Sherlock Holmes (TV-1955) THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING (S1E23)

[@gargoledragon]

Love these old black and white movies

[@jacquiesbrood]

I have watched every actor that has played Holmes and Watson and feel every one of them bought something different to the role. All have been excellent.

[@LezlieTripathyfilms]

Ron Howard as Sherlock and Marion Crawford as Watson are fantastic

[@johncarlisle6865]

yes, I enjoyed the series & both actors give good portrayals, but in my opinion, Brett & Hardwick surpass them in every way

[@ronaldmessina4229]

The Leslie T Legacy. I do most certainly agree with you, and I do really (love) all of the series 😊

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

​@@johncarlisle6865Brett=🤮

[@kimberlykasimoff1447]

I told myself to have an open mind watching this show, as I think Basil Rathbone is the best Sherlock Holmes. However, I do like that Dr. Watson appears competent, and closer to the original Dr. Watson. I am enjoying the show and will watch all of the others. Thank you for posting.

[@body5in]

You should watch Jeremy Brett as sherlock.

[@doug1863]

I agree about Watson. Crawford I think was the best . He even looks like the photo/drawing hanging on the wall in Holmes’ apartment

[@kimberlykasimoff1447]

@@doug1863 In the movies with Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes has a picture of Abraham Lincoln near his costume dressing table. I wonder why.

[@dgale1023]

Thats a fact! The Jeremy Brett series are much closer to the original writings by Doyle@@body5in

[@morgan9775]

@@kimberlykasimoff1447 because basil rathbone is a cousin to Henry rathbone a military officer who was a friend of Lincoln and was also present at fords theater setting next to Lincoln henry tried to stop John Wilkes booth from escaping but John Wilkes booth turned around and stabbed Henry with a knife he survived his wounds

[@MissouriPenny]

Thankyou for sharing. Watching for the 1st time February 2024❤

[@erifretrats378]

these are the best depictions of Holmes and Watson, more the kind of characters are in A C Doyle's stories, (a thousand times watched and I watch them again and again)

[@brucebender3164]

Simply wonderful, thanks. I never get tired of watching them and I enjoy the more pugilistic Dr Watson.

[@walterwheeler5465]

A very good episode in this fine series from the early to mid 1950's. The plot, pacing, and acting were all of a high quality.

[@thaddeusemory7482]

I guess I'm kinda randomly asking but does anyone know of a good site to watch new series online ?

[@vihaanjaxxon218]

@Thaddeus Emory Try Flixzone. You can find it by googling =)

[@eugenieberry706]

Iam a big fan of Sherlock Holmes I always have been I love the fact UnTube is so kind to bring back all these good shows yes what they show on tv is a bunch of crap when I can’t find anything on Thor Hulu or Netflix or my BritBox or acorn this is the best to find all the decent shows back in the day I’m 73 yrs young and this brings back all the good old tv shows Thank you U Tube

[@Robbie_S]

Eugenie Berry Well said and I completely agree with you. And you're definitely the young man at heart and old enough to have seen all the changes in technology in your life. You must have seen it all and realize how amazing it feels to witness the latest things which are so cool. I bet 50 years ago, you wouldn't have had dreamed of this at all that you'd watch TV shows holding a device in your palms. I'm so glad to know that you are enjoying it. Stay strong and keep on going.💯💪👍

[@martypel1401]

Eugenie Berry totally with you, totally agree and adverts ahhhhhh don’t get me started.

[@LydellFisk]

Quite.

[@lininomartino]

Hey! I'm 67, it's nice to have somebody my age on here!!

[@martypel1401]

Eugenie Berry totally agreed, I’m often told by mum (your age) to at least watch the news each day! I would but it’s as you said, also she’ll let me know if anything happens lol

[@catinaclaytor3245]

great to watch on Christmas night when all the gifts are open and food is eaten up

[@berliner0]

catina claytor yep

[@notimportant8736]

I concur

[@harrickvharrick3957]

So incredibly well done, the way this episode is made. Not only the acting, but also the decors are fantastic..

