This was the first Sherlock Holmes story I ever read. I was in fourth grade and there was a book of Holmes stories adapted for young readers in my school library. I found it fascinating, and Sherlock such an interesting character. (I've been deeply disappointed in the modern versions of Sherlock. They all turn him into a rude, narcissistic jerk, which he most certainly was not.)
IKR? He could be such a compassionate, charming man. They portrait him like... Sheldon Cooper who he is not. He knew how to be funny, he felt for the people he love...my fav cases are the Red Headed League and the Yellow Face (a mistery worthly talking about, with a resolution he took in a humble way)
Hear hear! They keep trying to paint him as anti-social or suffering from some variety of autism. It's simply lazy writing. Holmes is far deeper and more complex than that.
My absolute favorite Jeremy Brett SH episode! My son and I both love the Jeremy Brett version of SH, anyway. I think it's because every time my son, who was young at that time, would watch this Christmas episode, he would make fun of the rich lady, and her awful stuck-up attitude. Lol He would say very dramatically in her hoity toity voice " I do find Christmas quite an ordeal" and after that, he would imitate her saying "And then, a bath, I think" Then, he would giggle so much at it. It was one of those fun mother and son rituals, every Christmas, to watch that particular episode. We had the entire Brett SH series on first VHS, then on DVD. We still love watching these episodes, and my son is now in his mid 30's. 😊
This is my favorite episode, bar none. Holmes deduces on Christmas. I've watched this one at least 500 times and am always entertained. Plus, it has a happy ending.
If I remember the original story correctly, I'm sure they returned the jewel to its rightful owner. Holmes was not interested in profit. As Watson says, "His work is its own reward."
Ah, a smashing Christmas yarn! His goose was well and truly cooked! It’s a great bit of reverse psychology that Holmes plays on the merchant to make him feel like he’s got one over on a “toff” in a bet, whilst he really reveals his information to Holmes. Edit - can’t wait til you reach “the sign of four”. That’s really, I think, the very best of the adaptations and that’s saying something.
Jeremy Brett is the best Holmes!! His performance and the Granada series in general is so true to the original stories. Just brilliant. There's a great podcast called The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast.
It's Sherlock's compassion for the victims and the unjustly accused that makes him the most likable. Without that compassion he'd be a rather unlikable individual. I think this is one of the reasons why Watson remains his friend, but on the other hand, I also think this is why Holmes maintains his connection to Watson. I think Holmes needs Watson to remind him of his own humanity. This is one of those situations. Holmes has solved it, and as far as he's concerned that the end of it. It takes Watson to remind him that an innocent man is in jail on Christmas. And with that, Happy Christmas Mia! May your day be merry and bright.
Public House = 'pub', but a 'bar' is the actual wooden bar or surface you lean against to get your drinks from the publican who runs the place. Pubs are traditionally split into a 'saloon' and a 'snug', which are for drinks and (sometimes) meals for 'passing trade' and the 'snug' is for 'regulars' and people the publican lets or invites in. Sometimes ladies were only allowed in one of these and so on, this varies a bit from city to city in Britain. Most pubs today might be called 'gastropubs' and often do pretty good meals, and on Sunday, have a 'carvery' of a Sunday; roast meats, vegetables and potatoes; a classic Sunday dinner.
Fun fact: The Alpha Public House is fictional, but going by places Conan Doyle frequented, and where he lived while writing his early stories, and some similar names at the time, it was likely a place on Picadilly Circus, and is now a quite up-market but touristy restaurant and club.
In the Basil Rathbone version of this episode, most of the plot lines are the same, except Basil returns the stone to its rightful owner in the end, & its a happy Christmas for all ho-ho-ho !🧑🎄🧑🎄🧑🎄 I enjoyed your responses! Great vid! I started reading the SH stories when I was 11 years old (73 now lol) & been a fan ever since. While many great actors played the part, Jeremy WAS SH!!! Thanks again!
