Few fictional characters have been abused more than Watson on the screen. He's a doctor, for God's sake - more educated than the vast majority of Victorian Britain, yet he's often been played as a fool. Watson should represent the literate audience of the stories, not be comic relief. Of course, when you put the story on the screen, you no longer need a narrator like Watson, so he becomes simply a sidekick. And of course everyone makes Holmes and Watson middle-aged men - to suit the actors.
To all English and American directors - what have you done with Watson? When Conan Doyle wrote the Holmes stories, he was about 30! Read the books, guys. I'm glad that Russia has shown the world what Watson looked like. Vitaly Solomin is the best Watson of all time. Jude Law is number two. I'm sorry for people who watch these old Watsons. A soldier who has recently graduated from a medical university, a good sportsman who married a young woman. You've ruined the great character!
@0mnivore Yes, this is sad, mate. I don't think that Arthur Conan Doyle would be happy to see this series. John Watson "took his degree in medicine in 1878". He met Holmes in 1881. At that time he was in his mid 20-s. The best cases from 1881 to 1900 involved young Holmes and Watson. Conan Doule himself was born in 1858! I now understand why the Queen liked the Russian series. Even Conan Doyle's daughter said that if her father was alive, he would be happy to see the Russian Holmes and Watson.
@0mnivore Watch the Russian series. Especially, the Russian Watson who was played by Vitaly Solomin. In my opinion, that's the best Watson that's ever appeared on screen. I'm not a big fan of Jude Law, but I have to say that even his Watson is closer to the real character.
@Kharlamov16 I once tried watching this Russian version - (Soviet actually, wasn't it... 'mate'?) I must say I found it rather crude, though I am aware that Russians find it to their tastes. You should try reading Pushkin in English some time, by the way. Better by miles.
I don't think any movie or T.V show could be as good as the book. But, you have to admit, Jeremy Brett does any excellent job of portraying Holmes in this.
okok, the first deduction, that was absurdly simple!. I have to say this is the only one I saw holmes taking the long way around I think? Instead of seeing the chalk on watsons hand, and his friend and whatnot, and the "not asking for the key" to get the checkbook, why not just deduce since it has been 4 weeks and he hasn´t asked for the key that he wont invest? Anyways, just me thinking out loud, like the chalk has nothing to do with it!
@atgblue1 But the presence of the chalk enabled Holmes to deduce that Watson had met with Thurston the evening before. The matter of the investment must surely have been raised at the meeting, as it had been four weeks since Watson was first approached about the matter, and that the deadline was fast approaching. If Holmes hadn't been able to demonstrate that Watson had met with Thurston, Watson could simply have said that he hadn't decided yet.
blah, i'm sure Doyle got this from edgar allan poe's "the gold bug". and im quite sure he got the whole idea of sherlock holmes from poe's "the muders at rue morgue"
but still, though, it has its own sense of originality, and i like it :)
@rapi321 Well Doyle pretty much always acknowledged Poe's mystery stores as an main influence on the Sherlock Holmes stories. After all Poe did basically invent the 'locked room mystery' with 'The Murders in The Rue Morgue' not to mention just about every aspect of the detective and mystery genre as we know it.
@rapi321 Well Doyle always acknowledged Poe as a main source of the Sherlock Holmes stories, it's pretty hard to miss if you've ever read 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Purloined Letter' which along with 'The Gold Bug' pretty much gave birth to the detective and mystery genre as we know it.
its things like that odd "bum bum bum" hes does after finishing a sentance that really make this holmes the best of all ... little things like that only brett would have put in and no script writer could have come up with
@abbeyism There are several seasons with 4 or 5 episodes to each ... the order of series differs slightly from conan doyles original works ... you can see the order if you look on wikipedia ... any episodes with David Burke as Watson (like this one) come from the episodes before The Final Problem with Edward Hardwicke (who lookd much older) coming after it
Oh that's good to know. I've taken up wearing them too. Since I watched this video, I've acquired three of them! Now I can wear my pocket watch the old-fashioned way.