[@clivesmith9377]

I feel both in awe for those people who lived simpler lives and in horror of how they survived having next to no securities. But you are right, the darkness of the exterior scenes and the interior arrangements are fantastic. And so is the Titles music!

[@clivesmith9377]

Though it's an American series, it was filmed in France. Only few short exterior scene were filmed in London, showing the Parliament, Big Ben and a bridge or two.

[@lukemayo3562]

Sherlock holmes

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

​@@lukemayo3562Umm... Thank you.

[@DavidBrown-jk2pm]

Sir Arthur. What have you wrought! From a school library's "The Complete Sherlock Holmes" when I was 9, "A Study In Scarlett" to acquaint me, I daresay your Watson and Sherlock have become molded into my very soul.

[@mickangelo2720]

A lovely and witty series that is a real gem!!! Thanks for posting

[@MrGhillie8]

love sherlock. love Christmas. love pudding. taking our minds off lockdown. thank you!

[@tonewheel1773]

I too am enjoying these episodes, as a cold winter closes in here in Australia. Thank you for uploading for all of us to enjoy. It makes the cool nights go much quicker, especially as there`s nothing much to watch on T.V.

[@VolcanoTimeLapse]

its a cold winter in america..hello to you. I guess you're dealing with heat now.

[@lininomartino]

Wait, it's winter in Australia? How can that be? I've heard different parts of the globe have opposite seasons, but I didn't know Aussies were in that group!

[@tonewheel1773]

@@lininomartino Hi. Yeah. I know Australia is well known for being hot, but on the New South Wales coast, it can get very cold overnight. Last night it was 6C... or 42F. It can go from 47C... 116F in the summer and drop right down to single figures in the winter.

[@harrickvharrick3957]

Didn't know you had any cold winters in Australia! But then, it is a huge place, of course.

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

I suppose Christmas is celebrated a bit differently there.

[@clivesmith9377]

Who could tell us that one day we'll be going back to watch black and white TV series!

[@b-positiveginny]

Love it Thank you for sharing 😊

[@sandracloke6268]

The movies today can't hold a candle to the olden day movies. Enjoyment without excessive gore and sex!

[@misskim2058]

Another brilliant performance from Eugene Deckers. 💕 It is one of the few situations when re-using a character actor in a series to play various parts isn’t tiresome, but delightful. Some series re-used the same actor or actress almost as the “oh-please, here-we-go-again, don’t-they-have-anyone-else-available?/character of the week”, and often a most obvious, annoying, and grating one at that. Some were certainly used to the excessive point of the viewers questioning the true reasons for their seemingly guaranteed re-appearances. Long-term contracts in a series are, or ought to be, for long-term characters. But that was never the case with Eugene. He was a wonderful addition to any episode, and wherever he graced the screen...

[@TheCastellan]

Yep, one time he's a crazed killer, another time he's a clown. :D

[@CuteDwarf11]

This is the first time in this series where I've seen Holmes on edge. In the other episodes, he was always calm and unfazed, but in this one, he was clearly rattled, and uneasy, although I can't say that I blame him.

[@markhughes7927]

A great thing about these productions is that Watson, Legrade, and Wilkins are in full relief as characters besides Holmes and equally enjoyable.

[@deborahleone4351]

I’ve seen many of these episodes, also produced by Mr. Reynolds, when there were two different actors in the roles. They were more than likely filmed in Poland, as all of the credits for camerawork, etc. all were given with Polish surnames. Either way, these are great, I am addicted. And TYSM! God bless you always. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💕🙏✝️✡️🙋‍♀️

[@TheCastellan]

This series was filmed in France. The Polish one came out in 1979.

[@mapoijitur1161]

Thank you so much for these. It is so nice to see the true admiration shared by "these mates' written about in Doyle's stories.

[@josephjohn31]

Lovely, watching with much interest, without advertisement.

