Sherlock Holmes

I finished Big Finish‘s adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, plus the interview extras, last night. It’s pretty clear that Sherlock Holmes is a labour of love for these guys, particularly Nicholas Briggs.  Being producer, director, and title star could plunge the series into a “god complex” scenario but, […]

2.03 The Hound of the Baskervilles, cont’d

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I am sure that everyone must know, by now, of the dreadful curse of The Hound of the Baskervilles that is said to blight the family of the Baskervilles. Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Briggs) is consulted when the last surviving member of the Baskerville family arrives in England to take up […]

2.03 The Hound of the Baskervilles

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My review of All-Consuming Fire ends in a typical Doctor Who / explosion style ending. Once it was over, I found myself wondering what Sherlock Holmes and Watson were really doing in the story.  After the second episode, they contributed little.  In the third episode, Benny took over for Sherlock […]

8. All-Consuming Fire, cont’d

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The second episode of Big Finish‘s adaptation of All-Consuming Fire continued from the first, beginning with a “mission report” from Ace who doesn’t seem to be very involved in the adventure right now. The usual issues with audio adventures arise, such as not really being sure what certain noises and […]

8. All-Consuming Fire, cont’d

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All-Consuming Fire is a Big Finish audio adventure based on the original 1994 Andy Lane Doctor Who New Adventures novel as adapted by Guy Adams, and features the 7th Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) in a Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Briggs) adventure. The story opens with the Sherlock Holmes music followed by Watson (Richard […]

8. All-Consuming Fire

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Working through my collection of Big Finish audio dramas, I’ve been listening to The Speckled Band starring Nicholas Briggs as Sherlock Holmes, and Richard Earl as Dr Watson. My only previous experience of this pairing was a 10-minute Christmas freebie given away in the past and, to be honest, it […]

The Speckled Band

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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Sherlock Holmes in New York opens with Sherlock Holmes (Roger Moore) disguised as Colonel Moran in order to infiltrate Moriarty’s secret hideout in London.   He tells Moriarty that he’s just rounded up all of his gang and, though he can’t prove Moriarty’s involvement, his latest crime has now been foiled.   […]

Sherlock Holmes in New York

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