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"The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" The Illustrious Client (1991)



Overview

User Rating:
8.5/10   49 votes
Director:
Tim Sullivan
Writer:
Robin Chapman (dramatisation)
Original Air Date:
21 March 1991 (Season 1, Episode 5)
Plot:
Violet Merville is determined to marry the man she loves, who Holmes knows has already murdered one wife. | add synopsis
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A caring Sherlock Holmes more

Cast

  (Episode Credited cast)
Jeremy Brett ... Sherlock Holmes
Edward Hardwicke ... Dr. John Watson

Anthony Valentine ... Baron Gruner
Carol Noakes ... Baroness Gruner
David Langton ... Sir James Damery
Abigail Cruttenden ... Miss Violet Merville
Rosalie Williams ... Mrs. Hudson
John Pickles ... Jarvis

Kim Thomson ... Kitty Winter
Roy Holder ... Shinwell Johnson
Andy Bradford ... First Thug
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The prop book of Baron Gruner's affairs is full of detailed records thoroughly written in correct German language. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In one scene, Baron Gruner is listening to a recording of a baritone singing the "Madamina" aria from Mozart's "Don Giovanni", and the singer is backed by a full orchestra. Such recordings were impossible to make in the nineteenth century, when the story takes place. Until the advent of electrical recording (i.e., using microphones) in 1925, singers and instrumentalists had to stand around a large horn to make recordings, and the use of a large orchestra would have distorted the sound. Special "chamber music" arrangements had to be made of orchestral pieces to prevent distortion and overload. Recordings were made on wax cylinders then, not discs, and the quality of sound was far worse than demonstrated in this episode. more

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A caring Sherlock Holmes, 29 April 2009
10/10
Author: agni0504 from Hungary

The Illustrious Client is my favorite from the Casebook series. I love it particularly because of the fact that it shows a new side of Holmes. During the episode he is more caring and sympathetic than ever. He really wants to help preventing the new marriage of Baron Gruner only after hearing Kitty's sad story. Holmes is very emotive and understanding with her. She is a very likable character.

The story allowed Jeremy to show some of his own characteristics - in other episodes he has to hide almost everything from himself to play the master detective who is a brain without a heart.Jeremy was such a wonderfully versatile actor, who added so much to the character of Holmes and played him faithful to the Canon at the same time. The scenes with Watson and the ailing Holmes are fantastic, and Rosalie Williams is just lovely as the motherly landlady.

The Illustrious Client is another great addition to the masterpieces of Granada. A must see for all Holmes fans!

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