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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)

The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Collection
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.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Collection
with Edward Hardwicke as Dr. John Watson
(1994)
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
Jeremy Brett As Holmes (TV) Jeremy Brett (Feature Films)
Ian Hart
Ian Richardson Peter Cushing Basil Rathbone
Christopher Plummer
Other Adaptations
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