EP22 - The Musgrave Ritual - The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast

[@chanyoke7585]

Thank you so much dear Gentlemen, Gus & Luke,,, Enjoying always of both yours podcast from UTube channel! Indeed an interesting n exhilarating shared insightful views from you both. *I'm a senior fan of Sherlock Holmes series n the late actor Jeremy Brett, though sadly n dearly missed him! Must pointingly he was the best actor befitted the role played sleuth detective thereof! Best compliment, be BLESSED,,,emily from Singapore,🙏👍🙏

[@pameiuioigoutu]

To me, this is the episode where Holmes gets high and goes everywhere with his blanket xD

[@sherlockpodcast]

Ha! Yes! His security blankie.

[@80sforever3]

And still looked incredibly fashionable, only Mr Brett can swing blankets with artful florish.

[@joeoconnor5400]

This is my favourite episode from this series as it was filmed on location at Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire. I have often enjoyed visiting there.

[@metalmadsen]

After Carbungle and Baskerville this is my favorit episode. It’s dark and there is a real treasure hunt. It’s brilliant. And as usual great work lads.

[@80sforever3]

Goodbye Mr Michael Cox, it's been nearly a year since i discovered the mesmerizing Mr Brett & the incredible Granada series, i am still at awed when i rewatched each episode. Perfectly made. Unfortunately now we will never get to hear his reminicence on our equally beloved podcast. Congratulation Gus & Luke for the 2nd anniversary & being featured in the interviews. I actually read the articles back in February and it make happy that you & your work are acknowledged.

[@sherlockpodcast]

Thank you for following the show. We really wished we could have talked to Michael Cox and let him know all the love that surrounds his show. We've been lucky to speak to a number of people that worked on it and will have more to share in the coming months. Thanks for sticking with us!

[@jamesbrindley3178]

That made my Friday. Thank you so much. A lovely tribute to Michael Cox and a great show. Keep up the good work!

[@cjcampbell37]

I've listened to your wonderful interviews before, but this is the first time I've heard one of your episode discussions. The Musgrave Ritual is one of my absolute favourites from the Granada series. You made a brilliant and highly entertaining analysis, thanks so much, chaps! I shall certainly be catching up on all your previous podcasts, now. Incidentally, Ian Marter who played the police detective was one of Tom Baker's assistants - 'Harry Sullivan' in Doctor Who.

[@sherlockpodcast]

Thank you for listening! We try to dive in deep on the trivia for these episodes so if you enjoyed that one, hopefully the rest will grab you as well! I didn't know that about Ian Marter, but it's possible Gus did. Thanks for writing.

[@rmk3155]

This has always been my favourite episode. Although, I always laugh when they talk about the "excitable Welsh temperament". Given my being Welsh.

[@philipmalaby8172]

Is your temperament excitable?

[@edennis8578]

Regarding the Musgraves never noticing that the weathervane is an oak: in a Downton Abbey episode, the family try to give a tour of the house but they don't know anything about it. The servants know about the paintings, statues, etc., but the family never cared to learn. I believe it was Julian Fellowes who remarked that aristocrats actually are like that. They don't know or care about the details of the place they live in and the historical treasures that surround them - it's literally just furniture to them.

[@sherlockpodcast]

Good point! Then maybe I wasn't too harsh in my suggestion. -Luke

[@lukacunningham342]

@@sherlockpodcast R.I.P. Michael Cox. 😢

[@jasonpeters9390]

Love your podcast you do the hole series justice with this well put together cast ive learnt so much more behind the scenes is just brilliant

[@sherlockpodcast]

Thank you for listening, Jason! We hope to have some fun surprises coming up!

[@rochelle2758]

Happy anniversary and thanks for another great installment! I love the Boy’s Adventure quality of this episode, with its treasure hunt, stomping around outside, and solving problems with trigonometry and fishing poles. The “How wise!” line is my favorite; I interpret it as Holmes not caring enough about Musgrave to pay any attention to him, and assuming that as a landed nobleman he would have a wife, then having to recover from his faux pas. As a side note, I’m wryly delighted by the description of Rachel’s “excitable Welsh temperament” which pairs with the description of the jilted wife in Thor Bridge and her unbalanced tropical temperament. Apparently only Englishwomen are steady enough to be trusted!

[@peteg475]

This seems to be an undercurrent in Doyle - probably a prominent attitude of his time. Anyone not English seems to lack civility and the stiff upper lip, and have trouble controlling their emotions. You see it continually: Spanish, italians, Greeks, South Americans. Even other parts of the British Isles don't escape this characterization, as you mentioned.

[@theresep7386]

I really enjoyed this; thank you, gentlemen 👍

[@dantheman5745]

It's not a big deal, and I realize you may care not a jot, but in case such things interest you... The 1st syllable in "dissect" contains a short "i". (rhymes with "hiss" not "high") Even more commonly mispronounced, "short-lived" contains a long "i". Something or someone is short of life (long "i"), not live (short "i"). Whenever something is short- or long- anything, it is short of the noun not the verb. The -ed suffix is then appended to the end of the word. Conceptually, the phrase is "short-lifed". But as with the plural form of "leaf" or "knife", the "f" gets changed to a "v", but the "i" remains long. Regardless, thanks for making all of these available and for the considerable time and effort you guys put into each episode. A real treat for all of us Sherlock/Brett anoraks.

[@Diana221162]

Yay! A new episode! Love your podcast!

