The BBC Sherlock Holmes Collection

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The BBC Sherlock Holmes Collection £17.99



A collection of BBC adaptations featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's celebrated super-sleuth.



A Study In Scarlet: Peter Cushing stars as the intrepid private eye Sherlock Holmes, and has to perform a little forensic investigation.

The Boscombe Valley Mystery: Peter Cushing stars as Sherlock Holmes in another unfathomable mystery story, with Nigel Stock as his faithful sidekick.

The Hound Of The Baskervilles: Classic two-part story starring Peter Cushing and Nigel Stock as the inquisitive pair, dealing first-hand with an horrific bestial menace.

The Sign of Four: One of the most exotic tales in the Sherlock Holmes collection, this story features lost treasure, a murderous pigmy, a beautiful, wronged woman with whom Watson falls in love, a mad and mysterious pair of twins and a thrilling, deadly chase along the Thames. These elements have made the mystery a real favourite amongst Holmes aficionados and this episode stands as a faithful but fast-paced adaptation of a much-loved novel.

The Blue Carbuncle: This represents one of the series' most engaging and unashamedly enjoyable stories concerning a mystery memorably described by Holmes as 'one of those whimsical little incidents which will happen when you have 4 million human beings all jostling each other within the space of a few square miles'. Although Holmes holds the key to an innocent man's liberty, the story brims with humourous touches and sees Watson and his friend in fine festive form, joking and laughing their way through a wild goose chase, encountering comic characters and Dickensian crooks.

The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002): The ancient legend of the Baskervilles has persisted in the family history for generations. It is Sir Charles's mysterious death in the grounds of Baskerville Hall that brings Holmes and Watson to the scene of one of their most famous and intriguing cases - the mystery of the legendary hellhound of Dartmoor.

This new adaptation of 'Hound of the Baskervilles' portrays Holmes and Watson as young and athletic men in their mid-thirties, much closer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original vision, in contrast to the mature and paternalistic figures of previous versions of the story.

The Case of the Silk Stocking: November 1902. Fog and shadows engulf the city. The murky world of the menacing London docks collide with the glamour and glitter of Edwardian high society as sleuth Sherlock Holmes and Dr John H Watson are reunited to solve a case which threatens to overwhelm the privilege and tranquillity of aristocratic society. When the murder of a penniless shop-girl is linked to the body of debutante Lady Alice Burnham, Holmes immediately begins to piece together the clues: a pair of dancing shoes, a rogue fingerprint, a strong smell of chloroform, a broken glass. The duo must use everything at their disposal to prevent another death: a perilous public disguise, a high risk trap, a clandestine exhumation. Notwithstanding the absurd reticence of the nobility and the blunderings of the police, Holmes inches closer to his extraordinary conclusions. But he has not calculated for the complex and dark passions of his adversary...

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle: A semi-autobiographical drama based on Arthur Conan Doyle came to conceive the idea of the super-sleuth and its personification in Sherlock Holmes.

[batman]

I have all these Holmes episodes/ tv films already and can highly recommend this set.



Bats.

[Dave Rattigan]

The complete Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes collection (16 discs) is going for £39.99 on various websites at the moment - a great reduction of £80.

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I would rather have a full set of Douglas Wilmer episodes, the Black & White 1965 series is great!

[batman]

name='image45']I would rather have a full set of Douglas Wilmer episodes, the Black & White 1965 series is great!

Why not have all the different series, they are all excellent!



Bats.



ps - Wilmer was fantastic

[julian_craster]

You can also find some of the 1954 Ronald Howard (as Holmes) series on DVD...30 minutes an episode ....

[batman]

name='julian_craster']You can also find some of the 1954 Ronald Howard (as Holmes) series on DVD...30 minutes an episode ....

You can get all of them. That's another excellent series .... lightweight but good fun with Howard fine as young pup of a Holmes. I wish the Geoffrey Whitehead series would surface, apparently it re-uses some of the Howard scripts.

[Harleybloke]

Basil Rathbone was the first 'Sherlock' I remember so he has a fond place in my heart but for me the definative 'Holmes' is Jeremy Brett.



Mind you does anyone remember a kids show from the 60s of 'Sexton Blake'?

[batman]

name='Harleybloke']Basil Rathbone was the first 'Sherlock' I remember so he has a fond place in my heart but for me the definative 'Holmes' is Jeremy Brett.



Mind you does anyone remember a kids show from the 60s of 'Sexton Blake'?

Oh yes .... with Laurence Payne.



Bats.

[Windthrop]

name='batman']You can get all of them. That's another excellent series .... lightweight but good fun with Howard fine as young pup of a Holmes. I wish the Geoffrey Whitehead series would surface, apparently it re-uses some of the Howard scripts.

They had the same producer - Sheldon Reynolds. Some of them had interesting casts Richard Greene turns up in one.

[batman]

name='Windthrop']They had the same producer - Sheldon Reynolds. Some of them had interesting casts Richard Greene turns up in one.

Have you seen any of them Windy? I have a kids 'Sherlock Holmes' annual and it's full of photos from that series, but I have not seen any of them.

[Windthrop]

name='batman']Have you seen any of them Windy? I have a kids 'Sherlock Holmes' annual and it's full of photos from that series, but I have not seen any of them.

Afraid not - its one of those series that has never been available in this country. It was filmed in Poland for cost reasons and I think Val Guest directed at least one of the episodes.



I have yet to speak to anyone who has seen it - it appears to have vanished. I wonder if there are legal reasons of some sort preventing it from being shown. Anyone on Britmovie know anything about it ?

[batman]

name='Windthrop']Afraid not - its one of those series that has never been available in this country. It was filmed in Poland for cost reasons and I think Val Guest directed at least one of the episodes.

It looks great from the photos ... can't remember who Watson is played by but IIRC Patrick Newell is Lestrade.

[julian_craster]

A DVD search on Amazon UK for : ronald howard holmes

produces several DVDs of the 1954 series.



What is the picture quality of these like ?

Were they shot on 35mm film, or were they live video transmissions ?



I understand they were made in Paris of all places.....

[batman]

I have a complete set from Elstree Hill DVD via amazon. The quality is OK but there has been no attempt at remastering. They were filmed in Paris but they were not live transmissions. I have no idea on what type of stock they were filmed on. For 10 dvds the set I have is good value, although you can pick them up much cheaper on e-bay, but those are bootlegs of course.



The Elstree Hill set ...



Amazon.co.uk: Sherlock Holmes 10 DVD Set: DVD: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

[Windthrop]

name='julian_craster']I understand they were made in Paris of all places.....

Sheldon Reynolds tended to film abroad when possible - Foreign Intrigue is an example of this - got a great performance by Peter Copley.

[Andy H]

We've just treated ourselves to the box-set of Universal's Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. These will always be the 'real' ones for me. It's a seven disc set of nice clean transfers taken (wherever possible) from the original camera negatives. They certainly look very nice although I don't think any great attempt had been made to de-scratch them.

Several of the original trailers are included as well as audio commentaries and a short feature on the restoration process.



There's a great storm coming, Watson....

[batman]

name='Andy H']We've just treated ourselves to the box-set of Universal's Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.

It's a marvellous collection, well worthing putting on your Xmas list!