Sherlock Holmes DVDs
The Legendary Baker Street Sleuth As Portrayed By
Jeremy Brett, Basil Rathbone, And Others On DVD

Jeremy Brett As Holmes (TV)   Jeremy Brett (Films)   Ian Hart

Basil Rathbone        Ian Richardson       Sherlock Holmes Books
 

Sherlock Holmes & The Case Of The Silk Stocking
with Rupert Everett as Sherlock Holmes (2005)

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking is an excellent Sherlockian pastiche, i.e., part of a genre of original works featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most beloved character, but taking various liberties Doyle most likely would not have embraced. Rupert Everett gives a wholly original performance as Holmes--not an easy thing to do in the shadow of Jeremy Brett's definitive portrayal on Britain's Granada Television in the 1980s. Both Everett and the story capture Holmes during his most dissolute period, hooked on opiates, refusing to eat, and more often than not without the company of his friend, Dr. Watson (Ian Hart, essaying the character a second time), who had left Baker Street to pursue a private practice and marry his second wife. This is Holmes deep in the career crisis eventually resolved by his duel with Moriarty in Doyle's canon, but in The Case of the Silk Stocking the Great Detective is vexed by a murderer preying upon the daughters of London aristocrats. Elements of the killer's sexual fetishism make this a particularly grim tale that the discreet Watson would most certainly not have chronicled. The dark but imaginative tale is lightened a bit by the presence of Watson's fiancee (Helen McCrory), an American psychiatrist as aghast as she is impressed by Holmes' lack of emotional attachment to his work. --Tom Keogh

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Ian Richardson As Holmes   Peter Cushing

Christopher Plummer    Other Adaptations
 

Jeremy Brett As Sherlock Holmes
(The TV Series On DVD)

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
(DVD Boxed Set)
five DVDs with Jeremy Brett and David Burke

A Scandal In Bohemia, The Dancing Men, The Naval Treaty, The Solitary Cyclist, The Crooked Man, The Speckled Band, The Blue Carbuncle, The Copper Beeches, The Greek Interpreter, The Norwood Builder, The Resident Patient, The Red-Headed League, The Final Problem. Jeremy Brett's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the best filmed version of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective, showcasing Holmes's dazzling brilliance without ignoring his unnerving intensity or drug dependencies. First aired on Britain's Granada Television in 1984, the series offered perfect casting (David Burke, replaced later in the run by Edward Hardwicke, played Dr. Watson as Holmes's sturdy companion and chronicler rather than as a buffoon), marvelous period music by Patrick Gowers, and a running time of almost an hour per story, which allowed superior detail and faithfulness to the original source.  The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes marked the beginning of the long-running series. The five-disc boxed set is a great bargain compared to previous VHS releases, although bonus features are limited to English subtitles and galleries of Sidney Paget's famous illustrations. --David Horiuchi

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1
with Jeremy Brett and David Burke
A Scandal In Bohemia, The Dancing Men,
The Naval Treaty, The Solitary Cyclist
(1985)

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 2
with Jeremy Brett and David Burke
The Crooked Man, The Speckled Band
(1985)

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 3
with Jeremy Brett and David Burke
The Blue Carbuncle, The Copper Beeches
(1985)

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 4
with Jeremy Brett and David Burke
The Greek Interpreter, The Norwood Builder
(1985)

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 5
with Jeremy Brett and David Burke
The Resident Patient, The Red-Headed League,
The Final Problem
(1985)
 

The Return Of Sherlock Holmes
Collection (DVD Boxed Set)
five DVDs with Jeremy Brett & Edward Hardwicke

Granada Television followed The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes with The Return of Sherlock Holmes, 11 more episodes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective played by Jeremy Brett. Edward Hardwicke replaced David Burke as Dr. John Watson. This set includes The Empty House, The Abbey Grange, The Second Stain, The Six Napoleons, The Priory School, Wisteria Lodge, The Devil's Foot, Silver Blaze, The Bruce Partington Plans, The Musgrave Ritual, and The Man With The Twisted Lip.

