Jeremy Brett NPR Interview: Part II/II

Conclusion to Liane Hansen's 1991 NPR (National Public Radio) interview with Jeremy Brett. (in which he discusses his personal life, performing on stage, and his "hound of Heaven")

[@marshalironsides8777]

A beautiful man and stellar performer.

[@joanmader9755]

What nice interview with a beautiful man. Thank you kindly for this post❤

[@carrielange2692]

what an amazing interviewer. she was so gentle and actually let the man give a full answer. so grateful she interviewed him, wish it could have gone on so much longer.

[@bobareeniobobareenio2935]

Jeremy Brett: What a honest and wonderful man. Completely in touch with his feelings and not afraid to share them . . .

[@DyChalion]

Jeremy was keen. He was Sherlock Holmes. There will never be another like him. Thank you for this treasure. He was able to separate himself from the difficulty of playing Holmes. I dearly miss him.

[@TingTingMelody]

Thank you for putting up the interview. It is a gem to listen to Brett, he is THE Sherlock Holmes. There will never be anyone better.

[@KatieCatWalker]

Breaks my heart to hear him say "I'm going to complete the canon." knowing he couldn't due to not only his health being bad but his mental state as well. Not ashamed to say I paused to cry.

[@rogerlacaille3148]

Jeremy Brett was the Best..R I P

[@ad0906013]

I guess you mean the "canon."

[@KatieCatWalker]

@@ad0906013 Considering that the comment is two years old I'm gonna say it was either Autocorrect acting up or I couldn't remember if it were 1 N or 2 in the word. Merry Christmas.

[@joemuir2575]

Yes I know 😢

[@willmolinar]

Brett is a legend, an absolute legend.

[@catherinekane9537]

Thank you. I'm happy to see others continue to watch him,love him,remember him.

[@merin797]

Goregeous man, in every way.❤️

[@johnnaumann3147]

I’m in tears at times watching his performance he was so three dimensional his performance was beyond the stories as they depicted him there never will be an should never anyone try to best Jeremy Brett‘s performance as far as I’m concerned 😔

[@shalininair6957]

This was so beautifully bittersweet. It is so poignant that he wanted to complete the canon, but I reckon You Know Who was not willing to let him finish it and say goodbye. I do hope, in some dimension more benevolent than ours, I get to shake your hand my dear sir and tell you how helplessly I miss a man who passed on before I even came to life. For me, Mr Brett will always be like the character that he indeed gave life to.. immortal..what's born of the heart never dies. Thank you so much for posting this incredible interview macolleague

[@markwatson8051]

There was a time I was so moved by just how well Brett captured Doyle's Holmes, my eyes welled with admiration for his craftsmanship.

[@Themanwhocameback2]

What a lovely man! And the interviewer is superb. I just watched a horrible British TV interview, and this is a great antidote.

[@scottdrone-silvers5179]

Themanwhocameback2 Liane Hansen was one of the best interviewers that I have ever heard. I’m so glad that she did this interview with the incomparable Jeremy Brett. It is a lasting gift to us all. Many, many thanks for posting this...

[@deniseandrews113]

Gone from this realm 24 years today 9/12/19. Rest In Peace Dear Jeremy! Never Forgotten 💔

[@CocoOPNY]

Wow. This is an amazing interview. Liane Hansen, one of the best interviewers in the world, and Jeremy Brett, the beloved talented brilliant Sherlock Holmes. Thank you for uploading this. You did a beautiful job with the photos reflecting what was being discussed! Thanks again!

[@goncalocardoso8050]

You're so right! What an amazing interview

[@myriambertuletti550]

Cet homme était génial : acteur génial, homme génial, beauté et classe hors du commun et une âme pure. Un ange est passé sur Terre...

[@MelissaJurgensen]

I recently have discovered Jeremy as Sherlock and to me, he IS Sherlock Holmes. He brought such a great depth and presence to the role and also a hint of vulnerability now and again. Listening to this interview makes me love Jeremy even more. What a sweet, incredible man. What a great loss to the world. I hope I can meet him someday when I am free of this earth.

[@JaneFrieman]

I have felt the same way as you did about Jeremy Brett. When I leave this earth, it would be an honor to meet him along with John Lennon, Martin Luther King jr. and others.

[@gregsmith7949]

I became enthralled in the mid 80s with his performance as Holmes since I had recently, as a teenager, began reading the Conan Doyal classics. Brett is the best by far. He perfectly captures the character, all his strengths and weaknesses, his quirks, and eccentricities. Pure perfection.

[@sarahleach9997]

We can't get over our loss of jeremy.

[@apurvakmr]

From my heart, Thank you Mr. Brett

[@Julia-0411-k8x]

He is the Sherlock Holmes and he was outside of his role so an extraordinary , warm and interesting person .I would love to have met both Sherlock (who of course never existed) and Jeremy (who sadly died way too young).

[@paulkelly9250]

Well said. Apparently there was an amazingly observant doctor that Doyle knew and based Holmes on. So perhaps he existed indirectly.

[@tutonelylesnaranjo6311]

Love the interview. Beautiful.

