I was lucky enought to go and see a performance of the stage play, "The Secret Od Shelock Holmes" 33:06 when it was on in London. Sadly I cant remember the story now, 36 years later, but I do remember that I throughly enjoyed the two hander and it was wonderful to see the two of them in the flesh as it were. Oh wow, I didn't realise that there was an audio of it I will need to go and check it out.

Thanks for this lovely interview...she is a shining light of a dear person...

The arrogance of this.

One reason these are so good is that, being such a long-running scenario, we get to know the leads so well. Of any versions, this series just nailed our own relationship with Holmes & Watson. Great stuff!

You may also be aware, David Burke played a good part in a fine episode of ‘Midsomer Murders’ as a protagonist with much sympathy and backstory. I believe it was called ‘Midsomer Rhapsody’ and Mr. Burke was really good. I bet most of us wish he’d stayed longer as Watson - I do. Thanks for the podcast!

You are incorrect. She is the solitary cyclist. The commas DO NOT mean the word ‘and’ - this is your mistake. Instead, it is as in this example: “Her son, Charles, came to the house.” Those commas provide a pause for identification - just as in Watson’s narration. Miss Violet Smith, the solitary cyclist, and the events of yada yada…(It is identifying her, a common sentence/grammatical structure.) She is the solitary cyclist. Very basic stuff.

Love Prim & her beautiful accent. But, I’m so upset about the evil friend that stabbed Jeremy in the back at the end of his life? Did she elaborate?

Quite entertaining and informative. Thanks Gus and Luke!

Your tribute to Rosalie Williams was really appreciated. She was always such a treat in each episode and although she was hardly on screen, you always knew when she was. That she loved the part so much was a pleasure to hear. She was one of the many threads woven together so beautifully to create these wonderful shows. ♥️

Um dos episódios mais queridos da série para mim. E poder assistir Alan Howard (RIP) é tão reconfortante! O brilho e a distinção dessa série é o resultado de tantos talentos reunidos e da extraordinária dedicação de Jeremy Brett. Amo demais esse trabalho televisivo britânico! 🇬🇧🇧🇷🌿🇬🇧🇧🇷🌿🇬🇧🇧🇷🌿🇬🇧🇧🇷🌿

Um elenco maravilhoso!!!!!!!

I really didn't like the Musgrave Ritual: way too dark. I felt Brett's annoying laughter in the beginning was an extreme turnoff. The themes are very morbid. Yuk!

Lovely story! The Illustrious Client is such a great episode. Anthony Valentine was great as Baron Gruner, but my favourite guest star is Kim Thomson as Kitty Winter. Her interaction with Jeremy was amazing and I liked how Holmes wanted to protect her.

John Thaw's wooden leg?!?!? This isn't sarcasm, I'm seriously super bummed I wasn't able to come.

What a wonderful interview. David and his wife Anna are so lovely. Thank you very much for sharing this piece of British film history.♥

I'm a few years late to chime in on this, so I don't know if you'll see this, but regarding the St. Paul's effect, it is very possible that it was done as a class painting in front of the camera, hence why it's in HD on the Blu-ray. It's a very old school effect to put a painting on glass in front of the camera, but it was still occasionally used in the 80s. Another detail that supports this is that the top of Roger Hammond's head briefly disappears behind the bottom of the cathedral, suggesting it was something in-camera and placed near the lens, rather than something masked out--which is possible, but seems an overly complicated solution for a relatively simple shot like this for a TV series in the 80s.

Just rewatched the first 15 episodes, on more than one occasion I was impressed by the shots done where you can see the reflection of a significant part of a scene in a mirror. Just beautiful

This is mesmerizing

Such a fascinating mind!

Middle class bores.

Absolutely gutted I couldn't make it to this in person as I had a brain fever and I was confined to my rooms. 😊 Hope it's the first of many. Brettcons not brain fevers.