[@sherlockpodcast]

Thank you for listening!

[@BakerStreetLady]

Musgrave Ritual! 😍

[@philipmalaby8172]

I would love to hear an interview with the kid from the opening sequence! 😛

[@sherlockpodcast]

The stories he'd tell...

[@lindahart6049]

Thanks for your wonderful work!

[@sherlockpodcast]

Thank you for listening, Linda!

[@0504Revati]

I love how Holmes mentions to Watson in the carriage that the house is very cold - that's why he wears his blanket almost all the time. When they examine Brunton's room and he lays down on the bed, it suggests that he had not much sleep the night before. And the reason for that may either be the fact that he was still high on cocaine and it prevented him from sleeping, or his room was simply too cold to feel comfortable. It's also an adorable scene when Watson proudly shows him the ducks he shot and Holmes just smiles :) And there's one thing I remember reading somewhere (but maybe I'm confusing it with another episode): Jeremy mentioned how much he had to be aware to avoid hitting his head into the doorframes. He was tall, and the house was planned for shorter people.

[@sherlockpodcast]

Lots of lovely moments in this one. One of our favorites! I can't recall which house Jeremy was referencing, but having been in a few of them now, I can say that a lot of them have low doorframes. :)

[@marijeangalloway1560]

You failed to mention Mr, Culver's recurring role in the beloved 1990s television series based on the late Elllis Peters' popular medieval mystery Brother Cadfael novels, featuring the great Sir Derek Jacobi in the title role. Mr. Culver played to perfection the character of Prior Robert, an arrogant and rigid ascetic always ready to judge and criticize, thinking himself quite the model of holy perfection as he looks, quite literally, down his chiseled patrician nose at lesser beings-----especially Cadfael, the Abbey rebel. Mr. Culver and Sir Derek played beautifully off each other, and their scenes together were particularly enjoyable.

[@silencedogood5766]

Without question Brett was the best Sherlock followed by Basil Rathbone.

[@artfromaishiki5104]

Shut up

[@cafferacer]

Well, I think that's the correct answer if your in this site...

[@lindayevoli6224]

Brett is the best I miss him his voice was the best God Bess him

[@garymitchell5899]

Totally agree. Rathbone then Brett. Rathbone got close to the character but was let down by the silly script changes and the modern setting. Brett absolutely nails Holmes; not always, but very, very often.

[@marcosaraiva9205]

" Come Watson the Musgrave is afoot "! Many thanks .

[@lapointe64]

Holmes is HAF in this episode. What a riot!

[@jagajazzin]

"Why, you don't want to speak ill of the dead?" "I don't want to speak ill of the living" fair play haha. That's probably the most ridiculous Holmes theory I've ever heard!

[@sherlockpodcast]

:)

[@snowdyz]

Love it can't wait

[@peteg475]

One of my favorites, as I'm a history buff and an unrepentant Anglophile. But echoing another comment here, one thing has always bothered me: The idea that a man of Brunton's intelligence would not have long ago made a personal handwritten copy of the Ritual for reference really strains credibility. He was certainly smart enough to have perfectly committed it to memory, even. Knowing that getting caught looking through his Master's private papers was a fire-able offense, his error here looks completely out of character and unnecessary. It's obvious Doyle needed an excuse for Musgrave to fire Brunton to further the plot, but it seems completely wrong for a man whose intelligence isn't quite at Holmes' level, but is at least in the same ballpark.

[@sherlockpodcast]

Agreed. He had to make the mistake for the plot to happen. Conan Doyle could probably have done it better - but at least it makes for a nice dramatic confrontation!

[@bambooski5484]

Yesssss

[@valeryshampootveye1615]

spanish subtitles please !!! I'm going to use this to learn more English .BRETT the best Holmes. Greetings from Argentina.

[@sherlockpodcast]

Will work on this! Thank you and hello from Phoenix.

[@sherlockpodcast]

They are auto generated, but let us know how they look. We can add them to the rest.

[@valeryshampootveye1615]

@@sherlockpodcast ooooh thank you very very very much ! with the auto generated subs in english and spanish is super easy to me to understad ! I know it is a podcast but only audio was difficult , thank you very much I'm going to listen every episode , thanks for keep Jeremy's work alive. !

[@sherlockpodcast]

@@valeryshampootveye1615 Thank YOU! We'll go back through the previous episodes and add them in.

[@vgfalcao85]

If the hiding place for the treasure, "the sepulchre", is air tight, how did the sound of Brunton's voice reach Rachel? It might have worked if the hatchway were glass, but it looks like very heavy metal, which wouldn't transmit sound.

[@tracy9610]

That’s a good question. I thought I heard one of the characters say it was flagstone.

[@inisipisTV]

More of a Cinematic and Dramatic effect, to hear him crying in fear and slowly fading away as he slowly suffocate. It looks rathing weird when after slamming shut the whole scene played out silent, viewers would be scratching their head thinking " What! Did Brunton just died? Got his head smashed?". It's a Cinematic cue for the viewer to understand. Of course in real it'll be different.

[@randallmooreao9950]

Alwsys questioned why Brompton couldnt have copied the ritual long before ......

[@emerson3574]

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[@annettemurphy9846]

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[@c.l.j.jardell5811]

Thought it was the. Movie. hmmmm

[@peterbamforth6453]

Awfull :{

[@F_ckAllTrumpVoters]

Thanks guys.

[@sherlockpodcast]

Thanks for listening, Benjamin!