[@exoplanet11]

When she asked "When you're done with the cannon, what else is there to do?" ..it sent shivers down my spine. I expected him to say "I can die then..." Sadly he died even before.

[@nancykurpaitis7928]

SUCH A SPECIAL MAN!!!!!!!

[@bobareeniobobareenio2935]

I might add: a tremendous loss because it’s always a loss when a decent person dies . Not for selfish reasons , such as, we can not have more of his work. That is secondary and not important. The loss, is the loss of Jeremy Brett; that he is no longer with us .

[@JJtronlady]

Oh god, the feels, I remeber being in my grandparents house when I saw him the first time. I had no idea at that time that he had died eight years or so previously. I loved him, Mr. Burke, and Mr. Hardwicke from the very moment I saw them on screen. He was Holmes to me, and when I read the books years later, I saw him and a mixture of Mr. Burke and Mr. Hardwicke in my head. His precision, his drawl, they were all there in my mind during every adventure. I can honestly say that Holmes was my first and longest lasting character crush, because of this man. Holmes also made the fact that I didn't fit in school easier, because I had him to look up to. He taught me that you didn't have to be like everyone else to be something worth while, and Mr. Brett had no small part in that education. If there is an afterlife, and it is allowed, I would like to meet Mr. Brett and to thank him for being such a defining part of my childhood. R. I. P.

[@averageo2343]

+JJtronlady "He taught me that you didn't have to be like everyone else to be something worth while" That's really the best thing to take away from the character of Sherlock Holmes isn't it?

[@JJtronlady]

AverageO Yes, yes it is.

[@nikhilsukumar23]

AverageO really? However, Mr. Brett looks perfect in all angels well according to streotypes that exist today too. Then how's it that he embodies notions that anyone can rise.

[@alexanderdelacruz9249]

+AverageO wow,well said.

[@nikhilsukumar23]

AverageO oh yes if it's about Sherlock Holmes character yes it is.

[@CountBeetle]

Thanks for posting. Here's to Brett!

[@AK-ec3id]

❤ Thank you for sharing this so much love for Jeremy Brett, dearest Holmes. Never will be another like him. Such a magical meeting of actor and character that touched so many lives. Holmes never so beloved till Jeremy Brett brought him to life. Thank you.

[@fenyabaghumyan6859]

100%

[@ABSTRACTAL]

I know he was an actor and Sherlock was fictional but Jeremy Brett was Sherlock Holmes!

[@TheAolele]

This is a wonderful discovery. Thank you so very much for posting one of the most kind and literate interviews it has ever been my privilege to experience. Mr. Brett was certainly the definitive Holmes, and how much passion and care he brought to his art! Rest in peace, Mr. Brett, there are so many who love and remember you.

[@anodyne57]

In his voice, as in some moment of the SH episodes, I can clearly hear his already compromised lungs and heart (or more likely, both); Signs of the disease which would contribute to his death only a few short years after this interview.

[@snabelone]

What a talent... what a talent and what a joy to watch!

[@moky78]

Such a great man and actor. May he rest in peace..

[@dancebackthesea]

So sad that he died before completing the cannon. Rest in blissful peace Dearest Jeremy!

[@ladygreenlife]

Thank you so much ... poor Mr.Brett he sounds awfully upset still after 6 years.... What a great man!

[@Parnasian]

That part that he says that he will complet the canon is really touching. What happened is that Holmes loved so much Brett, that he grabbed him forcibly into his immortality. His body needed to rest, his soul wil abide for as much as we keep his memory alive.

[@CathyFrontier]

Such a bittersweet interview - especially when he says he is to do the entire canon. :( Difficult to hold back the tears there... I wish Jeremy could have lived today to see how beloved Holmes is all over the world right now with the BBC show and the Warner Brothers movies and everything - and I wish someone could let him know how loved he himself still is!

[@walshamite]

Much appreciated by another big fan, despite his passing some years back. I hardly knew JB as an actor before this personification, but in that role, he WAS and IS Holmes to me.

[@rayhunt3244]

You are a hero to us Jeremy.

[@i4dezign73]

Only recently started to rekindle my interest in Sherlock again, but remember Brett from my youth. Now a good many years later, I still find him a wonderful, sensitive man who I could listen to and watch for hours. He will be forever missed and IMO was the best Sherlock there was. Thanks for sharing :)

[@eppyz]

What a great interview. Thanks so much for uploading this 👍

[@GREGGRCO]

I was one of those kids also; really enjoyed both his and basil rathbone's versions.

[@eminou-s4i]

So unique was Brett. I began watching the episodes in the 90s. My parents had recorded every episode. I can't think of another actor/character who had my pulse racing as much as he did when he portrayed Holmes. Dark, romantic, mysterious...a thrill to watch. Thank you so much for sharing this interview.

[@scottnewcombe8808]

Lovely to hear his voice. It could have been yesterday. Ah, Jeremy.. you have no idea how big a part you played in so many people's lives. I wish you hadn't smoked so much.

[@alexanderdelacruz9249]

Am a fan of Mr Brett,did not know he went thru so much in his life. Its sad to find this out. Just hoped he somehow found ways of enjoying himself after his terrible loss,cos i can relate.rip mr holmes.

