The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes -- Holmes turns down an indecent proposal

Holmes explains that he may be a bachelor, but he has been living with another bachelor for the last five years. Five very happy years. (From the 1970 film, The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes.)

[@bindablinda]

When I heard "It is heavily implied that Sherlock is gay in Private Life of Sherlock Holmes", I didn't think that he would just straight up say "I'M IN LOVE WITH WATSON, AND I'M JUST AS GAY AS TCHAIKOVSKY" Also for me, as a Russian person, is such a delight to hear thus excellent Russian speech. Hollywood could never.

[@StephenYuan]

It's not really clear whether he's telling the truth or not. The movie leaves Holmes as something of an enigma.

[@kabardinka1]

Tamara Toumanova was born in Russia but moved to France as a child. She grew up in a totally Russian-speaking environment, including her main ballet teacher, Olga Preobrajenska, who was one of the great prima ballerinas of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg.

[@leoribic1691]

Ehh.. you'd have to watch the movie. Sherlock kind of just makes this up to get out of this situation, and Watson gets REALLY upset over it because it's a lie that could hurt his career. They're not really meant to be gay, but they definitely do act like an old married couple throughout the movie. But, then, one can't stop anyone else from interpreting things as they like ;)

[@VivosaAR]

when I heard that this was going to be gay I expected bbc sherlock gay not "yeah me and Watson been living together for five happy years being gay" kind of gay

[@winterfire88]

VivosaAR You have no idea how much I feel you. Still believe in bbc Johnlock tho

[@cephi]

same lmaooo

[@sophiefrankis9476]

I love how Sherlock isn't sure what to say...until Watson came in. When he saw the man he loved he knew exactly what to say.

[@Romance_dream_]

actually it was just an idea that came to him.. to use john to get out of the situation,

[@thayane3428]

@@Romance_dream_ the grace of fiction is that, if it has not been explained in the smallest detail so as not to leave anyone in doubt, then everyone can interpret it as see fit. So, there is no "more correct here", it's just a matter of interpretation of the scene. You see it as a funny ruse for comic relief. The other person as a true and obvious confession of love. There is no problem for me to see it that way. The most important thing is to respect the opinion of others without prejudice, even if this opinion is not in line with yours.

[@MimeHTF5]

Autism kicks

[@oyuloavaznav]

this is the gayest thing I have ever watched and I watch Sherlock BBC

[@sammie9540]

I haven’t laughed like this since vine was around 😂😂😂

[@rameen.f22]

Oui

[@sherlockianfannibal3280]

Johnlock confirmed.

[@itexplodes3824]

Holmesson? 😂

[@nadia2759]

“women. not his glass of tea.” lmao i can’t

[@alexf225]

In BBC series he basically say the same thing

[@ainharavivarrojas3016]

@@alexf225 “girlfriend... no, not really my area” xdd

[@miasaki666]

i first lost it at "TOO GERMAN" then came the OTHER glass of tea bit. OMFG.

[@giginoelani5880]

"Dr. Watson... HE is your cup of tea?" "Well, yes, if you want to be picturesque about it." omfg what does that even mean???

[@gaahhhhnn1140]

It's a figure of speech. He's basically asking Holmes if he's gay. Holmes replies "Yes, if you want to put it that way"

[@clairedeng7868]

Because Tchaikovsky was a gay man in real life, women were not his "cup of tea", or type. Linking that to Sherlock Holmes suggests he is also gay.

[@giginoelani5880]

no when he says "picturesque" i thought he meant like... Imagery? My mind was in a dirty place an i was imagining that Sherlock meant "cup of tea" was like innuendo bc you put your mouth on a cup of tea... get it? idk i might just have a dirty mind

[@clairedeng7868]

+Gigi Noelani I was thinking he was using picturesque as a synonym for fanciful. Not sure it was supposed to be an innuendo.

[@leonardodestro2457]

*STITCH WHAT HAVE YOU BECOME*

[@Qaviaren]

He asks if they should get married to make the talk stop. It's hilarious.

[@johnbarry1965]

"He is your glass of tea"? Greatest Sherlock Holmes Film, in the way that it subverts the mythos

[@miguelangelwhartonchavez2467]

if there is anything worse than our cooking it s our lovemaking

[@Cryptonymicus]

What's worse is what any number of movie and television directors on both sides of the pond have done to Sherlock Holmes.

