil Rathbone

    • @maisiecarruthers695
      @maisiecarruthers695 Před 4 lety +1

      @stephen noonan no he left because he didn't want type cast and recommended hardwick himself to take over from him now Burke's son is quite well known he plays a detective with one leg on British TV its good to and they both appeared in interviews together when it last came out

    • @maisiecarruthers695
      @maisiecarruthers695 Před 4 lety +2

      @stephen noonan bit great comment bar that one discretion lol

  • @ferdi5339
    @ferdi5339 Před 4 lety +246

    ...it will be very difficult to surpass Jeremy Brett's Sherlock. This series are a piece of art.

  • @bbb462cid
    @bbb462cid Před 5 lety +366

    Brett was born for this role. He allows his Holmes to have just the right subtlety and barely contained nuance and then bottles it up again as fast as it poured out. Brilliant portrayal. If only during his time the myriad of behind the scenes and interview type productions had been the norm. I'd love to know how he crafted his character.

    • @jeannetterondeau9913
      @jeannetterondeau9913 Před rokem +3

      Nnnnmmmm

    • @donaldbraugh2314
      @donaldbraugh2314 Před rokem +9

      The best portrayal of the fictional Sherlock Mastermind ever

    • @anarchorepublican5954
      @anarchorepublican5954 Před rokem +2

      ...apparently there were several original Sherlock stories he never portrayed...including the Detectives very first appearance in print, 1887's "a Study in Scarlet" ....that somehow makes it even sadder...

    • @donaldbraugh2314
      @donaldbraugh2314 Před rokem +3

      @@anarchorepublican5954 I am certain he did do A study in Scarlet. I think I saw it.

    • @anarchorepublican5954
      @anarchorepublican5954 Před rokem +9

      @@donaldbraugh2314 ...🔍Elementary !.. my Friend...perfectly Elementary!..I merely consulted the Standard Global Gazetteer (wikipedia)...under the article and headings "A Study in Scarlet": Adaptions: Television:
      ... I quote verbatim:...
      "...A Study in Scarlet is one of the stories missing from the adaptations made starring Jeremy Brett between 1984 and 1994...."
      again deduction by mere observation...and hard cold fact...

  • @seer1623
    @seer1623 Před 6 lety +264

    Dang, Brett was gorgeous in this episode, and yet such a perfect match to Doyle's character. A genius playing a genius, written by a genius. Just brilliant.

    • @cocochocs3126
      @cocochocs3126 Před 4 lety +4

      seer16 you find him attractive ?really ?!

    • @ameliashephard2876
      @ameliashephard2876 Před 4 lety +7

      Indeed he does!

    • @cocochocs3126
      @cocochocs3126 Před 4 lety +3

      Amelia Shephard lol

    • @janicem9225
      @janicem9225 Před rokem +7

      @@cocochocs3126
      Jeremy Brett was actually quite handsome when younger.
      Have you ever seen him in other movies, ect?
      His chronic ill health...both physical and mental, as well as the process of aging, changed him over time, just as it does everyone.

    • @katherinewilson1853
      @katherinewilson1853 Před rokem +5

      @@janicem9225 Yes, he was a truly handsome man. Freddy Eynsford-Hill, of course. And that rapier wit never goes wrong.

  • @michalbukvai7548
    @michalbukvai7548 Před 7 lety +1303

    This IS Sherlock Holmes. Other actors just try to portray him, but Brett realy WAS Holmes.

  • @tyrssen1
    @tyrssen1 Před 6 lety +73

    The greatest Holmes of them all.

    • @Kenko706
      @Kenko706 Před 5 lety +2

      Some might go as far as to suggest the only Holmes. I should not do so, of course, but I can well see how that argument might be made.

  • @KilliK69
    @KilliK69 Před 4 lety +36

    the actress portraying Irene Adler is insanely beautiful.

  • @robbiereilly
    @robbiereilly Před 7 lety +105

    It's been raining all weekend. Foggy too. A real pea-souper. Home sick and nothing better for the soul than Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Simply wonderful.

  • @dugclrk
    @dugclrk Před 5 lety +92

    I always compare any Holmes actor to Jeremy Brett, he is exactly how I picture him in my mind.

  • @lionpersia
    @lionpersia Před rokem +59

    Everybody is talking about Jeremy Brett's unequaled skill at the portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and rightly so; but I have to draw attention to the fact that David Burke is an even more impressive actor and, with his impeccable late Victorian mannerisms and minute depiction of a man in his standing, he is every bit Dr. Watson!