Erle Stanley Gardner, who wrote dozens of Perry Mason stories (unlike both the tv show and the recent remake) between ~1933 and 1970. He was an actual lawyer, which is why his novels have so much courtroom action. He also set up The Court of Last Resort with other lawyers and criminologists to re-examine real-life cases, where it seemed the wrong person had been convicted. A bunch of convictions were overturned as a result. Gardner wrote over 128 books and hundreds of pulp magazine short stories, often under many different pen names, but always felt his work seeking real justice overshadowed all of this.
I feel that this adaptation improved upon the original story somewhat by showing Holmes and Watson actively ensuring that Horner is released from jail at the end, rather than Holmes merely assuring Watson that the case against Horner will come to nought as they sit down for dinner.
Good to hear and see another Granada 's Sherlock Holmes fan . I loved his interpretation and his early ones ( 8-16?) Are the best. Please see and give a review of the "Crooked Man " thank you Mia. Oh , oh I couldn't remember but Holmes in "The Musgrave Ritual " is absolutely another very good episode of Jeremy Brett
Excellent reaction. :-) This is one of my favourite Holmes cases and this episode one my favourite adaptations of the case. Glad you found it interesting and fun as well. :-)
Hi Mia. I’m a new subscriber and I needed to have the ending explained to me so I found this story online and it explains the end. I wanted to send it to you. Love your reactions. Here it is. “After all, Watson,” said Holmes, reaching up his hand for his clay pipe, “I am not retained by the police to supply their deficiencies. If Horner were in danger it would be another thing; but this fellow will not appear against him, and the case must collapse. I suppose that I am commuting a felony, but it is just possible that I am saving a soul. This fellow will not go wrong again; he is too terribly frightened. Send him to jail now, and you make him a jail-bird for life. Besides, it is the season of forgiveness. Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward. If you will have the goodness to touch the bell, Doctor, we will begin another investigation, in which, also a bird will be the chief feature.”
16:29 The problem with his plan is that he wouldn't be able to sell "The Blue Caruncle," whole even on the black market as that singular stone would have provenance. It would have to be cut up.
Ooh if you love Sherlock Holmes and Christmas there is a Steven Fry short story about that called the Adventure of the Laughing Jarvey. It is very short but worth it
Merry Christmas. My memory of the story is that Sherlock Holmes gives the gem back to the honest man who first found it in the goose. So he could claim the reward. Don't know if this was in the original story, from a different story, or added in later to fill in a plot hole? 🤔
What perfect timing!! Jeremy Brett's Sherlock does have a sense of humor, something so many other portrayals miss. As the saying goes: Follow the money. Or, in this case, the goose. Wishing you all the best for a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
In America, we refer to a "bar" for which the English call a pub. "Bar" is short for "barroom" where a bar or barrier (i.e., counter) separate the patrons from the alcohol. (Your comment about "pub" caused me to look this up for "bar.")
Thank you for that insight! I always wondered why we called it a bar 😂 it would always make me think of the bar exams for become a lawyer, I don’t know why 😂😂
@@MoviesWithMia (Your bringing up what "pub" meant got me to look up why "bar.") But also in a courtroom, there is a bar across the front, basically a railing. Only persons "admitted to the bar" are allowed to argue in front of it, to the judge and jury. Also, in America, you pass your bar exam and become an attorney. In England, they have "barristers" and "solicitors" which are different. Solicitors work with the client - they "solicit" - but the barrister is the one to argue in court, although I think the distinction has been eliminated in recent years.
When reading this story (a bit of a Christmas tradition) I have always wished that Holmes had returned the stone to its very unpleasant owner, and turned the reward over to the unfortunate John Baker. Perhaps not entirely in keeping with what we know of Holme's personality, but it would have made for an even better conclusion.
Sherlock let the man who stole it run away from the country, and that made the case against the previous suspect fall apart. He'd have given thr stone back at the same time as they went to set the record straight.
I've always loved the hotel suite in this episode. Those high ceilings and the teal blue curtains and loveseat. It's one of my favorite settings in the whole Granada "Holmes" series.
I never pass up a chance to experience a Sherlock Holmes portrayed by Jeremy Britt. My guess as to why Sherlock Holmes didn't turn him in to the police is because he wasn't an evil criminal mastermind like Professor Moriarty.