"Sherlock Holmes is cheerful, so Sherlock Holmes must have a case." "PAHH!!!" Must be a really good case -- either that or he HAS gotten into the cocaine bottle!
Victorian Era. Simple as that. Washing one's hands wasn't quite as easy as it is now(AKA turn the tap and miracle of miracles, water emerges). So it's not surprising that he would still have something on his hands upon returning home. It's unlikely there was somewhere that he could have washed up.
I must respectfully disagree with you. While I do quite enjoy Peter Cushing, to me Jeremy Brett embodies the character. And how can you say he has no personality? His entire conversation with Watson is practically bursting with contained energy and mischief.
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@coots89 Just because he is close to the book doesn't mean he is better. He is too close to the book, I think. Oh lord. There go the women going hysterical like always in the effing stories.
Then you might enjoy Peter Cushing's version. I don't believe he was quite so close to the book, but he still managed Holmes' brilliance and quirkiness quite well.
I thought this series was going to be like somebody's husband killing his wife with a hatchet then blaming his sister in law whos a world class slut who was jealous of her sister then like her husband did it, DUN DUN DUN, BUT!!!!! her son's uncles sister's brother helped the husband kill his wife because he wanted her money, but then he had a heart attack then like died, DUN DUN DUN! so the sister is all angry and st00f. :DD
This is the second comment I've seen you post. If you do not like Sherlock Holmes, then piss off because we don't want to read your childish comments.
This is really awesome, since i am reading the story right now, and having to do an essay on it and everything... Can i ask where you got the video? I'm also supposed to make an imovie for this story.
Haha, I can't believe Holmes is so impudent as to suggest Elsie was a prostitute, or something like it, in Victorian times--that would be rude even now! 8:35 --> If I misinterpreted this, let me know!
I think he's suggesting that Mr. Cubitt is a sugar-daddy. That is, a wealthy, older man showering a younger woman with gifts and affection for...carnal pleasures, shall we say. Indeed a very offensive thing to say. I believe Cubitt was saying that they either paid half/half for anything they did, or that he was just dating her.
@OmegaShenron6574 So I have noticed, with much joy. Although not a steampunkist myself, I do wear a waistcoat on a regular basis...and a watch and chain to go with it.
I think that how awesome Burke is at playing Watson is very overshadowed by Brett being awesome at playing Holmes. I love Watson's "ha I beat you" expression when he says "Really, Holmes?" at 5:13.
Actually, Shangas, Watson was indeed a gambler in canon. In "Shoscombe Old Place" or something similar, Watson admitted that half of his pension was spent/wasted in gambling.
Oh, I didn't realise that. I suppose he probably either won or lost his money playing at cards or billiards. The canon (and various films) make Watson out to be a rather formidable pool-player.
Also the very first Sherlock Holmes story 'A Study In Scarlet' tells Holmes that he has a hidden vice
(gambling?)
"I keep a bull pup" I said, and I object to rows because my nerves are shaken, (from his Afganistan campaign)
and I get up at all sorts of ungodly hours, and I am extremely lazy. I have another set of vices when I'm well, but those are the principal ones at present."
Many Sherlockians think that "another set of vices" likely refers to gambling.
If you read the stories, you'll soon realise that Watson is not the most financially-reliable person in the world. As a result, I think he entrusted his chequebook to Holmes to make sure that he didn't go off burning banknotes willy-nilly and making himself broke.
my sister got a book of allthe shelock holmes mysterys and it shows the sherlock was a druggy meth and the needle said it would help him think.......but after his fack death he stop it shows that maybe did too
I love Sherlock Holmes and especially how brett portrays him. If you want to join my group called "The Art of Deduction" on facebook your more then welcome to. I just started it and I basically set up puzzles and photos and what-not and people try to deduce it :) Hope to see you there.
I recently put in a request for the upcoming series of 'QI'. They are looking for the 'H' series. I requested they include 'Holmes', as in 'Sherlock'. Keep tuned!! And, add to that, if you would like!!
