![]() ![]() Watching the episodes in the order they were filmed is also somewhat upsetting because, as Craig Clarke states in his review, the series has “the unfortunate bonus of tracing the decline of Jeremy Brett’s health, episode by episode.”Īs the two best Homes interpretations I’ve seen, I feel that I owe Brett and Cumberbatch a battle of the comparisons, even though I recognize that in many ways it’s unfair. Hudson to “Please disappear” while waving his hands), and of course intravenous cocaine. Hudson which is so funny-he frequently tells poor Mrs. Brett’s Holmes is a fan of short, barking laugher, extreme sarcasm, speaking quickly, rubbing his hands together gleefully, theatricality, these quick little grins that are his equivalent of beaming ear to ear, irritability (especially that fond irritability towards Watson and Mrs. And yet it’s very difficult to explain his performance in words similar to Benedict Cumberbatch, he’s a man who needs to be seen in action. He’s more physically attractive in the earlier episodes because he was becoming very ill as the series went on and taking medication for manic-depressiveness, but in terms of characterization, his Holmes is always extremely consistent. ![]() But first, let’s talk about the acting!īecause Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes is so, so good in these. It’s taken me a good while, but now I’ve seen the entire series and can give my little write-ups on each episode and film. ![]()
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