[@Kelz221b]

Thank you so much for posting. It's a wonderful way to remember him.

[@willmolinar]

@hadassah179- There are 60 total stories, 4 of which were novels. So sad to hear Brett wanted to finish the canon here but we know now he never got the chance. Damn that woulda been awesome.

[@DomoftheDoctor]

It's sad hearing him talk about how Holmes never entered Brett's dreams, because the former eventually did show up as the latter's health deteriorated. From what I recall, Brett even said that his dreams about Holmes "turned into nightmares".

[@catritz]

*Even though, I've only just found him and don't really know him* ... *I like him very much* " *A kiss sent by my Angel* " *Thanks for being you*

[@fenyabaghumyan6859]

JEREMI BRETT...💌❤❤

[@carolinaranda_]

Varias veces se le entrecortaba la voz. Hoy se cumplen 19 años de haberse ido al viaje que todos en algún momento haremos. Descubrí a Jeremy Brett nada más y nada menos que hace dos semanas, y de verdad me quedé enganchada y encantada a su persona, a su belleza y a su gran talento. Obviamente, como le leí a alguien: "muchos actores han interpretado a Sherlock Holmes, pero Jeremy Brett es Sherlock Holmes".

[@itubePJF]

Thanks for this, are there more interviews? Thanks Thanks Thanks.

[@greyforge27]

I never knew that he meant to complete the canon... That's incredibly sad..

[@MrKmoconne]

Reading your comment, I was suddenly struck by this inspiration: We know that Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman can do a convincing periode version of Holmes, set in Victorian/Edwardian times. Interest them in a project to honor Jeremy and Edward Hardwick by finishing the series, even going so far as to reproducing the sets and the music. This could complete the series and revive public's memory of one of the finest Holmes series that featured Jeremy and Edward.

[@brettishgal]

Big wow for uploading this - A M A Z I N G! Thank u!

[@renajsh]

Interesting comments about his dreams. Thanks for uploading.

[@macolleague]

Thanks for your kind comments, and thanks for watching! ^^

[@macolleague]

Many thanks for watching and your very kind comments ;D

[@MarieHindson]

Poor Jeremy talking about his wife Joan and what he suffered after her loss. I too lost my partner to cancer and it's so hard to go on alone.

[@itubePJF]

Thanks

[@joemuir2575]

What a wonderful man and human being, introducing the real Sherlock Holmes

[@nancyholcombe8030]

Jeremy Brett's performance as Sherlock Holmes in the Granada/PBS Masterpiece Mystery series was the reason I started watching PBS in the first place. Sesame Street had started right after my childhood ended, so I missed it entirely. Brett's Sherlock Holmes series came in my twenties when I was a dyed-in-the-wool Holmes fan from Doyle's books. I was delighted that Brett found and played up on the quirks and rare displays of emotion that I always noticed in them! To me, Holmes was a repressed child, so he never quit being a child! He acted with the Victorian courtesy that he was taught, but his mind was always on the hunt for the next really cool thing! That's why he almost seems autistic at times. His world only brushes elbows with the mundane adult world, as he is constantly and completely immersed in his own world of adventure and learning all there was to know about his interests. Brett, I think, saw this too and created his Holmes around that idea, much to the delight of all that view his work in this series. I shed a little tear thinking of how magnificent it would have been for him to do the entire catalog. Our loss, most definitely! Thank you for presenting this PBS story on Jeremy Brett. He is and will forever be, my true Sherlock Holmes.❤🎩

[@johnshields6852]

What an amazing actor. My favorite Sherlock along with Basil Rathbone

[@macolleague]

Big thank you for watching! ;D

[@pattygonzales9605]

Possible to fall in love with someone who has passed on? Yes,

[@tuxitalk1World]

Jeremy Brett IS Holmes!

[@macolleague]

@julia5959: You are most welcome; glad you enjoy, and thank you for your subscription. xo

[@katharinebuckman2815]

you don't get over it; you get used to it...

[@TishArtMa]

How Precious ✨💞🌹

[@voz805]

Liane Hansen...those were the days.

[@WhoDoctor-u2e]

Wish Jeremy was still here. Sorry about his wife. ❤️

[@johnnaumann3147]

When I found out he died I was sitting at my desk and I slammed my fist down upon it and cried out my mother came up to see what was the matter In tears i basically shooed her away much like holmes would have done to Mrs. Hudson I didn’t even realize what I was doing to this day I have friends who say I have an insight to a lot of things that they don’t see didn’t realize and they’re amazed at my gift that I was not born with but acquired through Sherlock Holmes😔 so sorry mom😔

[@hadassah179]

How many a number are there total in "the cannon" of the sherlock stories?

[@deltabilly1]

He never did get to complete the canon. :(

[@carolinaranda_]

Los árboles crean la forma de una cara... en la parte superior izquierda del video 0:01

[@scottnewcombe8808]

This is a series which couldn't be made today, despite advances in technology. Watson would be black and Mrs Hudson would be trans, probably. In the background, it'd look like contempt London. What a shame we're afraid to portray London as it looked in the latter half of the nineteenth century