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid Před 8 měsíci +6

      I agree, and I think it is a shame that he left the production. I understand it was very amicable, but I wish circumstances had been different, all the same.

    • @rltreasure
      @rltreasure Před 7 měsíci +6

      Edward Hardwicke did an excellent job taking over when David Burke chose to step aside.

    • @manfmalachi
      @manfmalachi Před 6 měsíci +4

      And I adore that he isn't portrayed as a bumbling idiot. He demonstrates Homes at more than full volume. he is in awe of him but demands respect by him as well

  • @hankbou5836
    @hankbou5836 Před 11 měsíci +74

    nobody was even close to Brett as Sherlock Holmes. He was born to do this role and he died doing it. I recently bought all the Blu-ray's copy of the entire series by Brett. He was so animated as Holmes. They way he used his hands to convey emotions or his eyes instead of words. He was simply amazing.

    • @pinnaclesystemsgroup6472
      @pinnaclesystemsgroup6472 Před 7 měsíci +4

      Totally agree!

    • @marksmith3947
      @marksmith3947 Před 3 měsíci

      I don't disagree with you at all, but the entire production was on a level which would be hard to match

  • @dickJohnsonpeter
    @dickJohnsonpeter Před 6 lety +54

    Jeremy Brett's Holmes is how I imagined Sherlock Holmes when I read the books. This series is so true to Doyle's books I just love it.

    • @northwestprof60
      @northwestprof60 Před dnem

      It certainly started off that way, but as the series got into the later seasons, both the overall writing as well as Brett's acting became increasingly strange, drifting far away from Doyle's portrayal. Sad to say, toward the end there were several episodes that were unintentionally comical they were so bad.

  • @clouds882
    @clouds882 Před 8 lety +106

    Jeremy Brett will always be my favourite Sherlock Holmes. The quintessential Holmes. Still sadly missed by his loyal fans. Janis, Singapore

  • @luukeksifrozenhillbillyeur3407

    The amount of charisma Brett commands from the very first moment he's in a scene is amazing.

  • @isabelguzmanmiranda5025
    @isabelguzmanmiranda5025 Před 3 lety +31

    Best Sherlock Holmes ever... and best Irene Adler.
    "What a queen she would have made? Is it not a pity she was not on my level?"
    "From what I have seen of the lady, yes indeed she IS on a very different level to your majesty."
    Glorious!

  • @gamersdiary1366
    @gamersdiary1366 Před 7 lety +25

    I love the way he say " My dear Watson "

  • @kaustubhsinha4923
    @kaustubhsinha4923 Před 6 lety +472

    While Benedict Cumberbach's character is a different thing altogether, Robert Dowerny Jr was just Tony Stark in an old suit.
    Jeremy Brett is the complete definition of the character portrayed in the books, not just visually, but also in terms of minute gestures like the way he sits, joins the tip of his fingers while thinking, the jolt with which he walked, everything in complete agreement with the character. None could justify Sherlock Holmes like Jeremy and none might ever will.

    • @natraj_j
      @natraj_j Před 5 lety +6

      Excellently described, Kaustubh

    • @azkabhatti2887
      @azkabhatti2887 Před 5 lety +13

      Jeremy and Benedict are the best

    • @jocknielsen1101
      @jocknielsen1101 Před 5 lety +5

      I have just enjoyed the whole saga as read by Stephen Fry, and I find myself in this odd bubble of savory and sweet language nipping at each others heals. And so, it pains me - however much I agree with your sentiment - to read the phrase ".. might ever will". *sees himself out*

    • @bird10498
      @bird10498 Před 4 lety +6

      @William Sirman Robert Downey Jr was ridiculous, ludicrous in comparison.

    • @colinl2020
      @colinl2020 Před 4 lety +12

      @@azkabhatti2887 benedict was the WORST!

  • @mr.ramfan8100
    @mr.ramfan8100 Před 5 lety +43

    My god, this was one of the GREATEST series of all time!

  • @kimankersen1750
    @kimankersen1750 Před 4 lety +28

    Jeremy Bretts work as Mr Holmes, is a masterpiece.

  • @vishwanth3
    @vishwanth3 Před 7 lety +92

    What an actor Jeremy Brett was, Certainly at a very different level

  • @thefoundationsofdeslay
    @thefoundationsofdeslay Před 7 lety +293

    Can I just say how adorable this Watson is, a true sunshine

    • @tomhazell983
      @tomhazell983 Před 7 lety +16

      He stayed for two seasons, not one, but yes I agree I wish Burke was Watson for more of it.