[@Phantomrasberryblowe]

Miguelangel Wharton Chavez Yeah, you forgot the first bit: “You know what they say about us...”

[@julianamagoncia9380]

He really said british slander

[@KarrieDreammind5]

Even more than Sherlock being explicitly gay in this version I love the fact that Mark Gatiss has stated times and times again that this film was one of their biggest inspirations for their adaptation of Sherlock! :D

[@gwenking7629]

Karrie Dreammind I am of the mind that the "gayness" was just a red herring. Holmes was asexual at the very least. Be that as it may it is noted that the only woman he ever felt any kind of attraction to was Irene Adler. I really wish people would stop trying to make Holmes into something he was not. This notion of Holmes' sexuality takes away from the stories and it is maddening and irrelevant.

[@lameboi5385]

shut up lol

[@KreativeSpinnerin]

Gwen King It is noted that the author of this film said, that he regrets not being able to make Holmes and Watson into a gay couple at that time.

[@crowskinned]

@@gwenking7629 Oh do tell, my dear Gwen King, in what way does it take away from the story? I find it very interesting- Just a dash of flavour text, much like having a personality or a writing style. But alas perhaps you can't find it in yourself to enjoy a tasteful bit of personality, perhaps because you lack one yourself. Good day!

[@simoncox9689]

he is not gay in this movie.he is saying it as a way out and a way to try not offend the women

[@7JoysInRepetition]

I really liked Robert Stephens as Sherlock in this.. not so sure about the guy playing Watson, but the film in general was very funny! Makes me wish there were more of them

[@AL13NM]

Great! Now I want a cup of tea.

[@videosauce]

THIS IS THE BEST SCENE IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORIES. Or in the history of "catastrophe". :D

[@kiteralla2976]

OMG I think the end when he goes out the door inspired on the 1st episode of Sherlock when he says the names Sherlock Holmes and winks and goes out of the door!

[@a.z.fellco.1704]

Kiteralla yep

[@iamjohnlocked2532]

I mean this is both mark gatiss , and Steven Moffat’s favourite adaptation. It very heavily inspired scandal in Belgravia.

[@droogiewoogie9115]

Robert Stephens is as great a Sherlock as Rathbone, Brett and Cumberbatch, despite only one outing. I'd love to see the famous missing scenes from this underrated movie one day.

[@kabardinka1]

+r lewis I agree, I think he captures so many of the subtle shades and nuances of Holmes in a way few others do.

[@nonthishakashi8322]

+ livanov, he is too.

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

the HOUR missing of this movie was lost forever... it's probably the most terrible catastrophe in film history

[@crumb747]

I AGREEE

[@martinmarmalade1651]

aaaww I always think Sherlock is in love with John...so cute

[@sherlockianfannibal3280]

I find you everywhere. XD long live to fangirls.

[@martinmarmalade1651]

Yasmine Djenaoui oh, hello there!! ahah It's you again ** I'm so glad you always find some time to say hello to me LOL u sweet, kind person ^^

[@sherlockianfannibal3280]

Hehe :DD

[@meer6848]

"madame says not to worry, she will not scratch you" why do i find that line so funny kdjsjdjs

[@delivererx]

I've never seen Sherlock with so much makeup, and I've seen Sherlock BBC, and Basil Rathborne.

[@kabardinka1]

Madame was played by Tamara Toumanova, one of the great stars of the Ballets Russes.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Talented,natural brunette and beautiful lady ....she lived in the states

[@TRINZINI]

The most Lubitsch-influenced of all Billy Wilder's films. He was a great fan of Lubitsch and it sure shows in the dialogue. - Madame Petrova is now 38. - She doesn't look 38. - That's because she's 49 ! Typical Lubitsch ! ;)

[@Jokaanan]

LOL. i love how the translator guy says "he is a pederast". because dr. watson is totally a teenage boy?

[@CzechMirco]

Actually in Russian that word means simply "homosexual". Interestingly in very archaic Czech this word also meant "homosexual" and only later it shifted to the more accurate meaning that it has in English.

[@ameliemileva6459]

Ok I'm so done with life PLEASE BBC PLEEEEEASE DO IT!!!

[@ameliemileva6459]

Well. I guess we failed.