[@billiewilson5197]

Wow , I love these guys the best ! 🤗 Good going ,,a Christmas thriller . Have a Jolly Good Holiday !👏🏾🙋🏽

[@barbaraperry7699]

I love everything about it, even his clothes, somebody complain about it, but to me it’s perfect, you have so many things, I’ve got to binge them, thank you very much

[@calgacusofcaledonia]

Better than 75% of the crap TV they make today...I mean they really put some absolute shite on television these days. And Ron Howard is very good as Holmes....son of the legendary Scarlet Pimpernel (Leslie Howard) you know

[@United-Federation-of-Planets]

@@stephenrraible3765 What Language is that?

[@phildouglas9086]

Not to mention violent and sexually graphic video games obese Americans purchase for their own little brats.

[@robertlesher2093]

Calgacus of Caledonia zz

[@phildouglas9086]

They even have Family Programming with the audience being cued to laugh when a child mouth's off to an adult. As if it's somehow entertaining when children disrespect their elders.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Now that you mention it, there is a strong family resemblance.

[@clintclintonforshortbonser736]

Been reading and watching holmes for years but the novelettes and short films are brilliant. Jeremy Brett and the two watsons are my favourite.

[@jeremyolson4280]

Remarkable how that pudding package fit exactly through the cell door pass-through...

[@timburton1715]

Thanks 🙏🏻 for sharing... Covid-19 Shutdown victim, its greatly 👍 appreciated...!! #WWG1WGA #UNITEDWESTAND

[@billh.6135]

Tim Burton, yep. Watching these during the shutdown too. Great stories.

[@123justbeingme123]

Thank you for posting. Very much appreciated.

[@shanegarner7884]

I just finished a whole series here on KZbin. Didn't know there was more. Im so stoked i just found these. Thanks for uploading. Edit: why did he have to cut the bar when he could bend them. 🤔🤣🤣

[@superdayday3462]

Pretty good mystery, thanks for posting this movie.

[@YaamiNagvanshi_JayGopal]

I feel like Holmes is a young child and Watson his worried grandfather....their like heart brothers, good friends, kindred spirits, trusted acquaintance, but they've got got that sort of a camaradie. Real friendship is very rare, selfless and natural...it's a treasure in this dark age, where ego and selfishness is at its peak.

[@moneyonline1588]

Thanks a million for those Sherlock Holmes movies PizzaFliz, may you live a thousand years my friend! :-)

[@RichardDominguezTheMagicIsReal]

very good episode, thanks for the upload

[@holoholohaolenokaoi2299]

Richard, indubitably my good sir

[@greedycapitalist8590]

I'm quite enjoying these episodes, thanks for posting them. It's not on the same level as the Jeremy Brett version, of course, but still decent stories. Watson doesn't come across to me as particularly bumbling in this series, he's a good, solid guy that you'd want to have on your side in a tight corner. Closer to the character in the books than the Nigel Bruce version. It's just a pity they lumbered Holmes with that ridiculous costume.

[@macm3081]

oh i agree not on the same level at all. this is quite a bit better. i like young man holmes not decrepit old one. :)

[@TheCastellan]

@@macm3081 Author Wonter did a good Sherlock, though. He's my favorite.

[@DeeMonkey999]

Thank you for uploading this.

[@HzFvr]

Loved it! Thank you

[@Molekuelorbital]

A very very interesting channel - thank you! ❤️✨️✨️✨️👍🏻

[@PizzaFLIX]

Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you. 🍕🍕🍕

[@patrickleighpresents749]

I really like Ron Howard's take on Sherlock Holmes. He kind of reminds me a bit of Matt Smith's version of the Doctor, though a bit more suave and sophisticated.

[@martypel1401]

Patrick Leigh Presents yes shame that they aren’t longer though they’re not rushed. I love Basil Rathbones only appart from the first episode and the hound etc. They’re set in the year they were made to message about the war and Nazi’s . When you think about it that’s like Cumberbach and Martin Freeman . Only as it’s bnw it gets away with it to a lot of people.