    • @tomhazell983
      @tomhazell983 Před 7 lety +4

      I understand the why you think that. He was Watson for all of the 'Adventures' episodes, however those were the first 2 series of the show. Hardwicke joined in season 3 when they changed the title to the Return of Sherlock Holmes.

    • @JacobSprenger
      @JacobSprenger Před 7 lety +47

      Both of these Watsons are still lightyears ahead of all the other Watsons, particularly the "bumbling imbecile" variant. Watson isn't supposed to be an imbecile, ffs!
      One aspect almost every other adaptation out there misses altogether is Holmes' reliance on Watson's assistance in matters of social interaction. I remember a scene (can't remember the name of the episode right now), where Holmes is sitting at a kitchen table like a boss, Watson standing at his side. Holmes interrogates that elderly housemaid that's still under shock by the murder that had just occured in the mansion, and she's standing there, crying her heart out. Watson has to bow down to Holmes' ear and _tell him to ask her to sit down_.

    • @katesatriani
      @katesatriani Před 6 lety

      True ! but "of dubious and questionable memory"??

    • @cheryzheng
      @cheryzheng Před 6 lety +18

      I love how Watson finally got to shake the kings hand at the end. Remember the king entirely rejected Watson's hand when they first met.

  • @uthmaanpacsa7259
    @uthmaanpacsa7259 Před 5 lety +41

    Brett the great. No one else can capture the Holmes' spirit like Jeremy.

  • @iwishtogodthatiwasborninko6553

    Jeremy Brett - the best sherlock Holmes ever

  • @Lamvesp
    @Lamvesp Před 6 lety +34

    What an actor Jeremy Brett was. He IS Sherlock Holmes.

  • @misspittypat72
    @misspittypat72 Před 6 lety +168

    No one has ever played Sherlock Holmes as authentically as Jeremy Brett!!

    • @SurendranNambiath
      @SurendranNambiath Před 5 lety +2

      There never will be too!!

    • @francescaa8331
      @francescaa8331 Před 4 lety +1

      Although I enjoyed the other Sherlocks, I have to agree. Brett really embodies Sherlock.

    • @amarjeetsharma9537
      @amarjeetsharma9537 Před 4 lety

      Yes I was thought Benedict Cumberbatch is the best Sherlock Holmes ever but then I watch this he does wonder. Every expression of his is on another level . If anyone wants to learn acting watch him.

    • @lordschild3618
      @lordschild3618 Před 3 lety

      NO CAP

  • @glaurung78
    @glaurung78 Před 4 měsíci +8

    I loved the scene when the german nobleman visits for the first time. His interactions with both of them, Holmes' excellent german, every detail. How much respect he gets from Watson, how little from Holmes, and how faithful to the book all is.

  • @vashna3799
    @vashna3799 Před 5 lety +33

    Jeremy Brett’s performance in this one episode as Holmes and twice in disguise showed that he was the greatest Holmes ever.

  • @helgesamuelsen9097
    @helgesamuelsen9097 Před 6 lety +61

    Jeremy Brett is fantastic as Sherlock, but as important - David Burke makes an excellent Dr Watson as well! Sometimes Watson is portrayed as the slightly funny/stupid sidekick. Obviously he was never that in the novels. And then there is Gayle Hunnicutt, ahh, perfection again.

    • @GetUpTheMountains
      @GetUpTheMountains Před 5 měsíci +4

      Watson's disappointment at having a sandwich for supper gets me every time. 🥪

  • @Diamond_Knight
    @Diamond_Knight Před 7 lety +137

    9:50 This is exactly how i clean my room when someone is coming over!

  • @abra_kadavr
    @abra_kadavr Před rokem +158

    Amazing! Childhood memories suddenly awoken by finding this episode and this playlist. Dark winter Sunday afternoons with the whole family watching this series on the couch in silence on the few channels we had. Mother ironing clothes, father half asleep and me and my brother barely understanding the smooth talking englishmen on the TV. All four of us completely drawn in by Mr. Bretts charisma and amazing performance. Thank you for uploading all of these to YT in "crisp" 720p. Nothing, but pure joy rewatching this all these years later. One day I'll bump into you Ser Severus on the street, and I'll drag you to the nearest pub to buy you a pint.

    • @donjuan5955
      @donjuan5955 Před rokem +12

      Quite possibly the most authentic reply I've ever read

    • @jessicabanda5310
      @jessicabanda5310 Před rokem +6

      This is sublime and so heartwarming. Greetings from Malawi, Africa😍

    • @tugcesentuna8034
      @tugcesentuna8034 Před 4 měsíci +2

      That's so cute!

