The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1986)

The cases of the greatest of the detectives

Stars:

Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Rosalie Williams

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jeremy Brett	...	Sherlock Holmes (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
David Burke	...	Dr Watson (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Rosalie Williams	...	Mrs Hudson (8 episodes, 1984-1985)

Storyline

Together the intrepid detective and his faithful companion, Dr. Watson, solve the mysteries of copper beeches, a Greek interpreter, the Norwood builder, a resident patient, the red-headed league, and one final problem.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | sherlock holmes | private detective | based on short story | victorian era | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sherlock Holmes

Filming Locations:

Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Closing credits show some of Sidney Paget's illustrations for the stories originally published in the Strand Magazine.

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Connections

Followed by The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991)

User Reviews

One of the very best television series ever made.

This superb series is not only the best adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories that I have ever seen (and I have seen a few), it is one of the best television series ever made, period. Some episodes are better cinema than many feature films made at the same time. It is amazing to see the way Granada and the cast and crew kept the quality consistently high in every episode of this series, as well as the second series of the ADVENTURES, the RETURN, and the adaptation of THE SIGN OF FOUR. Later shows showed some decline in the quality of the writing and direction, and the illness of star Jeremy Brett also had a deletrious effect. But there is no negating what went before. Jeremy Brett leaves all the other actors I've seen play Holmes in the shade, and both David Burke and Edward Hardwicke are marvellous as Dr. Watson. For the first time, I believed that these men were good friends. Why has it taken over a century for someone to play them in this fashion? The credit goes to the people involved in this landmark production. The biggest crime in the series: why no professional awards or nominations for such marvellous work? There is no excuse for this. Watch the shows on video, recent broadcasts butcher the life out of these wonderful treasures.