The Return Of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1
The Empty House & The Abbey Grange
(1987)

The Return Of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 2
The Second Stain & The Six Napoleons
(1987)

The Return Of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 3
The Priory School & Wisteria Lodge
(1987)

The Return Of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 4
The Devil's Foot, Silver Blaze
& The Bruce Partington Plans
(1987)

The Return Of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 5
The Musgrave Ritual & The Man with the Twisted Lip
(1987)
 

There are 36 episodes and five feature-length films in the Brett-Granada Sherlock Holmes series that spanned 1984 to 1994. Holmes' "Boswell," otherwise known as Dr. John Watson, was adeptly played by David Burke until 1985, then Edward Hardwicke for the remainder of the series.  This set Includes The Disappearance Of Lady Frances Carfax, The Problem Of Thor Bridge, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Illustrious Client, The Shoscombe Old Place, and The Creeping Man, plus interviews and an audio commentary track with director John Madden.

This box set, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, represent the last of the episodes and were produced in 1994 by June Wyndham-Davies. After a decade as Holmes, Brett filmed these last episodes then died Sept. 13, 1995. The episodes collected here include: The Three Gables; The Dying Detective; The Golden Pince-Nez; The Red Circle; The Mazarin Stone; and the Cardboard Box.

Jeremy Brett As Sherlock Holmes
(Feature Films) On DVD

The Sherlock Holmes
Feature Film Collection (Boxed Set)
The Eligible Bachelor, The Hound of the
Baskervilles,  The Last Vampyre, The Master
Blackmailer,  and The Sign of Four
 

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign Of Four
with Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke
(1987)
 

Sherlock Holmes:
The Hound Of The Baskervilles
Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke
(1988)

Sherlock Holmes: The Master Blackmailer
with Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke
(1993)

Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor
Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke
(1994)

Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampyre
with Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke
(1994)

Ian Hart As Sherlock Holmes On DVD

The Hound Of The Baskervilles
with Ian Hart, Richard Roxburgh
and Richard E. Grant (2002)

Ian Richardson As Sherlock Holmes On DVD

The Hound Of The Baskervilles
with Ian Richardson and Denholm Elliot
(1983)
 

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign Of Four
with Ian Richardson and David Healy
(1983)

Christopher Plummer As
Sherlock Holmes On DVD

Murder By Decree
with Christopher Plummer (as Sherlock
Holmes) and James Mason (as Dr. Watson)
(1979)

Peter Cushing As
Sherlock Holmes On DVD

The Hound Of The Baskervilles
with Peter Cushing and Andre Morell
(1959)

Basil Rathbone As
Sherlock Holmes On DVD

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
with Basil Rathbone
(1939)

Dressed To Kill
with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
(1946)
 

The Hound of the Baskervilles
with Basil Rathbone
(1939)

The Sherlock Holmes Collection, Vol. 1
Sherlock Homes And The Voice of Terror (1942)
Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon (1942)
Sherlock Holmes In Washington (1943)
Sherlock Holme Faces Death (1943)
with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

The Sherlock Holmes Collection, Vol. 2
The House Of Fear, The Spider Woman,
Pearl Of Death, The Scarlet Claw
with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
digitally restored by UCLA
Film and Television Archive

The Sherlock Holmes Collection, Vol. 3
Dressed to Kill, In Pursuit to Algiers,
Terror By Night, The Woman in Green
digitally restored by UCLA
Film and Television Archive

Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon
with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
(1942)

Terror By Night
with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
(1946)

The Woman In Green
with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
(1945)
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Legendary Sherlock Holmes Movies
The Woman In Green (1945), Dressed To Kill (1946),
Terror By Night (1946)
with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
 

More Adaptations Of
Sherlock Holmes On DVD

The Sherlock Holmes Collection
The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Sign of Four,
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire, The Royal Scandal
Matt Frewer and Kenneth Walsh in Sherlock Holmes
adaptations that take great liberties with original stories
(2003)
 

Young Sherlock Holmes
with Nicholas Rowe and Alan Cox;
directed by Barry Levinson
(1985)
 

The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes
comedy-drama directed by Billy Wilder;
starring Robert Stephens and Colin Blakely
(1970)

Also By Arthur Conan Doyle:
The Lost World
Bob Hoskins, James Fox, Peter Falk, Matthew
Rhys, Elaine Cassidy and Tom Ward star in
this A&E remake of classic Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle science fiction adventure tale
(2001)

Sherlock Holmes Books

Sherlock Holmes Books
Collections of Sherlock Holmes stories &
books about Holmes and his portrayals

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Christopher Plummer     Other Adaptations

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