Another great reaction - thank you. I recommend the three-part British television drama "Arthur & George" which is based on the 2005 book of the same name by Julian Barnes, which was based in turn on the real-life Great Wyrley Outrages. This show was also shown in the U.S. on PBS Masterpiece, which gives the following synopsis: "Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) stars as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, in a real-life case that inspired the great author to put down his pen and turn detective. Tracing a string of crimes alleged to involve an attorney named George Edalji, Sir Arthur struggles to not only right injustice, but also to keep his own name -and the reputation of everyone’s favorite “consulting detective”- out of the mud."
Your uncertainty about the end and the fate of the stone - Holmes will return the stone to the police & Lady Pruneface (I call her something else, but let's keep this G-rated) and the reward must go to the Commissionaire as promised. after all, he did bring it to Holmes and Holmes assured him that he was due a reward of 1000 pounds. Poor Mr. Baker is left out of the equation but it would be nice if Holmes found a way for him to get at least a small portion of the reward. 10% would be fair. As a lifelong Sherlock Holmes enthusiast I appreciate your reactions to anything and everything Holmes.
6:43 £1000 in 1892 (when this story was first published) is equivalent to £150,160.30 today, or just over $181,013 US! That’s a pretty significant reward!
First of all Merry Christmas and. Happy new year Second, thanks for reacting to this, possibly my favourite Sherlock Holmes story. Third, my wife’s childhood home was right next door to the site in Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire UK where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had practised as a doctor. Fourth. When are we going to see your reaction to “2001 a space odyssey”? I am genuinely intrigued to hear what you think.
The seven stars pub in the story was based on this “”The Plough” a pub, still working, just down the road from the British Museum. The constellation called the plough contains seven stars,
Horray! Excited to see you react to one of the best Holmes episodes- it’s a holiday favorite of mine! Also wishing you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays all round!
One of the great pleasures of watching these programmes is being reacquainted with splendid actorrs. Frank Middlemass was always very good. Ken Campbell “oh he’s got a cockney accent” was some sort of an eccentric genius en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Campbell
A belated Happy New Year to you Miss Mia 🎆 🥂 I'm sending you best wishes for 2023. Lets keep the channel going, keep the classic cinema apprecition alive. Keep the community growing.
When I watched this, just below it was an earlier BBC version, with Peter Cushing and Nigel Stock, I think you'd enjoy the contrast Mia, well worth watching!
This may be the story where Holmes and Watson's financial security came from. They were not retained by the police, were not working for a client, and could therefore collect the £1,000 reward and clear the imprisoned man's name. It may not be in the original story either, but I feel this is how this one played out.
1000 pounds then would be worth about $125,000 USD today. Holmes has had clients from some of the reigning families of Europe and was no doubt paid well in each. Examples of such include the King of Bohemia in "A Scandal in Bohemia," the King of England in "The Illustrious Client," and the Duke of Holdernesse in "The Priory School." The last concludes with Holmes receiving and commenting on his 6000 pounds (value of about $850,000 USD today) check of payment in fact.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as a doctor, was caught up in some of the medical knowledge of the later Victorian world, which have since proved to be bunk. Several times in the Holmes canon, for instance, there is a diagnosis of "brain fever" while modern medicine is puzzled by what is meant. Another one was thinking the size and bumps on a skull gave clues as to one's intelligence and personality, a false science called "phrenology." All too often attributed a scientific "proof" to then-prevailing racist ideas. Conan Doyle was not a great practitioner of this, as far as I know, but in this particular story, Holmes claims the size of the man's hat indicated a superior intellect. (We don't deduce IQ using a caliper.)
It's not that its a stone. It's a stone worth millions. Sadly Sherlock would have trouble doing his thing today. Good luck finding someone with a hat, let alone one with enough dust to suggest his wife has lost affection. It's why forensics today has to be done in a lab with a microscope. Of course Sherlock has both.
A belated Merry Christmas! Mia, I've never seen this episode before - isn't Holmes an 'accessory after the fact' if he doesn't return the stone? Curious.