  • @mikeanagnostou4399
    @mikeanagnostou4399 Před 2 lety +63

    Whenever I read any of Conan Doyle’s works now, in my mind’s eye, I cannot but imagine Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. What draws me again and again to watch the Granada series is how much love and regard everyone in the production from John Hawkesworth to Brett to Burke and Hardwicke had for the characters and stories.

  • @humbertoventura6818
    @humbertoventura6818 Před 8 lety +343

    I had the privilege of reading all sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories regarding Sherlock Holmes and I can say with confidence that this TV show is without any doubt until this moment the most reliable project regarding the actual novels that started back in 1887 with "A study in scarlet". Fantastic work from Granada and Jeremy Brett is the most brilliant Sherlock Homes representation.

    • @bulsaralinda
      @bulsaralinda Před 8 lety +3

      i fully agree!!!

    • @LINDSAYWINN
      @LINDSAYWINN Před 8 lety +3

      also worth checking out the radio versions with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce and Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce ....

    • @herbalmedicine-best9903
      @herbalmedicine-best9903 Před 7 lety +3

      Humberto Ventura My dear sir, you are absolutely right.

    • @GoDamnWeird
      @GoDamnWeird Před 7 lety +10

      Humberto, have you seen any of the original images of Holmes from the Strand Magazine? Jeremy Brett is the spitting image of the character, as well as a near perfect match psychologically. Just an incredible piece of casting, topped with a surpassing performance and understanding of the character in his time.

    • @humbertoventura6818
      @humbertoventura6818 Před 7 lety +10

      Hi. No, never seen those images. The ones that I had actually seen are the illustrations from the novels in Victorian time. And ofcourse the extremely accurate description that Sir Arthur made of Holmes in the books gave me a fair depiction. I dont think that physically Jemery Brett is the closest figure, an actor from the 60´s - Peter Cushing - has closest features to the character in the book. However the way the character behaves, movements, agility, way of thinking Brett really nail it perfectly. I think it is fair to say for anyone that has actually read the books that this impression is perfection itself. Guy Ricthies movies starring Robert Downely Jr as Holmes, by the other hand, are laughable to say the least.

  • @nilanjanchakraborty233
    @nilanjanchakraborty233 Před 8 lety +14

    the best original adaptation of the series

  • @RNFORLAW
    @RNFORLAW Před 4 lety +54

    I'm 55 and I have been watching these "Granada" versions of Holmes since my early 20's. While I certainly enjoy the old B&W Basil Rathbone movies take on Holmes I must say Jeremy Brett IS Sherlock Holmes. He played that character like NO other before or since. R.I.P Mr. Brett you put a smile on many faces ~

    • @katherinewilson1853
      @katherinewilson1853 Před 2 měsíci

      I'm only a bit younger and I've been watching it since since it came out!

    • @ahoo2237
      @ahoo2237 Před 24 dny

      So true ❤❤❤

  • @bobareeniobobareenio2935
    @bobareeniobobareenio2935 Před 3 lety +77

    I saw this when it was first shown on TV, with Diana RIggs as the host of the show. This was in the late 1980s. I’m so glad that I’ve found all these episodes again. I’m watching them in chronological order. The ill health and death of Jeremy Brett was a loss to us all. He is sorely missed.

  • @masodemic4509
    @masodemic4509 Před 6 lety +26

    The shades that Holmes throws at the King is incredible XD

  • @chopin65
    @chopin65 Před 6 lety +176

    This is the best version of Sherlock Holmes.

    • @oldtimes8304
      @oldtimes8304 Před 5 lety

      realy ? what about russian ver . Livanov ?

    • @SuperDeut4
      @SuperDeut4 Před 4 lety

      David Henson My exact sentiments. Excellent rendition.

    • @Ptinski
      @Ptinski Před 4 lety

      Truly, Brett is superb in the role, but the true characterization of Holmes has to be the classic Basil Rathbone in the 40s I believe. Rathbone was impeccably accurate in that aloof, rather self-righteous manner in which he interpreted this beloved character. Nothing was more compelling than his take on Holmes in Hound of the Baskervilles.

  • @williamdean4101
    @williamdean4101 Před 4 lety +45

    Jeremy Brett was THE quintessential Holmes. This series is undisputably the finest ever produced.