[@patrickleighpresents749]

@@martypel1401 Yes, and I have to say, I much prefer Sherlock Holmes fighting the good fight in WWII than Sherlock Holmes in the age of social media. Nothing against Cumberbach, because he didn't write the scripts, but he never had quite the same air of brilliance as other actors playing Holmes. Everything was much to hyperactive and dependent on special effects rather than on the actor delivering exposition in a dynamic manner. I think if they'd gone for a more subdued way of showing what was going on inside of his head, it might have worked, but, for me, it was just a lot of flashing text, images, and jump cuts. Rathbone presented Holmes as dignified, methodical, and cunning, Howard presents him as brilliant, eccentric, but noble, while Cumberbach presents him as rude, egomaniacal, and socially inept. It's not that I think that's an illegitimate take on the character so much as it wasn't executed very well. I much prefer the classic takes on Holmes than the modern ones.

[@martypel1401]

Patrick Leigh Presents I’m with you and I loved the episode where cumberbach did play homes back in Victorian times , I just thought that when people watched him in the day they would have seen it as a modern take on homes as it was their era , same as we do with matey they’re all good ! Saying that I began to watch the Roger Moore version the other day , I love him as second James Bond tied with Craig Daniel just all three are great but Connery is my fave. I haven’t watched it yet I’m about to but I’ve loved him as the saint the persuaders so I’m about to watch his homes so here goes , an I agree with you just to be clear I just waffled on a bit there lol take care I’m gonna have a homes, an Christie few days then the audiobooks to listen to at night. Take care fellow Sherlock appreciator 😂🤒🤒🤐🤐🤐😷😷😷😷

[@martypel1401]

Patrick Leigh Presents I’d like to see him actually do hound , how it’s wrote I have watched all the versions I have found over the years, maybe a few other of the classic stories I dunno he slipped in the shower and dreamt them (worked for Dallas in the 70’s lol) I’m getting silly though nothing to stop a film with Downy jr and Jude law is there?

[@patrickleighpresents749]

@@martypel1401 Connery is my favorite Bond, too. I think it's because he's the Bond who just does not give a crap. He's just doing his job and trying to find whatever pleasures life has to offer in order to take the edge off his work. It doesn't even have to be a lovely lady's company to satisfy him, either. A good drink and a cigarette will do just as well for his version of Bond. I wasn't aware that Roger Moore had played Sherlock Holmes. I'll have to give that a look to see his take on the famous detective.

[@Southphxgal2023]

Nothing is better than real acting not all this computer stuff they show now days. Most are into the unbelievable computer acting type movies where the actors act in front of cameras for millions of $ and only do a few minutes of acting. And non are really that great. World is changing you all for the worst when it comes to acting, tv, movies. This and movies like it is the best you will ever see.

[@zuzu2716]

Love it!!!!!! Thanks

[@mikecarey1885]

sure did enjoy these episodes. Very good

[@meebzilla]

Bet that warden wants to croak with embarrassment.

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

I believe this is the only episode in this series where I've seen Holmes truly scared. 🥶

[@GrumblingGrognard]

Complete 39 eps listing, in order is below (this is NOT eps. 1 of the series this is actually #23) 1 "The Case of the Cunningham Heritage" 2 "The Case of Lady Beryl" 3 "The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun" 4 "The Case of the Texas Cowgirl" 5 "The Case of the Belligerent Ghost" 6 "The Case of the Shy Ballerina" 7 "The Case of the Winthrop Legend" 8 "The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff" 9 "The Case of Harry Crocker" 10 "The Mother Hubbard Case" 11 "The Red-Headed League" 12 "The Case of the Shoeless Engineer" 13 "The Case of the Split Ticket" 14 "The Case of the French Interpreter" 15 "The Case of the Singing Violin" 16 "The Case of the Greystone Inscription" 17 "The Case of the Laughing Mummy" 18 "The Case of the Thistle Killer" 19 "The Case of the Vanished Detective" 20 "The Case of the Careless Suffragette" 21 "The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter" 22 "The Case of the Deadly Prophecy" 23 "The Case of the Christmas Pudding" 24 "The Case of the Night Train Riddle" 25 "The Case of the Violent Suitor" 26 "The Case of the Baker Street Nursemaids" 27 "The Case of the Perfect Husband" 28 "The Case of the Jolly Hangman" 29 "The Case of the Impostor Mystery" 30 "The Case of the Eiffel Tower" 31 "The Case of the Exhumed Client" 32 "The Case of the Impromptu Performance" 33 "The Case of the Baker Street Bachelors" 34 "The Case of the Royal Murder" 35 "The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough" 36 "The Case of the Neurotic Detective" 37 "The Case of the Unlucky Gambler" 38 "The Case of the Diamond Tooth" 39 "The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter"