I'm so happy to see another youngish woman swooning over Jeremy Brett... there is something about him that makes me swoon too! Specifically something in his Sherlock portrayal. It's the flair, I think. He's so very dramatic! And the excitable way he speaks... how he draws out some words and speeds through others. It might even be the cocky attitude - which, I don't normally find attractive in men but Brett gets a pass!
Hey, if you'd like a real link between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and true crime, infact the most infamous crime in the history of the world, I suggest you research The Pompadour Cosmetique Company. Enjoy.
The actor that shoved the precious stone into the goose's gullet has more of a North England accent; a Cockney accent implies that the person doesn't pronounce the "H" nor the "R." It's harsh to listen to while the Northern England is more pleasant to the ears.
This was the first Sherlock Holmes story I ever read. I was in fourth grade and there was a book of Holmes stories adapted for young readers in my school library. I found it fascinating, and Sherlock such an interesting character. (I've been deeply disappointed in the modern versions of Sherlock. They all turn him into a rude, narcissistic jerk, which he most certainly was not.)
IKR? He could be such a compassionate, charming man. They portrait him like... Sheldon Cooper who he is not. He knew how to be funny, he felt for the people he love...my fav cases are the Red Headed League and the Yellow Face (a mistery worthly talking about, with a resolution he took in a humble way)
Hear hear! They keep trying to paint him as anti-social or suffering from some variety of autism. It's simply lazy writing. Holmes is far deeper and more complex than that.
My absolute favorite Jeremy Brett SH episode!
My son and I both love the Jeremy Brett version of SH, anyway.
I think it's because every time my son, who was young at that time, would watch this Christmas episode, he would make fun of the rich lady, and her awful stuck-up attitude. Lol
He would say very dramatically in her hoity toity voice " I do find Christmas quite an ordeal" and after that, he would imitate her saying "And then, a bath, I think" Then, he would giggle so much at it.
It was one of those fun mother and son rituals, every Christmas, to watch that particular episode.
We had the entire Brett SH series on first VHS, then on DVD.
We still love watching these episodes, and my son is now in his mid 30's. 😊
This is my favorite episode, bar none. Holmes deduces on Christmas. I've watched this one at least 500 times and am always entertained. Plus, it has a happy ending.
The amazing Ken Campbell is wonderfully snivelling.
If I remember the original story correctly, I'm sure they returned the jewel to its rightful owner. Holmes was not interested in profit. As Watson says, "His work is its own reward."
Ah, a smashing Christmas yarn! His goose was well and truly cooked! It’s a great bit of reverse psychology that Holmes plays on the merchant to make him feel like he’s got one over on a “toff” in a bet, whilst he really reveals his information to Holmes. Edit - can’t wait til you reach “the sign of four”. That’s really, I think, the very best of the adaptations and that’s saying something.
Jeremy Brett is the best Holmes!! His performance and the Granada series in general is so true to the original stories. Just brilliant. There's a great podcast called The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast.
It's Sherlock's compassion for the victims and the unjustly accused that makes him the most likable. Without that compassion he'd be a rather unlikable individual. I think this is one of the reasons why Watson remains his friend, but on the other hand, I also think this is why Holmes maintains his connection to Watson. I think Holmes needs Watson to remind him of his own humanity. This is one of those situations. Holmes has solved it, and as far as he's concerned that the end of it. It takes Watson to remind him that an innocent man is in jail on Christmas.
And with that, Happy Christmas Mia! May your day be merry and bright.
I don't know if you already pointed this out, but Jeremy Brett played the role of Freddy in the film, My Fair Lady, talk about range!
Public House = 'pub', but a 'bar' is the actual wooden bar or surface you lean against to get your drinks from the publican who runs the place.
Pubs are traditionally split into a 'saloon' and a 'snug', which are for drinks and (sometimes) meals for 'passing trade' and the 'snug' is for 'regulars' and people the publican lets or invites in.
Sometimes ladies were only allowed in one of these and so on, this varies a bit from city to city in Britain.
Most pubs today might be called 'gastropubs' and often do pretty good meals, and on Sunday, have a 'carvery' of a Sunday; roast meats, vegetables and potatoes; a classic Sunday dinner.