[@oof-rr5nf]

Amelie Mileva babe, it's fine. It is all going to be okay. Take a consistent diet of fanart, fanfiction and fan podcasts that bemoan the death of Johnlock. It is what I do.

[@itexplodes3824]

FUCK BBC, GO WATCH GRANADA'S VERSION

[@herlocksholmes-uv5qw]

It's alright, we're all disappointed

[@incisivecommenter5974]

Does Watson know? I dont think Watson knows for some reason

[@nonthishakashi8322]

"НаЛеЙтЕ ВоДкИ и ОбЪяСнИтЕ еМу, В ЧёМ дЕлО"😂😂😂 "За ЗдОрОвЬе"😂😂😂 "СКАЖИТЕ ЕМУ, ЧТО Я ОЧЕНЬ ДОВОЛЬНА ЭТИМ РЕШЕНИЕМ"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 можно отметить, что у неё не такой уж и сильный акцент🤔

[@PrivateAcuucarry]

This proves that a lot of smart people are homosexuals. I’m dumb so

[@LuRawen]

Ahahhahhaaah!!!! This is SO FUNNY! XD 3.16 --> I laughed so much when Watson came to the room! I knew they had something going on... ;)

[@Sofia-tf4ic]

Wow... I wasn't ready for this much gayness, holy shit 😂

[@Doctorrr_]

I love the way Holmes chokes on the drink and how his voice cracks over “surely there are other men?!” 😅 GET MY MAN OUT OF THERE, LOL. I like how the moment he realizes a dad isn’t actively missing he immediately gives the man a side eye and grimace, probably wondering where the hell this is about to go. I find the Tchaikovsky thing highly amusing, and the various famous people they went to. Sherlock is probably thinking “god, please don’t let this lead to me xD” I am wondering HOW this movie got made in the 70’s holy moly. Sherlock’s smile after he says “Tchaikovsky is not an isolated case” is the very definition of :3

[@jojisoja3357]

Is that me or she looks like Michael Jackson

[@captndex]

This looks hilarious. Must watch

[@emmawalter5433]

Can't tell if he's telling the truth or if he's lying just to get out of it...

[@alreeniahiddenblade488]

+E. G. Craparotta-Walter Billy Wilder, the guy who made this movie, said in an interview that Holmes is gay in his adaption

[@danmanm9205]

​@@alreeniahiddenblade488 Yeah, I think it was pretty clear, I particually loved the "There *have* been woman in your life, right Holmes?" scene, it was heartbreaking when Sherlock just stood there with a sad smile and closed the door :(

[@simoncox9689]

@@alreeniahiddenblade488 maybe watch the film and you will see he is not gay

[@simoncox9689]

he was saying it to get out of there..watch the movie it is very good.

[@emmawalter5433]

@@simoncox9689 since making this reply I have seen it. It is a really good movie.

[@cristinasilvagavilan]

Johnlock!!!!

[@perrycomeau2627]

I like this movie. Holmes is not a misogynist. He's a private detective.

[@veIoma]

It sound like a euphemism

[@dyingotters]

five very happy years...

[@pdiddley7597]

But ALL the men from Limeyland are either "shirt-lifters" or "pillow-biters".

[@Phantomrasberryblowe]

Paul Feldman Someone’s projecting.

[@fergushebbert817]

This is very well written, and an excellent example of Johnlock

[@Takaouto]

I love this. It so smacks of a carry on film. XDD GOD, I WANT TO WATCH IT ALL. Hello, Amazon. ;)

[@guhroovi]

I think he was just saying that to get out of the 'baby' situation but still *fangirls*

[@daydreamer1991white]

This scene is simply divine! Love it! :D

[@94bottles]

I don't know why but, Sherlock in this reminds me somewhat of Sheldon Cooper. I think it might be the way they talk. I'm not completely sure.

[@Sarah-yq9ke]

It's the way they both purse their lips and hold themselves while they're talking, I think. Plus their body language and movements are very similar.

[@julianamagoncia9380]

How do you think Jim Parsons would do as Sherlock Holmes, though?

[@Jokaanan]

@bugeyedmonster2 I know, I'm an Oscar Wilde fanboy... that's why it's so amusing. Note that pederasty refers only to adolescents, so I'm not sure that the term "little" is an accurate descriptor.