  • @eriksonoliveiraiii1605
    @eriksonoliveiraiii1605 Před 5 lety +24

    Jeremy Brett was a masterpiece of art. It seems like God painted the perfect image of Sherlock Holmes in real life.

  • @helentucker6407
    @helentucker6407 Před 6 lety +109

    The best Sherlock actor ever. Brilliant series.thanks for sharing

  • @MrTitaMar
    @MrTitaMar Před 8 lety +487

    Jeremy Brett The Very Best Sherlock Holmes of ever!!

    • @Cagedvole
      @Cagedvole Před 8 lety +9

      +Tita Mar yes!!! Benidorm Compostheap is just a joke in the role compared with JB

    • @justsaying819
      @justsaying819 Před 8 lety +22

      Honestly, Jeremy Brett(Victorian) and Benedict Cumberbatch(Modern) are the best Sherlocks for their time.

    • @StormCrownSr
      @StormCrownSr Před 8 lety +1

      +Jennifer G Well it could be a lot worse to be fair, remember when Piers Morgan played a certain British agent?

    • @bulsaralinda
      @bulsaralinda Před 8 lety +2

      i fully agree!!!

    • @georgetempest2469
      @georgetempest2469 Před 7 lety +5

      Robert Downey jr. gives the whole Holmes character a new meaning - forget about all the failed attempts to make good stories into movies. Only Guy Ritchie managed to make it look good!

  • @MacJaxonManOfAction
    @MacJaxonManOfAction Před 5 lety +56

    The King's "disguise" is what Blackadder would call "as convincing as a giraffe in dark glasses trying to get into a polar bear's only golf club".

    • @obi-wankenobi1233
      @obi-wankenobi1233 Před 4 lety +5

      Nice to see a fellow man of comedic culture. Fans of Blackadder on the internet these days are about as rare as a dog who speaks! Very rare!

    • @blackbird5634
      @blackbird5634 Před 4 lety +2

      Really, I'd say without Baldric's 'cunning plan' one has to suffer along and make-do. Not everyone is 'as cunning as a fox who's just been made a Don Of Cunning at Oxford."

    • @animerlon
      @animerlon Před 4 lety +1

      @@obi-wankenobi1233 With the abundance of facial hair that mask does very little.
      I'm going to have to rewatch Blackadder as it's been years & my memory is not great these days. This is the 3rd reference i've come across in the past week or so & my mind was a complete blank. The universe is obviously trying to tell me my mind needs refreshing. It will be an enjoyable way to get through the end of winter.

  • @pazuzutru-truluv7094
    @pazuzutru-truluv7094 Před 4 lety +8

    Jeremy Bret was undoubtedly the best Holmes ever.
    RIP

  • @Fergegys
    @Fergegys Před 5 lety +7

    Far and away, the best Holmes ever. RIP Jeremy Brett.

  • @Farscape3585
    @Farscape3585 Před 4 lety +3

    Jeremy Brett was /is Sherlock Holmes...his was the best portrayal ever !!!

  • @amw6778
    @amw6778 Před 5 lety +31

    This is the pilot episode of the series and probably one of Jeremy Brett's most brilliant performances as the great Sherlock Holmes... Genius writer... Genius actor!

  • @binoodle511
    @binoodle511 Před 8 měsíci +11

    I can't describe how much affection I hold for this series. Jeremy Brett's portrayal of sherlock never ceases to capture my heart.

  • @iainsan
    @iainsan Před 4 lety +40

    I want to say something about the opening and closing titles of this, which I have always admired. The music is superb and entirely appropriate and the way the moving pictures at the beginning freeze into sepia photographs is really clever and atmospheric.

  • @georgiethumbs2438
    @georgiethumbs2438 Před 3 lety +62

    This show is brilliant, incredible sets, costumes and the acting particularly by Jeremy Brett is utterly astounding, without question it is the pinnacle interpretation of Sherlock Holme, A.C. Doyle would have been proud.

  • @user-fu2oy6dp4j
    @user-fu2oy6dp4j Před 2 měsíci +5

    Basil Rathbone personified Sherlock Holmes! Blessings

  • @bonnerwf
    @bonnerwf Před rokem +3

    I loved Jeremy Brett ; i remember what a sensation he was back in the 1980's when he came out with his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes .

  • @RahulGupta-vr7sp
    @RahulGupta-vr7sp Před 7 lety +42

    No actor can beat his( jeremy brett) ways in portraying the original image of Holmes from the novels.