Ah yes. The typical way women in these stories deal with problems. By running away and becoming mentally ill. Gotta love the good opinion of our gender.
Haha, I completely agree with the one sidedness. But it's only logical for Doyle to write them this way... (with a few exceptions)
Victorian women weren't necessarily raised to be equals to the men. Fainting, shrieking, and going hysterical at the slightest unexpected thing was probably upholding their standards of ettiquette. ^.-
Not strictly true, the women (for one) wore them enough that they were accustomed to the way they breathed in corsets and (for another) they were not all that constricting. Today's pop culture just doesn't properly understand the function and daily use of a corset (the image of too tight lacing comes from ignorance rather than true fact).
Dear ImLiveing, I have no doubt that you wear a corset daily, and that you can breathe from it, comfortably.. However, my dear, you forget what corsets were made of, in those days, and, indeed, how tight they were laced. My grandfather's sister, who wore a corset all her life, told me how she could not function without it. She had no musculature in her core. So, yes, the corset had much to do with the fainting part of women in that age. As for the other reasons, well.....
I apologize if what I said has offended you (which it seems to have done for some strange reason) I was merely pointing out a flaw in your reasoning that I noticed due to the fact that I am studying historic costuming.
The violin piece that usually accompanies the start of each episode (with the Baker Street streetscene) is "221b Baker Street". The opening theme here, is just a variation of that.
Thanks for the answer....the Reichinbach Falls
SaranDobby 2 weeks ago
Anyone know, the picture above the mantel? It's always there in Sherlock's study.
SaranDobby 3 weeks ago
@SaranDobby it's the reichinbach falls
bodieofci5 2 weeks ago
Tah for posting
SaranDobby 3 weeks ago
explain! come to the point!!!
maomei 3 months ago
basil rathbone was the best holmes
425363129 3 months ago in playlist More videos from anish79
*facepalm*
"...pam, pam, pam, pam..."
greengrendel 5 months ago
i dont know which is better this sherlock holmes or the one played by ranald howard both so good
subarux56 5 months ago
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subarux56 5 months ago
Why is he smoking a cigarette? He usually smokes his clay pipe :O
TeaChanPunker 7 months ago
@TeaChanPunker He seems to prefer the pipe, except in situations when it would be impractical.
mahound9 2 months ago in playlist Sherlock Holmes TV Series
Oh my God, what the f*ck was that, Holmes? You look manic with that piece of paper.
ReidGirl1307 9 months ago
Oh, no you could not possibly know that!
Really, Holmes?...
Knock knock knock.
*Smirk* *
O.o
They honestly don't get a whole lot better than this, really. ;D Amazing. ♥♥ I am a Sherlock addict. Have been all my life. JB forever!
littlemisshedgehog 10 months ago 4
Few fictional characters have been abused more than Watson on the screen. He's a doctor, for God's sake - more educated than the vast majority of Victorian Britain, yet he's often been played as a fool. Watson should represent the literate audience of the stories, not be comic relief. Of course, when you put the story on the screen, you no longer need a narrator like Watson, so he becomes simply a sidekick. And of course everyone makes Holmes and Watson middle-aged men - to suit the actors.
JonFrumTheFirst 11 months ago
wat year is this
LelouchViBritanni1 1 year ago
To all English and American directors - what have you done with Watson? When Conan Doyle wrote the Holmes stories, he was about 30! Read the books, guys. I'm glad that Russia has shown the world what Watson looked like. Vitaly Solomin is the best Watson of all time. Jude Law is number two. I'm sorry for people who watch these old Watsons. A soldier who has recently graduated from a medical university, a good sportsman who married a young woman. You've ruined the great character!
Kharlamov16 1 year ago
@Kharlamov16 I agree; unfortunately it seems to be one of those traditions that, once established, directors feel cannot be broken.
