Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner ends well, with Holmes “solving” the mystery of the haunting woman. It’s an adventure whereby the journey is arguably better than the destination, because there isn’t really much of a mystery to solve. The story ends with a link to Holmes’ final Conan Doyle […]

The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner, cont’d

May 1, 2017 in Big Finish Audios / Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Big Finish / Jonathan Barnes / Nicholas Briggs / Richard Earl / Sherlock Holmes / The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner by Jonathan Rudderham

Prior to Sherlock, the BBC dabbled with producing Sherlock Holmes back in 2002 and 2004 (one every other year – so only slightly less frequently than Sherlock). I previously reviewed their 2002 The Hound of the Baskervilles starring Richard Roxburgh and Ian Hart. Just recently, cable channel “Drama” showed the […]

The Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)

May 4, 2014 in Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Ian Hart / Michael Fassbender / Neil Dudgeon / Rupert Everett / Sherlock Holmes / The Case of the Silk Stocking by Jonathan Rudderham

Back in 2002 and 2004, the BBC commissioned two Sherlock Holmes adventures featuring Ian Hart as Dr Watson. The first, an adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles in 2002 starring Richard Roxburgh. The second, The Case of the Silk Stocking in 2004 starring Rupert Everett. I’m not sure why […]

The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)

January 19, 2014 in Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Ian Hart / John Nettles / Neve McIntosh / Richard E Grant / Richard Roxburgh / Sherlock Holmes / The Hound of the Baskervilles by Jonathan Rudderham

Thanks to YouTube, I’ve finally had the opportunity to see an episode of the BBC Sherlock Holmes series starring Douglas Wilmer. Wilmer was later replaced by Peter Cushing (episodes I’ve already seen), but it has been difficult to see the Wilmer episodes. Most of them have been lost over the […]

The Six Napoleons

October 27, 2012 in Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Arthur Hewlett / Donald Hewlett / Douglas Wilmer / James Bree / Nigel Stock / Peter Madden / Sherlock Holmes / The Six Napoleons by Jonathan Rudderham

I’ve just stumbled across another version of The Hound of the Baskervilles, this time starring Stewart Granger as Sherlock Holmes and Bernard Fox as Watson. Yes, it also stars William Shatner as Stapleton together with Anthony Zerbe as Mortimer. The main positive is the set design. It’s very atmospheric and […]

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)

October 27, 2012 in Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Anthony Zerbe / Bernard Fox / Sherlock Holmes / Stewart Granger / The Hound of the Baskervilles / William Shatner by Jonathan Rudderham

In the early 1990s, Christopher Lee starred as Sherlock Holmes in two TV mini-series under the umbrella title “Sherlock Holmes – The Golden Years”. In these films, Holmes is on the verge of retirement and is noticeably older than the typical Sherlock Holmes that we see. It makes a refreshing […]

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)

February 12, 2012 in Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Christopher Lee / Irene Adler / Patrick Macnee Morgan Fairchild / Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady / Sherlock Hplmes by Jonathan Rudderham

Sherlock Holmes in New York

January 31, 2012 in Movies & Films / Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Charlotte Rampling / John Huston / New York / Patrick Macnee / Roger Moore / Sherlock Holmes by Jonathan Rudderham

In 1949, Alan Napier starred as Sherlock Holmes in The Speckled Band. Yes, this is that Alan Napier, the one who assisted Adam West’s Batman as his butler Alfred Pennyworth, but you can rest assured that he doesn’t need help from a man in a rodent mask to solve this […]

The Speckled Band (1949)

January 29, 2012 in Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Alan Napier / Sherlock Holmes / The Speckled Band by Jonathan Rudderham

The Copper Beeches (1912)

January 29, 2012 in Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Georges Treville / Sherlock Holmes / Silent / The Copper Beeches by Jonathan Rudderham

Sherlock Holmes Returns is one of those stories in which Holmes manages to bring himself into the modern age, without requiring any of the “reboot/reimaging” that tends to happen today. This wasn’t the first time this had happened. Just six years earlier, the TVM entitled The Return of Sherlock Holmes […]

Sherlock Holmes Returns (1993)

January 28, 2012 in Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Anthony Higgins / Deborah Farentino / Kenneth Johnson / Sherlock Holmes / Sherlock Holmes Returns by Jonathan Rudderham

Doing a bit of browsing last night, I discovered that someone has uploaded the Tom Baker Sherlock Holmes adventure, The Hound of The Baskervilles, to YouTube. I’ve wanted to see Tom Baker’s take on the role for many years, so I’ve downloaded them to watch. Although the primary note of this production is that […]