[@johanne577]

thanks much!! here you go, arranged in order. kzbin.info/aero/PLPOCuzvoRS3MDLlB6APQg3o7axx-8tW0U

[@ponderingancientmatters5695]

Hi, Sherlock Holmes fans. Please assist me in finding the title of an episode in which these things occur: 1. A man is found murdered at the foot of a bridge or at the docks. There is a lot of concrete and small passageways. 2. The victim has been strangled and is holding one half of a playing card (or ticket -- It's not the Split Ticket Episode). Something is written on the card. The killer has the other half of the card and information and will try to use the it to get lots of money. 3. The victim has torn the killer's jacket and is also clutching a small piece of cloth or threads. 4. The detectives believe the killer will make an appearance at an evening gambling party. The party is being held at the home of a female socialite. The detectives will be waiting for him. Thank you

[@bobgreen1272]

Thank you!!!!!!!!

[@catpyjamas]

A serious episode and a great one at that. Always felt bad for the dude’s wife. A charming woman who seems to really love a husband who was probably good to her, though he was a ruthless killer.

[@karensmith3601]

Thanks for the film.💃

[@sunflowerz54]

I love the Actor who played the prisoner He was in several episodes of this show!!

[@raymondcaylor6292]

23:54 greenery off gift onto table and back on gift as Holmes picks up gift. And what about the Warden's declaration that all his furniture was nailed down. Norton easily moved the table to access his escape.

[@kerranky]

I love watching this pair together.

[@grindupBaker]

Well I was married a few decades ago and the Missus made a Christmas pudding that could be used either as a hacksaw or a sledge hammer, so I'm not impressed at all by the one in the movie.

[@MrCraigblaze]

Thanks for your uploads..I have not seen this in years.. XD

[@nokomarie1963]

Really good rendition.

[@ronaldmessina4229]

The murderer,s wife appears to be Very pretty, and she is much more than he deserves, although she is an accomplice in his escape from the jail, but,in the my opinion, because of her stupid love 💗 for him, she is willing to go to any length, wrong as it may be, to assist him with his diabolical plan to murder Mr Sherlock Holmes 😢

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Now I remember, his name is John warton 😮

[@DavidFMayerPhD]

Tempered steel bars CANNOT be bent by human strength. Nobody EVER uses lone sentries.

[@kmarch6630]

I love when I come across an episode I havent seen.

[@haroldwilkes6608]

Beware of wives bearing gifts...

[@tonkatoytruck]

Thanks for posting. I have enjoyed them. But, to be honest, I am more partial to the Rathbone and Bruce series. They seem less rushed imo.

[@kgraham5820]

Although I like all the Sherlock variations, I too am more partial to Rathbone & Bruce. Rathbone's portrayal (imo) followed more closely to Sherlock's personality conveyed in the books. ...but no matter who plays Sherlock and Watson, I usually enjoy watching.

[@jamesl9371]

Extraordinary!

[@Tsnore]

A nice Christmasy tale.

[@dorisklinger6683]

Good story

[@eleanordanner-rg8ey]

The warden said all the furniture had been bolted down. Then how did the prisoner move the table to be able to get out the window?

[@dgale1023]

I think these are great the production quality for 1955 tv. Howard and Crawford would have done better if the producer hired a much better cast of characters for them to work with. Kudos to this Holmes and Watson for doing a fine job under these conditions

[@isacchris1]

Awesome video!

[@TwoGunToast]

Besides these being wildly out of order these are awesome

[@markasrowman4850]

Ingenious cutting divice indeed. Means well thought out writing.