0mnivore 1 year ago
@0mnivore Yes, this is sad, mate. I don't think that Arthur Conan Doyle would be happy to see this series. John Watson "took his degree in medicine in 1878". He met Holmes in 1881. At that time he was in his mid 20-s. The best cases from 1881 to 1900 involved young Holmes and Watson. Conan Doule himself was born in 1858! I now understand why the Queen liked the Russian series. Even Conan Doyle's daughter said that if her father was alive, he would be happy to see the Russian Holmes and Watson.
Kharlamov16 1 year ago
@0mnivore Watch the Russian series. Especially, the Russian Watson who was played by Vitaly Solomin. In my opinion, that's the best Watson that's ever appeared on screen. I'm not a big fan of Jude Law, but I have to say that even his Watson is closer to the real character.
Kharlamov16 1 year ago
@Kharlamov16 Jude Law is Sexy as FREAK!!!!!
AngelVencedor2008 1 year ago
@AngelVencedor2008 Jude Law is the best Watson after Vitaly Solomin from the Russian series.
Kharlamov16 1 year ago
@Kharlamov16 I once tried watching this Russian version - (Soviet actually, wasn't it... 'mate'?) I must say I found it rather crude, though I am aware that Russians find it to their tastes. You should try reading Pushkin in English some time, by the way. Better by miles.
sekundar 11 months ago
That use of third-person is always going to be cute to me.
InsertZipCode 1 year ago
6:16 "Bye bitch." Oh, Watson.
CaptainPolaris 1 year ago 8
@CaptainPolaris *cracks up* Oh, that fits his expression so well. I love the little victories Watson gets.
MagicansForce 1 year ago 2
holmes just had watson pay a game of I bet i can make you say... and watson did.
GlassCtiy 1 year ago
I don't think any movie or T.V show could be as good as the book. But, you have to admit, Jeremy Brett does any excellent job of portraying Holmes in this.
CookysNCreem7 1 year ago
okok, the first deduction, that was absurdly simple!. I have to say this is the only one I saw holmes taking the long way around I think? Instead of seeing the chalk on watsons hand, and his friend and whatnot, and the "not asking for the key" to get the checkbook, why not just deduce since it has been 4 weeks and he hasn´t asked for the key that he wont invest? Anyways, just me thinking out loud, like the chalk has nothing to do with it!
atgblue1 1 year ago
@atgblue1 But the presence of the chalk enabled Holmes to deduce that Watson had met with Thurston the evening before. The matter of the investment must surely have been raised at the meeting, as it had been four weeks since Watson was first approached about the matter, and that the deadline was fast approaching. If Holmes hadn't been able to demonstrate that Watson had met with Thurston, Watson could simply have said that he hadn't decided yet.
demon27dan 1 year ago
ha i just read this story a few days ago
cookie10160 1 year ago
Love how Holmes lectures Watson with the air of a professor lecturing his class
MrsSherlcokHolmes 1 year ago
blah, i'm sure Doyle got this from edgar allan poe's "the gold bug". and im quite sure he got the whole idea of sherlock holmes from poe's "the muders at rue morgue"
but still, though, it has its own sense of originality, and i like it :)
rapi321 1 year ago
@rapi321 Well Doyle pretty much always acknowledged Poe's mystery stores as an main influence on the Sherlock Holmes stories. After all Poe did basically invent the 'locked room mystery' with 'The Murders in The Rue Morgue' not to mention just about every aspect of the detective and mystery genre as we know it.
cha5 1 year ago
@rapi321 Well Doyle always acknowledged Poe as a main source of the Sherlock Holmes stories, it's pretty hard to miss if you've ever read 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Purloined Letter' which along with 'The Gold Bug' pretty much gave birth to the detective and mystery genre as we know it.
cha5 1 year ago
Undoubtadly the best Sherloch Holmes! It makes me even more angry at Robert Dawney Jr.
fangirl12 1 year ago 9
@fangirl12
Downey's Holmes looks like Kevin Costner's Robin Hood playing in Sweeney Todd's home-period.