  • @DrSaav-my5ym
    @DrSaav-my5ym Před 2 lety +11

    This is what true acting is, Jeremy Brett doesn't play Sherlock Holmes, he is Sherlock Holmes

  • @teresebellamy8878
    @teresebellamy8878 Před 6 lety +5

    Jeremy Brett was the best Sherlock

  • @Seljhbff
    @Seljhbff Před 7 lety +414

    I don't doubt for a second that if holmes existed he would be just like Jeremy Brett portrays him.

    • @JasonJason210
      @JasonJason210 Před 7 lety +19

      Yes. It's just a pity that Brett wasn't twenty years younger when he started the role. Now that would have been amazing.

    • @atraxuswraithe6031
      @atraxuswraithe6031 Před 7 lety +3

      +JasonJason210 agreed. That would have been something extraordinary.

    • @jasonleedham5678
      @jasonleedham5678 Před 6 lety +7

      They would have also finished all of the stories then too!
      JB looks ageless in this to be fair, its Watson that looks older

    • @Cattitude369
      @Cattitude369 Před 6 lety +1

      He is the best ever!

    • @David-ko8hu
      @David-ko8hu Před 6 lety +7

      But he does exist. He was born of the pen of Arthur Conan Doyle and nurtured in the imaginations of millions of fans. He is what you perceive him to be, and I agree with you that he is just as Jeremy Brett portrays him. His is my favourite modern portrayal.

  • @androc75
    @androc75 Před 7 lety +101

    Quite possibly, the most impressive Sherlock episode. Ticks all the boxes from casting to settings. Performances, timing, camerawork, writing, dialogue delivery..and music. Top drawer stuff that is unmatched. I can never tire of seeing this several times. This set the bar impossibly high for the episodes that came after in seasons 1 and 2 and those were impeccably made too!

    • @john-tomlinson
      @john-tomlinson Před 9 měsíci +3

      I also really like the portrayal of women in this one. Not just Irene Adler but also Mrs. Willard at at 46:10. She's smirking at the boys being outwitted.

    • @katherinewilson1853
      @katherinewilson1853 Před 6 měsíci

      @@john-tomlinson I love it too!! You just know she's going to send a letter to Mrs. Norton with the details.

  • @2sridhark
    @2sridhark Před 6 lety +13

    Jerermy Brett is the best. While living in USA (i live in India now), i collected all the DVDs of Sherlock Holmes with Brett in it. Quite a collection it is!

  • @blueislandyachts4274
    @blueislandyachts4274 Před rokem +21

    Legendary. I rarely say a word regarding acting skills.... Jeremy Brett has encapsulated Sherlock Holmes. Truly became Sherlock Holmes.... Respectfully no one else has done with this man has done for Sherlock.

  • @Jimserac
    @Jimserac Před 6 lety +47

    Other actors played Sherlock Holmes and often did a good job.
    But Jeremy Brett was different, he went a step beyond.
    You see, Jeremy Brett WAS Sherlock Homes !!
    He was THAT good at it.
    The current Holmes, a Mr. Cumberbach, is chortling, a mere caricature of the character, by the intent of his producers and directors of course. A joke, A THESPIAN MOUNTEBANK.

  • @vagabondfaith1
    @vagabondfaith1 Před 8 lety +82

    I think that Jeremy Brett rocks.. I love this series and it takes me back to an era when Britain was great and ruled the waves and also waved the rules. Conan Doyle's is a master of mystery and I love watching every one of these productions

    • @sjurjans7137
      @sjurjans7137 Před 4 lety +1

      Love that description!

    • @anarchorepublican5954
      @anarchorepublican5954 Před rokem

      ...apparently there were several original Sherlock stories he never portrayed...including the Detectives very first appearance in print, 1887's "a Study in Scarlet" ....that somehow that quite sad...

  • @rasheedamadani2259
    @rasheedamadani2259 Před 5 lety +12

    No one has ever been as Holmesian as Jeremy Brett💕.. this series was my childhood craze!!

  • @gregsmith7949
    @gregsmith7949 Před rokem +11

    While in High School in the late 1980s, I watched this religiously when it was broadcast on PBS Mystery. Jeremy Brett will always be my Sherlock. He perfectly portrayed the eccentric detective to the point that I could never consider any other in the role.

    • @PetticoatsofComprehension1
      @PetticoatsofComprehension1 Před 3 měsíci +2

      I watched it on PBS too, I loved the opening animation with Edward Gorey's art, and of course Vincent Price in that fantastically decorated room with his monologue leading into the story.