[@philosopherscribe39]

This version of Sherlock reminds me of Oscar Wilde, whom Arthur Conan Doyle was friends with irl.

[@lovelybugy]

OMG that it priceless!

[@MAMLProductions]

LOL! this is great!!!!!

[@KoneeKawa]

omg i have haemophilia too i am related to Sherlock guys

[@jonnavdpas]

Holy shit I am laughing. It was so canon.... oh my god.

[@betazggames1418]

Sherlock just lied to get out from bad situation

[@shirleynitka5030]

brilliant version. Hysterical

[@i.brandes8146]

there is just one word to explain it: johnlock

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Perhaps cristopher lee was more suitable for playing sherlock holmes's character

[@bugeyedmonster2]

@Jokaanan Hey! Oscar Wilde! Like his plays too! And I think most modern folks don't think of the Greek system of pederasty. Not sure about the Victorians. Yeah, adolescent boys would only be 'little' if they hadn't hit puberty yet.

[@kaifiedler8228]

Der Film ist großartig, aber Wilder hat ihn verstümmelt. Mindestens 2 Episoden ( Fälle ) hat er herausgeschnitten. Einfach nur schade !

[@cephi]

another thing that makes me so happy abt this is the fact that they added tchaikovsky in the conversation bc he's been rumored to be gay irl

[@r.mauricio.contreras]

Sherlock was asexual

[@imnotokayipromise5940]

women are my glass of tea💃

[@annaritaranalli1791]

One of few good scenes about movie to me

[@Oiyuki]

@Wonkapoo He reaction is hilarious. I've seen the movie.

[@Morwenna16]

@Wonkapoo Oh yeah! I also want to see Watson's reaction! :D

[@araja670]

I ship sheriarty more, but one must admit - JOHNLOCK IS FANGIRL WORTHY!

[@starydancer]

please help me find a place to live

[@Majesticmanatee217]

We’re all bleeders 😭

[@Jokaanan]

@bugeyedmonster2 Lol! You've done your homework, I apologize if I sounded condescending earlier. It's sort of an automatic reaction on youtube.

[@cherylz1553]

Brilliant scene! I think a lot of people are missing the point. Sherlock is asexual but can't find a polite way to turn the lady down so he does some quick thinking. I REALLY have to watch the movie now though, it looks hilarious!

[@imogenbooth6061]

I don't think they are missing the point by assuming Sherlock is gay in this interpretation and if you take the word of god (i.e the director) then Sherlock IS gay in this film. As it is, however, it's clear that Sherlock is very much Not Straight and whether it be he is asexual or gay is down to personal preference and besides one can be asexual and still possess romantic attraction for the same sex.

[@astro_penguin_]

I agree he’s asexual in the canon, but in this adaptation he’s definitely gay lol

[@JeanaSama58]

sherliam-

[@rosecooldog]

omg this is hilarious

[@abrarsebaa3530]

Lmao

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Late irish actor had a beautiful timbre vocal....also because he estudied diction too

[@shirleynitka5030]

they could have picked a better looking ballerina. she does look 50+

[@me-dc8pj]

She was a real Russian Ballerina though, so they chose her

[@1kissbee]

@autieme its on cable all the time

[@devikalitara9832]

ha!

[@thitiporn5618]

I dont get why people convince for this version Holmes was gay. Because Holmes just use Watson for excuse from this conversation. Holmes found the love of his life in this story and she was dead. This like a gay joke.

[@me-dc8pj]

The guy who made the film said that he tried to make Sherlock gay- its just that, for the time, there wasn't much he could do

[@facelessdrone]

Nah, he sees the spy as more of an Irene Adler situation, interesting in an intellectual sense but not love

[@flamingpieherman9822]

Hopefully this is another ploy used by Sherlock to release himself of any duty... the real Sherlock wasn't as are most intelligently smart men

[@facelessdrone]

Being gay means you cant be intelligent? Lmfao you're delusional

[@Smiling_Tears]

Disgusting

[@Smiling_Tears]

***** your comment is more disgusting than the video and makes the least sense.

[@danmanm9205]

what is?

[@aosanshou]

Benedict Voltaire ; Cats and kids, get if the internet and go play outside....Ouuups, corona could be outside ok you could stay here AND remain *“not heard”.*