hugh0221 1 year ago
Effete,erudite egotistical sherlock holmes...wonderful
jameschairmanwong631 1 year ago
I remember that they used this code in my high school math book. Definitely one of the best short stories Doyle wrote.
harveybullocks1281 1 year ago
its things like that odd "bum bum bum" hes does after finishing a sentance that really make this holmes the best of all ... little things like that only brett would have put in and no script writer could have come up with
Valen123456 1 year ago 6
@Valen123456 Can you please tell me if these episodes run in a certain order I should be watching or roughly how many there are?
abbeyism 1 year ago
@abbeyism There are several seasons with 4 or 5 episodes to each ... the order of series differs slightly from conan doyles original works ... you can see the order if you look on wikipedia ... any episodes with David Burke as Watson (like this one) come from the episodes before The Final Problem with Edward Hardwicke (who lookd much older) coming after it
Valen123456 1 year ago
@abbeyism en.wikipedia(dot)org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_(1984_TV_series)
OmegaShenron6574 1 year ago
Oh that's good to know. I've taken up wearing them too. Since I watched this video, I've acquired three of them! Now I can wear my pocket watch the old-fashioned way.
Shangas 1 year ago 4
My very favorite episode;) 5-stars!
jgoudeau207 1 year ago
I love both Watsons but Burke is ever more cute xD
and Jeremy Brett looks absolutely gorgeous here ^^; and his accent is so damn hot!!!
Dratini999 1 year ago 4
So 80s.
interstitialofficial 1 year ago
@interstitialofficial 1880s ;) lol
jgoudeau207 1 year ago
There could be no better Holmes than Brett, even to this day. He is the quintessential Holmes, and this is one of my favorites episodes.
phREaker419 1 year ago 5
I love it when Dr.Watson is stumped by Holmes intelligence! It SOO funny! :) And a stumped watson makes holmes happy. lol
firetrucksnfishcakes 1 year ago 6
I loved Jeremy Brett's Holmes, thanks for posting
partyhat3 1 year ago 2
Watson: "How absurdly simple -- *facepalm* "
"Sherlock Holmes is cheerful, so Sherlock Holmes must have a case." "PAHH!!!" Must be a really good case -- either that or he HAS gotten into the cocaine bottle!
Imverycute2 1 year ago 14
i had the pc game sherlock holmes and they made watson sound exactly like this one
Dravenswraith 1 year ago
Your check book is in my dresser and you have not requested the key. I love the Holmes/Watson relationship. Doyle is so great!
LukasVonBamberg 1 year ago 6
I actuall like both of the Watsons....this one is a bit more authoritative but the other is quite affable and kindhearted
jimmbo13 2 years ago 8
PAH! :D
calliesaiyan 2 years ago 4
Why would Watson still have chalk when he came home? Does Watson not wash his hands?
lollipopfop 2 years ago
Victorian Era. Simple as that. Washing one's hands wasn't quite as easy as it is now(AKA turn the tap and miracle of miracles, water emerges). So it's not surprising that he would still have something on his hands upon returning home. It's unlikely there was somewhere that he could have washed up.
WhenJacksAttack 2 years ago
How have I never seen this before? Brett is like Sherlock Holmes simply sprang off the page and walked onto the set. He's PERFECT!
coots89 2 years ago 12
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Peter Cushing is better. this guy has no personality
tephygirl23 2 years ago
I must respectfully disagree with you. While I do quite enjoy Peter Cushing, to me Jeremy Brett embodies the character. And how can you say he has no personality? His entire conversation with Watson is practically bursting with contained energy and mischief.
coots89 2 years ago 4
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@coots89 Just because he is close to the book doesn't mean he is better. He is too close to the book, I think. Oh lord. There go the women going hysterical like always in the effing stories.
lollipopfop 2 years ago
Then you might enjoy Peter Cushing's version. I don't believe he was quite so close to the book, but he still managed Holmes' brilliance and quirkiness quite well.
coots89 2 years ago
PAH!
MarsRepepsi 2 years ago 6
How Watson continues to be suprised by ANYTHING is still beyond me. Lol.
