"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1984) TV series 1984-1985

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

14 March 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The cases of the greatest of the detectives

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Sherlock Holmes | Private Detective | Based On Short Story | Victorian Era

Cast

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

Series Directed by
Alan Grint		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Paul Annett		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
John Bruce		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
David Carson		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Writing credits
Arthur Conan Doyle		(13 episodes, 1984-1985)
John Hawkesworth		(13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jeremy Paul		(2 episodes, 1984)
Derek Marlowe		(2 episodes, 1985)

Series Produced by
Michael Cox	....	producer (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Stuart Doughty	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
John Hawkesworth	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Patrick Gowers		(13 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Cinematography by
Ray Goode		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Ken Morgan		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Mike Popley		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Film Editing by
Chris Gill		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Alan Ringland		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jack Dardis		(2 episodes, 1984)

Series Casting by
Carolyn Bartlett		(9 episodes, 1984-1985)
Doreen Jones		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Production Design by
Michael Grimes		(6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Margaret Coombes		(5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Tim Wilding		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Diane Crossley		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Esther Dean		(6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Kayt Turner		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Anne Salisbury		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Makeup Department
Glenda Wood	....	makeup artist (7 episodes, 1984-1985)
Deborah Tinsey	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Sue Milton	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Production Management
Ian Scaife	....	production manager (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bill Leather	....	production manager (3 episodes, 1985)
Roy Jackson	....	production manager (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Craig McNeil	....	production manager (2 episodes, 1984)

Series Art Department
Ray Freeman	....	graphic designer / graphics (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Diane Crossley	....	assistant designer (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
David Round	....	production buyer (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Peter Graham	....	production buyer (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Sound Department
John Whitworth	....	dubbing mixer / film dubbing (10 episodes, 1984-1985)
Ray French	....	sound: film / sound recordist (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Alan Dykes	....	dubbing mixer (3 episodes, 1984)
Alan Bale	....	sound recordist / sound: film (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Martin Kay	....	sound recordist / sound: film (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Phil Smith	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 1984)
Harry Brookes	....	sound recordist / sound: film (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Visual Effects by
Tony Willis	....	effects cameraman (13 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Stunts
Marc Boyle	....	stunt arranger / stunt double (1 episode, 1985)
David Brandon	....	stunt policeman (1 episode, 1985)
Jim Dowdall	....	stuntman (1 episode, 1985)
Alf Joint	....	stunt arranger / stunt double: Eric Porter (1 episode, 1985)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Stephens	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Lawrence Jones	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jon Woods	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1984)
Steve Oxley	....	focus puller (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Nicky Cooney	....	researcher (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Les Davis	....	floor manager (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jonathan Dynevor	....	floor manager (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Helen Emerson	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Joyce Fowler	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Lynne Marriott	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
David Weir	....	floor manager (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Louise Doffman	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1984-1985)

Production Companies

• Granada Television

Distributors

• A&E Television Networks
• Elephant Films (2005) (France) (DVD)
• Granada Sky Broadcasting (UK)
• Independent Television (ITV)
• Koch Media (2005-2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• MPI Home Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Malavasi Editore (Italy)
• Pan Vision Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Viasat3 (2005-2006) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)

Also Known As:

Sherlock Holmes (Australia)

Runtime:

60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:12 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK

Company:

Granada Television

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Sign of Four (1987) (TV)

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.