Fun fact: The Alpha Public House is fictional, but going by places Conan Doyle frequented, and where he lived while writing his early stories, and some similar names at the time, it was likely a place on Picadilly Circus, and is now a quite up-market but touristy restaurant and club.
10:41 I also love Christmas i.e., the songs, the lights, the sentiment and as a Christian the meaning of Christmas.
In the Basil Rathbone version of this episode, most of the plot lines are the same, except Basil returns the stone to its rightful owner in the end, & its a happy Christmas for all ho-ho-ho !🧑🎄🧑🎄🧑🎄
I enjoyed your responses! Great vid! I started reading the SH stories when I was 11 years old (73 now lol) & been a fan ever since. While many great actors played the part, Jeremy WAS SH!!! Thanks again!
Erle Stanley Gardner, who wrote dozens of Perry Mason stories (unlike both the tv show and the recent remake) between ~1933 and 1970. He was an actual lawyer, which is why his novels have so much courtroom action. He also set up The Court of Last Resort with other lawyers and criminologists to re-examine real-life cases, where it seemed the wrong person had been convicted. A bunch of convictions were overturned as a result.
Gardner wrote over 128 books and hundreds of pulp magazine short stories, often under many different pen names, but always felt his work seeking real justice overshadowed all of this.
There is something about this episode that make me feel good. Merry Christmas!
I feel that this adaptation improved upon the original story somewhat by showing Holmes and Watson actively ensuring that Horner is released from jail at the end, rather than Holmes merely assuring Watson that the case against Horner will come to nought as they sit down for dinner.
One of my favorite SH stories; perfect for Christmas.
You will love the Copper Beaches! Another Christmas episode is The Adventure of the Cardboard Box.
Sherlock Holmes is a very wealthy man and has many powerful allies in unlikely places because of his discretion.
One of my favorite episodes, not least because of the setting.
Good to hear and see another Granada 's Sherlock Holmes fan . I loved his interpretation and his early ones ( 8-16?) Are the best. Please see and give a review of the "Crooked Man " thank you Mia. Oh , oh I couldn't remember but Holmes in "The Musgrave Ritual " is absolutely another very good episode of Jeremy Brett
Excellent reaction. :-) This is one of my favourite Holmes cases and this episode one my favourite adaptations of the case. Glad you found it interesting and fun as well. :-)
Hi Mia. I’m a new subscriber and I needed to have the ending explained to me so I found this story online and it explains the end. I wanted to send it to you. Love your reactions.
Here it is.
“After all, Watson,” said Holmes, reaching up his hand for his clay pipe, “I am not retained by the police to supply their deficiencies. If Horner were in danger it would be another thing; but this fellow will not appear against him, and the case must collapse. I suppose that I am commuting a felony, but it is just possible that I am saving a soul. This fellow will not go wrong again; he is too terribly frightened. Send him to jail now, and you make him a jail-bird for life. Besides, it is the season of forgiveness. Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward. If you will have the goodness to touch the bell, Doctor, we will begin another investigation, in which, also a bird will be the chief feature.”
16:29 The problem with his plan is that he wouldn't be able to sell "The Blue Caruncle," whole even on the black market as that singular stone would have provenance. It would have to be cut up.
Ooh if you love Sherlock Holmes and Christmas there is a Steven Fry short story about that called the Adventure of the Laughing Jarvey. It is very short but worth it
Merry Christmas. My memory of the story is that Sherlock Holmes gives the gem back to the honest man who first found it in the goose. So he could claim the reward. Don't know if this was in the original story, from a different story, or added in later to fill in a plot hole? 🤔
What perfect timing!! Jeremy Brett's Sherlock does have a sense of humor, something so many other portrayals miss.
As the saying goes: Follow the money. Or, in this case, the goose.
Wishing you all the best for a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
In America, we refer to a "bar" for which the English call a pub. "Bar" is short for "barroom" where a bar or barrier (i.e., counter) separate the patrons from the alcohol. (Your comment about "pub" caused me to look this up for "bar.")
Thank you for that insight! I always wondered why we called it a bar 😂 it would always make me think of the bar exams for become a lawyer, I don’t know why 😂😂
@@MoviesWithMia (Your bringing up what "pub" meant got me to look up why "bar.")