[@genkatqltr737]

Are we to suppose that the murderer got the diamond dusted wire, planning ahead for when he got caught? Or his wife did? Was such a thing that easy to obtain? I would think it would be rather expensive. 🤔

[@ruthlloyd1163]

GenKatQltr industrial grade diamonds are cheaper-

[@TheCastellan]

@@genkatqltr737 Industrial diamond, used for cutting metal and stone, is easier to get. Also, this guy married several times, I am sure he married a few rich girls.

[@ddingus2254]

I knew a prisoner once that cut threw his cell bar by simply soaking , in salted water, then drying string, over and over and over...eventually the bar gave way. Time was on his side...that's why guards take there Barton and drag them over the bars...listening for the different tone..true story

[@adventuressurvivalinthailand]

This Watson isn't the total dunce as portrayed by Nigel Bruce with Basil Rathbone

[@vladtepes97]

thankfully, the portrayal of watson as an idiot died with bruce's performance, and the doctor has been given proper due in subsequent iterations.

[@robinstevens7651]

And yet, I love Nigel Bruce. Way better than this crap.

[@TheDylandProductions]

@@robinstevens7651 To each their own. I think Nigel Bruce could be very humorous as Watson - even if in caricature. Great performer in other roles as well! I thoroughly enjoy this series, though. H. Marion Crawford is my absolute favorite Watson. (And Ronald Howard is an amazing younger Holmes, imho) My favorite Holmes in Arthur Wontner, though. Love to compare the different incarnations/spins on the character. Great that he's so popular and has been redone so many times and in such different ways! Just about everybody could find a Holmes incarnation they'd enjoy I'm sure! :D

[@luciechapello1008]

@@robinstevens7651 Agree Nigel Bruce great character actor. Too bad he had to hold back his talent.

[@ernestbrown9660]

@@luciechapello1008 Check out the radio series, especially "The Submarine Caves." Bruce actually makes a good Watson there and he's a real help to Holmes. He's also competent in the first Rathbone/Holmes film adaptation, "The Hound of the Baskervilles."

[@conningdale8805]

Loved it!!!!

[@irenegronewald7745]

thanks tons!!!

[@feralbluee]

boy! is he a good actor - the bad guy!!! what a different part! he moves likea dancer. . .

[@genkatqltr737]

This actor has been in several episodes. Great job in all of them!

[@waynewoolworth9469]

Ronald Howard is the Best Sherlock Holmes and Howard Marion is the Best Dr.Watson. TV Sherlock Holmes' films made starring Ronald Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion as Dr.Watson. These are the best I love all of these,the others are good although I love these films the best.

[@hammadoolass]

LOVED IT

[@billh.6135]

These stories are so well written!

[@rolandcolyer5199]

Brilliant!

[@jaymorris3468]

Not bad but no Basil Rathbone nor Jeremy Brett, still better than today's TV though,, thank you for posting, still appreciated

[@genkatqltr737]

Dessert, not desert. Best wishes!

[@glennadavidson1670]

love Holmes and Watson

[@lauralevenson6325]

Cheerio!🎉

[@cliftontaylor8392]

That pudding looked like a burnt piece of lava cake lol....actually, Ive been to London and contrary to popular belief, they have great food!!

[@cpuwrite]

If all the furniture was nailed down, how could Norton move the table so easily to get to the window?

[@isacchris1]

Jeff Mullen I was wondering the same thing!

[@jesswizardry]

If that string could cut through a steel bar, nails would be nothing

[@TheCastellan]

He probably cut through the nails as well.

[@axiomist4488]

The same way he bent the bar with his bare hand . . . TV nonsense.

[@notimportant8736]

He cut it for ease of use.

[@doug1863]

What kind of pudding is that ??? Looks more like a semi soft chocolate cake or brownie. Btw , I love watching these at night especially during the cold months for some reason. I usually make hot tea. Appropriate I guess lol

[@briarrose3687]

Comfort tv 😊

[@leonorfontes57]

That's the way pudding looks like in England. You are right, looks like soft chocolate cake, I should get their recipe to see what it tastes like.

