"The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" (1994) TV series

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 March 1994 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Holmes, his friend Watson (or his brother Mycroft) work to solve the mysteries of three gables, the dying detective...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Male Female Relationship | Based On Short Story | Sherlock Holmes | Private Detective

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jeremy Brett	...	Sherlock Holmes (6 episodes, 1994)
Rosalie Williams	...	Mrs Hudson / ... (6 episodes, 1994)
Edward Hardwicke	...	Doctor Watson / ... (5 episodes, 1994)

Runtime:

UK:51 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Granada Television

Trivia:

"The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" is actually an adaptation of "The Three Garridebs", as the original story is one of Arthur Conan Doyle's poorest.

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (1986)

An unfortunate ending to the series

Thank goodness for the wonderful folks at Granada Television. In the mid 1980s, they created the absolute best Sherlock Holmes ever to make it to the big or small screen. Unlike all the previous versions, which LIBERALLY deviated from the Conan Doyle stories, the Granada films tried to be perfect in every detail.

Unlike the caricature of Holmes that you see in previous films where he wears a deerstalker hat, smokes a curved pipe and spouts "elementary, my dear Watson", this Holmes is true to the original character. Additionally, Dr. Watson is not the bumbling idiot as portrayed by Nigel Bruce (Bruce should burn in Hell for how he ruined this character).

All four Granada Television series were exceptional and up to the same great standards. However, unfortunately, this would be the last as Jeremy Brett died from a heart attack after only about 2/3 of the original stories could be filmed. What a shame.

Intelligently written and wonderful throughout. You can't do much better than these shows.