Great clip! Gutted I couldnt make Brettcon, hopefully next year ❤

7:00 such a wonderful story! That he got to enjoy the books from another POV

Nice! Thank you. And thanks for including a clip of the glass background from the episode.

Very nice, thanks!

You can shove it.

I loved this interview. I’m so glad to know that Jeremy & Edward were such friends. I wonder who could have stabbed Jeremy in the back, though? That was upsetting to hear. What that poor, beautiful man endured in his last years. Love your channel/podcast! Thank you for all you guys do to keep JB’s legacy ongoing!

🤞🏻 for Damien Thomas: A Shelockian Conversation.🙂

Just discovered this channel. I’ve been a lifelong Jeremy Brett fan since watching the Sherlock Holmes series as a teenager. His portrayal of Sherlock Holmes was perfect.

So it wasn't just me who thought the adaption was...bleh 😭

Yet again, you’ve provided entertainment and new insights into this wonderful series. Like you, Holmes’ admonishment of Inspector Forbes is masterful and exhilarating. Love you podcast, thank you. (Just found it!)

"Good artists borrow, great artists steal ." Picasso

If there’s one thing more enjoyable than watching one of Brett’s Sherlock episodes, it’s listening to this podcast. So evocative and relaxing, and sensitively expressed.

Thank you for this - your thoughts add even more enjoyment to something already superb.

That was so touching, and revealing. And her laugh, my god! She's just so charming. (Age is just a number).

My partner of the time introduced me to Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes around the mid-90s. Despite the dodgy VHS tapes he had I could tell that the series was waaaay beyond the usual interpretation I’d seen. I later bought the boxed set and what joy to find such an exquisite set of programmes where every detail is respected. I found your podcast only a few weeks ago and would love to thank you for you for it. Your evident pleasure in all aspects of this magnificent Granada series means I’m going to need to watch them all again in tandem with listening to each of your podcasts. Thanks so much for the interviewsico, extras and tidbits which adds even more pleasure to each episode - truly the icing on an already wonderful cake!

My partner of the time introduced me to Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes around the mid-90s. Despite the dodgy VHS tapes he had I could tell that the series was waaaay beyond the usual interpretation I’d seen. I later bought the boxed set and what joy to find such an exquisite set of programmes where every detail is respected. I found your podcast only a few weeks ago and would love to thank you for you for it. Your evident pleasure in all aspects of this magnificent Granada series means I’m going to need to watch them all again in tandem with listening to each of your podcasts. Thanks so much for the interviewsico, extras and tidbits which adds even more pleasure to each episode - truly the icing on an already wonderful cake!

The good news: BRETCONN! The bad news: I didn’t know about it (or the Podcast) until December 2024 😭

You guys have fooled me, a newbie Sherlockian (I had payed no attention to the captions) with that editing. I thought the series was new

The person reading this has a boring voice or it's that DAMM AI crap I'm done

About Brett's stride and pacing. This production scrubbed the ritual anyway, to better fit the geography of the location, so they could just have easily adjusted the 'new' pacings to fit Brett's stride. So, for example 7x7 becomes 8x8.

I've often wondered why at the end of the episode, when the clock strikes midnight on Christmas eve, Holmes and Watson are about to sit down for Christmas Dinner, a strange time to have it surely?

Most people sleepwalk through brilliance until centuries force them awake. They’d ignore Mr. Brett’s mastery now, but give it time. The decades will whisper his name in the same breath as DaVinci’s visions of invention, Jordan’s feats in sports, and Napoleon’s conquests. History loves to set the record straight.

I actually Love the Granada series more than the modern movie adaptions.

Wonderful to be able to relive the event! Thank you very much! ❤

That was lovely. Well done, guys.

I am so enjoying hearing all these details and wishing I could have been there. THANK YOU!

Finally watching this. So wonderful to hear all of their stories. Thanks, Gus and Luke. Would have loved to have been there.