The Boscombe Valley Mystery is an interesting part of Granada’s “Casebook of Sherlock Holmes”, first broadcast in 1991. This one was written by series veteran John Hawkesworth, who also wrote many of the… Continue reading
Charles Gray was one of the preeminent character actors of his time, and he’s another one you always recognize when you see him. Gray debuted in British theater in the 50s, where he… Continue reading
The Illustrious Client is a Sherlock Holmes short story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about a mysterious person who hires Sherlock Holmes to stop an evil, evil man. Pretty simple. The episode… Continue reading
Ok so I’ve been pretty depressed over the last episode to Benedict Cumberbun’s Sherlock, because I didn’t enjoy the story, but I did start beaming and smiling at one particular moment, which was… Continue reading
I wonder if Benedict Cumberbun watched Jeremy Brett’s version of “The Dying Detective”, because it’s a good adaptation of the Canon. There are small things changed for TV, but I’m guessing people are… Continue reading
You know, we get over-the-top Sherlock Holmes where Cumberbun is more psychotic by the second, then we get this episode, which is even worse. I actually thought it was decent in spots, but… Continue reading
I will say that the Sherlock series 4 premiere was pretty good, and any complaints I have about Sherlock Holmes being psychotic or the show becoming Mission Impossible really is nitpicking. The first… Continue reading
I think this is the first really terrible episode done in the Brett series, which is partly the fault of the production and Conan Doyle himself. As a story, The Disappearance of Lady Carfax… Continue reading
The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode “Wisteria Lodge” aired in April of 1988, but it differs more than any other Jeremy Brett’s adventures from Conan Doyle’s canon. There are several problems with the… Continue reading
Can Sherlock Holmes solve a mystery in 24 minutes? I had to find out, so I watched this 50s TV show starring Ronald Howard as Sherlock Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson. Howard’s… Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes does some detective work as he tries to find a horse named “Silver Blaze”. This story was published in 1892 and is one of the more popular Sherlock Holmes tales, though… Continue reading
Seems to me that somebody that practices so much and buys a Stradivarius is compensating for something. Violins and violin playing is mentioned in a lot of the original Sherlock Holmes stories and… Continue reading
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans feels like a precursor to the modern spy thriller and it’s a fun Sherlock Holmes story. It’s inspired by real life crimes around 1905 and 1907, and has… Continue reading
A pearl of death usually isn’t good. This 1944 Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes adventure is a decent one, although the series is declining into B-Movie country at this point. I say decent, because there’s… Continue reading
The Sherlock Christmas Special starring Benedict Cumberbatch was jam-packed with plot elements and different, strange revelations, almost too many for me to keep up with. Almost. The Abominable Bride was broadcast on PBS and… Continue reading