[@leonorfontes57]

@Joe D Hahahaha yes, indeed, we need Sherlock Holmes to interpret the pudding.

[@doug1863]

Leonor Fontes I am used to seeing pudding that is from Jello brand or snack packs lol

[@leonorfontes57]

@@doug1863 Hahahahaha, me too. I can make delicious Mexican flan, is the same thing as American pudding but different from the English pudding.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Wondering why Eugene Deckers and other actors are "reused" as different characters in different episodes? It because it was filmed in Paris France, where there were not a lot of good English actors available. And the budgets were fairly low. So they cheated a bit by using the same actors a few times.

[@MOHAMMADr-ch7tt]

wow...thanks. great....

[@jguerrero447]

No shit, Sherlock! 😁😁😁😁

[@Ndlanding]

Pure magic!

[@iwrick836rh]

My thoughts are making more movies in English instead of subtitles that would be great you guys are great already there's not much for the change love you too Richard Harper

[@annhiley8060]

d cool nr

[@SymphonyBrahms]

Not faithfully filmed adaptations of Sherlock Holmes. They have nothing in common with Arthur Conan Doyle except for the names of the characters. The story lines are not adaptations of Conan Doyle stories. The Jeremy Brett series of Sherlock Holmes are the most faithful adaptations of the stories. And the acting is far superior as well. However, the best acting and the best Sherlock and Watson are in the film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.

[@russedav5]

But I really dislike them making poor Nigel Bruce's Watson being such a dimwit, so unlike Doyle's original.

[@deniseandrews113]

@@russedav5 My sentiments exactly

[@dodeka]

Exactly why David Burke (and to a smaller degree Edward Hardwicke’s) Watson complimented Jeremy Brett’s Holmes so well. They were more than just sidekicks and comic reliefs

[@bioLarzen]

Yeah, I know, the secret is not to take these too seriously - but if you imagine being in this situation: you know there's someone out at large and his only drive is to kill you - and you were a genius - would you really stay at home (the only place he can associate with you, so it's predictable this is the first place he'd try to get you) and wait to confront him - alone? Wouldn't the first thing you do be go somewhere he can't think of to check - or would be too hard to reach you? Sure, I know: this isn't life, this is a story... but still... I would expect Holmes to act... you know... smart :) (This of course, is assuming he genuinely worried, as we were led to believe...)

[@BonnieAnneFox]

This episode was first aired in April. Who thought that was a good idea? Love episode though

[@furnondoemcslicebearg5002]

Bonnie Anne what

[@BonnieAnneFox]

Furnondoe McSliceBearg this episode was released in April

[@Lightonahill25]

this is a really good one!

[@rheajewan8705]

Came here after the BBC version got added to Netflix 👏

[@stangets]

Eugene Deckers an interesting actor i must say.

[@rennesmanu]

Excellente série quoique inégale. Tournée à Paris, et si on la regarde entièrement on verra que certains acteurs (Jacques François par exemple, qui a incarné par ailleurs le détective au théâtre ) reviennent dans des rôles différents. Certains épisodes sont désopilants.

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

always love eugene decker episodes

[@doug1863]

He was fantastic playing the escape artist

[@ciroalb3]

Norton sounds a lot like Richard Burton

[@rogerscottcathey]

The perfect soporific. The introduction and terminal music make this silly rendition of the masterpieces of Conan Doyle's detective suitable for going to sleep by. Other than that, it's utterly a pure shambles in distance from those intriguing stories. As are most attempts to render them to film, including the Rathbone series. There's nothing intelligent about them beyond Rathbone's superb acting, the saving grace of that series of films. I would say his jingoistic lines can be forgiven him, because his ability to smoke was "spot on", as the Brits are wont to say. Conan Doyle's understanding of scientific method and forensics was first class. Leave it to the idiocy of copycat's version of it all to ape the idiocy of Hollywood to take masterpieces and reduce them to something akin to SNL skits.

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I should say, though, this is one of the better episodes of this series.