  • @Glodarion
    @Glodarion Před 8 lety +43

    I didn't even know how many times I replayed it, and I really love Sherlock Holmes who write by Conan Doyle. Meanwhile, Jeremy Brett he is awesome, he was absolutely demonstrated about Sherlock. He is always the perfect gentleman:)

  • @jeffstone2136
    @jeffstone2136 Před 4 lety +48

    Just as Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan convinced you they were James Bond in the first moment you saw them, so did Jeremy Brett effortlessly and instantly establish his identity as Holmes here. Born to play the part. There were superb portrayals before him....Cushing, Rathbone...but no-one will ever surpass our esteemed late friend Mr Brett.

    • @williamjc7195
      @williamjc7195 Před rokem +12

      Brosnan never convinced me he was any thing other than Remmington .

    • @randyacuna5643
      @randyacuna5643 Před rokem +2

      And Rathbone proved he is the best Holmes ever..

    • @t.b.g.504
      @t.b.g.504 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Trivia: Jeremy Brett was once considered for the role as 007, auditioning for the part in the early 1970s. Wonder how that would have turned out?

  • @mariakatagiri3736
    @mariakatagiri3736 Před 5 lety +6

    Love Jeremy Brett !! He is the best Sherlock Holmes !!! Classy guy and very smart!!!

  • @joeblogs4701
    @joeblogs4701 Před 5 lety +5

    The best TV series EVER made

  • @Angyali
    @Angyali Před 5 lety +14

    Brett = Holmes
    Suchet = Poirot

  • @davehshs651
    @davehshs651 Před 5 lety +6

    An excellent portrait of a man so bedazzled by his own brilliant intellect that he has totally cut himself off from his emotions, of which he knows nothing.

  • @Is..4110
    @Is..4110 Před 4 lety +6

    The best Sherlock Holmes ever.

  • @robertgoss4842
    @robertgoss4842 Před rokem +12

    Jeremy Brett as Holmes is pure tour do force. He displays both subtlety and irony in delicious portions. Clearly, the best portrayal of Holmes, by any actor. By extension, this series of Sherlock Holmes tales is the finest I've seen. Leave it to the Brits, to produce the definitive British melodrama.

  • @johndeeble4095
    @johndeeble4095 Před rokem +5

    Jeremy Brett was the best Sherlock Holmes I've ever seen. Just like Peter Falk was destined to become colombo, Jeremy Brett was born to play Sherlock Holmes

  • @heybinu
    @heybinu Před 5 lety +8

    Holmes: "Why indeed?"... Best dialogue... 😊

  • @cartwheel8319
    @cartwheel8319 Před rokem +12

    Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes is simply the best IMHO. I watched the series when it was first televised so many years ago, and was saddened at his early death. A tour de force actor of the old school. Thank you, Jeremy.

  • @SimonFoston
    @SimonFoston Před 2 měsíci +4

    It's highly telling that no one has ever tried to produce another series of completely faithful adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes stories; these are definitive.

    • @Adrian.Messenger
      @Adrian.Messenger Před 2 měsíci

      Funnily enough the best episode of this series - The Last Vampire - had virtually nothing to do with the story it's based on. Everything that makes it good was dreamed up by the scriptwriter.

  • @edwardse2000
    @edwardse2000 Před 4 lety +17

    It makes me sad that Jeremy Brett is gone. He was the best Sherlock Holmes.

  • @kamuelalee
    @kamuelalee Před 4 lety +5

    The Legend Begins -- Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes.

  • @DiannaAtherton
    @DiannaAtherton Před 5 lety +2

    There will never be another Jeremy Brett.

  • @tracieh215
    @tracieh215 Před 3 lety +3

    "She is of a very different level to Your Majesty."
    Very diplomatic, Holmes. Very diplomatic.

  • @indesrpringles5356
    @indesrpringles5356 Před 8 lety +156

    Jeremy Brett - the best Holmes ever! Cumberbatch ? No comparison.

    • @chauphominh1880
      @chauphominh1880 Před 6 lety +9

      Indesr Pringles I agree. Cumberbatch was too far from Sherlock Holmes

    • @preselvi
      @preselvi Před 6 lety +12

      i do agree that cumberbatch wasn't exactly the mirror of Conan's Sherlock, but then again i think it was supposed to be that way, with a little bit more emotion and insensitiveness...... same for Watson. Freeman's version of Watson was a tad bit more smart and had more sass than Conan's Watson.
      But either way, i love both versions of Sherlock :)
      though i agree that if Sherlock had ever existed, he would be like how Jeremy Brett portrayed him.