But also in a courtroom, there is a bar across the front, basically a railing. Only persons "admitted to the bar" are allowed to argue in front of it, to the judge and jury.
Also, in America, you pass your bar exam and become an attorney. In England, they have "barristers" and "solicitors" which are different. Solicitors work with the client - they "solicit" - but the barrister is the one to argue in court, although I think the distinction has been eliminated in recent years.
When reading this story (a bit of a Christmas tradition) I have always wished that Holmes had returned the stone to its very unpleasant owner, and turned the reward over to the unfortunate John Baker. Perhaps not entirely in keeping with what we know of Holme's personality, but it would have made for an even better conclusion.
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
18:03 Holmes returned the Carbuncle, and the Constable got his reward.
Sherlock let the man who stole it run away from the country, and that made the case against the previous suspect fall apart. He'd have given thr stone back at the same time as they went to set the record straight.
I've always loved the hotel suite in this episode. Those high ceilings and the teal blue curtains and loveseat. It's one of my favorite settings in the whole Granada "Holmes" series.
oooooooh I love when you do sherlock holmes reactions!
I never pass up a chance to experience a Sherlock Holmes portrayed by Jeremy Britt.
My guess as to why Sherlock Holmes didn't turn him in to the police is because he wasn't an evil criminal mastermind like Professor Moriarty.
3:16 Ken Campbell as James Ryder was a working actor/comedian in the UK. John Cleese thought highly of him.
10:50 Maybe this episode is my favorite because I also like books and having to sell one would devastate me.
Another great reaction - thank you.
I recommend the three-part British television drama "Arthur & George" which is based on the 2005 book of the same name by Julian Barnes, which was based in turn on the real-life Great Wyrley Outrages.
This show was also shown in the U.S. on PBS Masterpiece, which gives the following synopsis:
"Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) stars as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, in a real-life case that inspired the great author to put down his pen and turn detective. Tracing a string of crimes alleged to involve an attorney named George Edalji, Sir Arthur struggles to not only right injustice, but also to keep his own name -and the reputation of everyone’s favorite “consulting detective”- out of the mud."
Your uncertainty about the end and the fate of the stone - Holmes will return the stone to the police & Lady Pruneface (I call her something else, but let's keep this G-rated) and the reward must go to the Commissionaire as promised. after all, he did bring it to Holmes and Holmes assured him that he was due a reward of 1000 pounds. Poor Mr. Baker is left out of the equation but it would be nice if Holmes found a way for him to get at least a small portion of the reward. 10% would be fair. As a lifelong Sherlock Holmes enthusiast I appreciate your reactions to anything and everything Holmes.
6:43 £1000 in 1892 (when this story was first published) is equivalent to £150,160.30 today, or just over $181,013 US! That’s a pretty significant reward!
1/10 th the value of the crystallised piece of charcoal
A Sherlock ending in preference to a hollywood ending .....works
Merry Christmas Mia! Thank you for all your wonderful videos throughout the year!
First of all Merry Christmas and. Happy new year
Second, thanks for reacting to this, possibly my favourite Sherlock Holmes story.
Third, my wife’s childhood home was right next door to the site in Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire UK where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had practised as a doctor.
Fourth. When are we going to see your reaction to “2001 a space odyssey”? I am genuinely intrigued to hear what you think.
Thanks for this! Love your reaction/ analyses of sherlock. Please keep them coming.
Thanks!
Thank you 😊
1:30 My first thought:
"Was she found (beaten to death) by her maid?" or
"Was she found (beaten to death by her maid)?" 😁😁😁
Merry Christmas to you! ☺
The seven stars pub in the story was based on this “”The Plough” a pub, still working, just down the road from the British Museum. The constellation called the plough contains seven stars,
A Big Hand for the Little Lady is an entertaining movie that stars Joanne Woodward and Henry Fonda. I'd love to see you react to this one.
Horray! Excited to see you react to one of the best Holmes episodes- it’s a holiday favorite of mine! Also wishing you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays all round!
One of the great pleasures of watching these programmes is being reacquainted with splendid actorrs.
Frank Middlemass was always very good.
