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Summary: Excellent product
Comment: Starring the Sherlock Holmes of this generation, it is well worth the money. Get the complete series.
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Summary: Long time fan
Comment: Although I prefer Edward Harwicke as Watson, these stories with David Burke as Watson are some of the best episodes available in my opinion. All Sherlock Holmes tales with Jeremy Brett are top notch performances. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Excellent Set
Comment: My PBS station was airing these shows weekly, and I enjoyed them very much. My main reason for purchasing the DVD set is so I can watch them whenever I want, and not have to rely on TV. It is a good thing, because this month all my PBS stations are on Membership drive, and their new upcoming season will feature no Sherlock Holmes. I love the Closed Captioning on the DVDs, also because I am hard of hearing. I plan on getting the whole line of SH. Jeremy Brett IS the best Sherlock Holmes, ever!! Love him!!!
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Summary: Great portrayal of Sherlock Holmes Mysteries
Comment: This is the best portrayal of Sir Author Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes I have ever seen. The dialogue and everything are so true to the stories! Even the pictures at the end of every episode reflect those in the book. Great collection for lovers of mysteries. Well done!
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Summary: Let the Adventures Begin...
Comment: This 1985 boxed DVD set contains the initial Grenada Television offerings of Jeremy Brett in his uncanny incarnation as the famous private detective. In this collection, David Burke does a sympathetic portrayal of Holmes' collaborator Dr. Watson (replaced in later productions by Edward Hardwicke).
The production values for these one hour episodes are exceptional for television, featuring lots of period-appropriate on-location shooting in London and around England, superb period costumes and music, and a faithful recreation of period customs. The story selections actually come from the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and the Return of Sherlock Holmes as well as the Adventures. Among the highlights: the classic closed room murder mystery in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", the puzzling code of "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", and the mournful outcome of "The Final Problem."
Jeremy Brett is aloof, energetic and intense as Holmes; his sheer velocity seems to carry along the patient and more personable Dr. Watson in his wake. Their partnership is here more faithfully captured in its various nuances than the older Basil Rathbone versions, where Watson was played as a buffoon.
This collection, and the other Grenada Television DVD collections of Sherlock Holmes, are terrific entertainment for fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous fictional detective.
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