    • @hubs37
      @hubs37 Před 6 lety +3

      Indesr, you are 100% correct, Slumberbach looks like a back street binman in comparison.

    • @frankciccarelli4000
      @frankciccarelli4000 Před 6 lety +5

      Indesr Pringles , Benedict Cumberbatch is a post-modern Holmes... You can't really compare him to Jeremy Brett. He's a character of the internet age and he does an extraordinary job but just like basil Rathbone was unique and Jeremy Brett for his time I think Benedict Cumberbatch is the Holmes that represents best this particular moment.

    • @frankciccarelli4000
      @frankciccarelli4000 Před 6 lety +2

      The Englishman
      His pretentiousness is part of the fun. He makes fun of himself for being pretentious. That's why it's postmodern. I understand why you feel the way you do but I don't think you really get him. He's a fine actor. But you are entitled to your opinion although I would leave out the trash talk.

  • @stevesjca
    @stevesjca Před 4 lety +4

    By far the best screen versions of the Adventures. Nothing else is even close.

  • @ofthedifference
    @ofthedifference Před rokem +10

    Jeremy Brett was an exceptional actor who was the quintessential Sherlock Holmes. He moved with the grace of a dancer, yet completely masculine - his performance was mesmerizing. He exuded a sensuality that was absolutely captivating - I cannot imagine what it would have been like to be in his presence. We lost a Golden Child when we lost Jeremy Brett far too soon.

    • @PetticoatsofComprehension1
      @PetticoatsofComprehension1 Před 3 měsíci

      He was lovely, a friend of mine knew him personally. A very kind, generous, intelligent, sensitive and of course quite talented beautiful man.

  • @kevinclarke8647
    @kevinclarke8647 Před 4 lety +3

    Yes ! The Brett - Holmes series are my favorites .

  • @jessydp3512
    @jessydp3512 Před 7 lety +20

    these episodes always keeps me company

  • @nickwalker7850
    @nickwalker7850 Před 6 lety +16

    10:00 I love the fact Holmes is supposedly such a genius that he already deduced he was seeing someone in high esteem, yet neglected to clean up his room until the very last minute. :)
    Smug doofus.

    • @va3svd
      @va3svd Před 11 měsíci

      Kids, don’t do drugs.

  • @nancyhowell4505
    @nancyhowell4505 Před 11 měsíci +5

    My favorite episode above all! "The Woman" who outwitted and defeated the great Sherlock Holmes. Taught him not to sneer at the emotional illogic of all woman kind.

  • @kaethystellar200
    @kaethystellar200 Před 5 lety +3

    Anyone who has actually read the books knows that Jeremy Brett IS Sherlock Holmes. There is no other.

  • @assyifamulandar3904
    @assyifamulandar3904 Před 8 lety +27

    Gayle was so beautiful, and Brett was so charm

  • @BoundInChains
    @BoundInChains Před 6 lety +361

    My photograph.
    -Bought!
    We were both in that photograph.
    -Photoshopped!

    • @maaanunpuia
      @maaanunpuia Před 5 lety +7

      Hahaha

    • @Lupinthe3rd.
      @Lupinthe3rd. Před 5 lety +17

      We were both in that photograph.
      -impostor in the Photograph

    • @PrimeCircuit
      @PrimeCircuit Před 5 lety +5

      Best comment I read all day.

    • @nan16cd
      @nan16cd Před 5 lety +1

      duhawma very funny!!

    • @robertdiotalevi285
      @robertdiotalevi285 Před 5 lety +7

      -Who dares to do it?
      -The Earl of Smollett!!!
      -Damn him!!!!
      -A pox on his house, the varlet!

  • @adolphsanchez1429
    @adolphsanchez1429 Před rokem +5

    Brett perfectly captured the manic nature of Sherlock Holmes as described in the original Doyle stories. A Scandal in Bohemia was the first short story featuring Holmes (Holmes made his debut in A Study in Scarlet which was novel length). In the story we find that Holmes was capable of romantic feelings toward the opposite sex but only for Irene Adler who, much like Holmes, was very progressive and ignored the arbitrary mores, social conventions, and laws of the time.

  • @brucebaldy
    @brucebaldy Před 5 lety +13

    I think what originally sold me on this series was the fact it was actually set in Victorian England as the true character was also, then this pair as the leads and the supporting cast. Justice was served.

  • @zoraizmohsin935
    @zoraizmohsin935 Před 8 lety +7

    AMAZING. Perfect picturing of Dr. Watson!!!!!!!!!!!