Ken Campbell “oh he’s got a cockney accent” was some sort of an eccentric genius en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Campbell
Awesome! I was hoping you’d get to this around Christmas and here it is!
Happy Christmas bless your humour and intellegence
I love this!! Marry Christmas Mia❤
A belated Happy New Year to you Miss Mia 🎆 🥂 I'm sending you best wishes for 2023. Lets keep the channel going, keep the classic cinema apprecition alive. Keep the community growing.
Thanks so much! Happy New Year to you too!!
Happy Holidays Mia. Best wishes to you and your Family for a bright and Happy New Year. 🙏🌟🥳🕊️
Thank you so much and same to you ☺️
Merry Christmas Darling love your passion and smile 😊
When I watched this, just below it was an earlier BBC version, with Peter Cushing and Nigel Stock, I think you'd enjoy the contrast Mia, well worth watching!
Definitely. And Frank Middlemiss who plays Henry Baker in the Jeremy Brett version is also in the Peter Cushing version as the Policeman.
This may be the story where Holmes and Watson's financial security came from.
They were not retained by the police, were not working for a client, and could therefore collect the £1,000 reward and clear the imprisoned man's name.
It may not be in the original story either, but I feel this is how this one played out.
1000 pounds then would be worth about $125,000 USD today.
Holmes has had clients from some of the reigning families of Europe and was no doubt paid well in each. Examples of such include the King of Bohemia in "A Scandal in Bohemia," the King of England in "The Illustrious Client," and the Duke of Holdernesse in "The Priory School." The last concludes with Holmes receiving and commenting on his 6000 pounds (value of about $850,000 USD today) check of payment in fact.
I can’t wait for you to watch, “The Master Blackmailer!”
7:40 Drink is my evil influence in my dotage, specifically Scotch.
Amo Jeremy e sua risada
In my head the story ends with Sherlock fixing it so that Mr. Baker gets the reward money thus regaining his books.
reward must go to the Commissionaire who brought the stone to Holmes. would be nice if he gave 10% to Mr. Baker though.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as a doctor, was caught up in some of the medical knowledge of the later Victorian world, which have since proved to be bunk. Several times in the Holmes canon, for instance, there is a diagnosis of "brain fever" while modern medicine is puzzled by what is meant. Another one was thinking the size and bumps on a skull gave clues as to one's intelligence and personality, a false science called "phrenology." All too often attributed a scientific "proof" to then-prevailing racist ideas. Conan Doyle was not a great practitioner of this, as far as I know, but in this particular story, Holmes claims the size of the man's hat indicated a superior intellect. (We don't deduce IQ using a caliper.)
It's not that its a stone. It's a stone worth millions.
Sadly Sherlock would have trouble doing his thing today. Good luck finding someone with a hat, let alone one with enough dust to suggest his wife has lost affection. It's why forensics today has to be done in a lab with a microscope. Of course Sherlock has both.
Dam right 💠
A belated Merry Christmas! Mia, I've never seen this episode before - isn't Holmes an 'accessory after the fact' if he doesn't return the stone? Curious.
Happy New Year to you Clifford!
What's your intro music? It seems modern but I recognize the sound of a bodhran in it. I don't know if the Scots use this instrument but the Irish do.
I'm so happy to see another youngish woman swooning over Jeremy Brett... there is something about him that makes me swoon too! Specifically something in his Sherlock portrayal. It's the flair, I think. He's so very dramatic! And the excitable way he speaks... how he draws out some words and speeds through others. It might even be the cocky attitude - which, I don't normally find attractive in men but Brett gets a pass!
Hey, if you'd like a real link between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and true crime, infact the most infamous crime in the history of the world, I suggest you research The Pompadour Cosmetique Company. Enjoy.
The actor that shoved the precious stone into the goose's gullet has more of a North England accent; a Cockney accent implies that the person doesn't pronounce the "H" nor the "R." It's harsh to listen to while the Northern England is more pleasant to the ears.
The smooth skin in the show might just be the result of DNR on the footage, iirc that was an issue with the blurays.
Merry Christmas! (Luke 2 : 8-14 (KJV)) 🎄 🎅
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