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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

  • TV Series
  • 1984–19851984–1985
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
23K
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band
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Sherlock Holmes and 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.Sherlock Holmes and 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.Sherlock Holmes and 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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    • John Hawkesworth(developed for television by)
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Brett
    • David Burke
    • Rosalie Williams
    • John Hawkesworth(developed for television by)
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Brett
    • David Burke
    • Rosalie Williams
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    • 66User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Jeremy Brett
    Jeremy Brett
    • Sherlock Holmes
    David Burke
    David Burke
    • Dr. John Watson
    Rosalie Williams
    Rosalie Williams
    • Mrs Hudson…
    Eric Porter
    Eric Porter
    • Professor Moriarty
    Gayle Hunnicutt
    Gayle Hunnicutt
    • Irene Adler
    Jeremy Kemp
    Jeremy Kemp
    • Dr Grimesby Roylott
    Rosalind Knight
    Rosalind Knight
    • Countess of Morcar
    Tenniel Evans
    Tenniel Evans
    • Hilton Cubitt
    David Gwillim
    David Gwillim
    • Percy Phelps
    Norman Jones
    Norman Jones
    • Henry Wood
    Barbara Wilshere
    Barbara Wilshere
    • Violet Smith
    Joss Ackland
    Joss Ackland
    • Jephro Rucastle
    Nicholas Clay
    Nicholas Clay
    • Dr. Percy Trevelyan
    Charles Gray
    Charles Gray
    • Mycroft Holmes
    Rosalie Crutchley
    Rosalie Crutchley
    • Mrs Lexington
    Roger Hammond
    Roger Hammond
    • Jabez Wilson
    Betsy Brantley
    Betsy Brantley
    • Elsie Cubitt
    Rosalyn Landor
    Rosalyn Landor
    • Helen Stoner
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    • Trivia
      Closing credits show some of Sidney Paget's illustrations for the stories originally published in the Strand Magazine.
    • Connections
      Edited into Biography: Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      221b Baker Street
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      Composed and conducted by Patrick Gowers

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    truly definitive
    These comments apply to all series and full-length Holmes episodes filmed by Granada between 1984 and 1994 and starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes, and David Burke (later Edward Hardwicke) as Watson. In my opinion, Brett was totally spot-on for the role. Never has Holmes in all his complexities been laid before us. Brett's Holmes is tragic, infuriating, funny, smart, human. He has his weaknesses to offset his sharp mind and encyclopedic knowledge of low-lifes, drugs, and cigar ash. Stand-out episodes include The Devil's Foot, The Speckled Band, The Master Blackmailer, The Eligible Batchelor, The Copper Beeches, The Empty House, The Six Napoleons ... as for the Watsons, David Burke was more amused than amusing, quietly tolerating his friend's unusual personality traits. Hardwicke was a comedy character, not in the vein of Nigel Bruce in the old movies, but a buffoon with a heart and a mind who could be relied on in a crisis, but often showed his irritation at being woken up in the middle of the night or missing his lunch! For a whole decade British TV was the better for this long-running series.
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      • March 14, 1985 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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      • Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Granada Television
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