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"Sherlock Holmes is cheerful, so... Sherlock Holmes must have a case."
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Wow, that was... surreal.
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This is the second comment I've seen you post. If you do not like Sherlock Holmes, then piss off because we don't want to read your childish comments.
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hiramseymouruj 2 years ago
This is really awesome, since i am reading the story right now, and having to do an essay on it and everything... Can i ask where you got the video? I'm also supposed to make an imovie for this story.
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Winterheart00 2 years ago
Haha, I can't believe Holmes is so impudent as to suggest Elsie was a prostitute, or something like it, in Victorian times--that would be rude even now! 8:35 --> If I misinterpreted this, let me know!
KingofStarfox 2 years ago
I think he's suggesting that Mr. Cubitt is a sugar-daddy. That is, a wealthy, older man showering a younger woman with gifts and affection for...carnal pleasures, shall we say. Indeed a very offensive thing to say. I believe Cubitt was saying that they either paid half/half for anything they did, or that he was just dating her.
Shangas 2 years ago 2
am i the only person who think that holmes looks rather PHWOAARR with that waistcoat???? 6:22
yrti0121 2 years ago 9
Unfortunately men don't wear waistcoats anymore...such a pity.
Shangas 2 years ago 87
Yes.
I also regret that they don't wear those renaissance shirts with a square neckline. That looks so good with broad shoulders.
Men's clothes today are just baggy and cover up their body instead of showing it to an advantage.
Let's have some more imagination and life into men's fashion.
ZolotayaKoshka 2 years ago 4
@ZolotayaKoshka
Pfft. Dudes my age wear purple skinny jeans. *shudder*
MarsRepepsi 2 years ago 2
@Shangas it's a pity they aren't dressed at all like that time :( Also Jeremy Brett is looking very good in his Sherlock Holmes-outfits :)
yamifannetje 1 year ago 7
@Shangas Amen.
CaptainPolaris 1 year ago
@Shangas you'd be surprised. steampunk has had a bit of an uprising these last 2 years
OmegaShenron6574 1 year ago
@OmegaShenron6574 So I have noticed, with much joy. Although not a steampunkist myself, I do wear a waistcoat on a regular basis...and a watch and chain to go with it.
Shangas 1 year ago
@Shangas yeah i wanna dress like steampunk but its not cheap and the area i live is so chavvy i'd probably be mugged
OmegaShenron6574 1 year ago
@Shangas Yes they do... waistcoat is just another name for a vest. I wear vests and I see others who do as well.
TeaChanPunker 7 months ago
@TeaChanPunker I wear a waistcoat regularly as well, together with a watch and chain. It's nice to see that the waistcoat's coming back into fashion.
Shangas 7 months ago
@Shangas I never go anywhere with out my hat and pocket watch. C:
TeaChanPunker 7 months ago
@TeaChanPunker That's always good to hear.
Shangas 7 months ago
"Sherlock Holmes is cheerful, so, Sherlock Homes must have a case."
"Pah!" *strange gypsy movement with notepaper*
Ahh, Holmes, you never cease to amuse me. You, too, Mr. Brett.
By the way, anyone notice how, when Watson says the above stated quote, he sounds oddly like Sean Connery?
flameandshadow 2 years ago 7
I love the hand movement he does at 3:26 ^^ He was such a fine actor. There'll never be anyone who's like him.
LittleMadPyro 2 years ago 6
Watson has really pretty eyes. I never noticed that before, but they're actually quite attractive.
pookoos 2 years ago 4
I think that how awesome Burke is at playing Watson is very overshadowed by Brett being awesome at playing Holmes. I love Watson's "ha I beat you" expression when he says "Really, Holmes?" at 5:13.
mfoxie0x 2 years ago 6
thats 6:13 not 5:13
pibeagles 2 years ago
Oops! Sorry! Thanks. ^^
mfoxie0x 2 years ago
Who knew Holmes had some control over Watson's cheque book? :)
CaptainPolaris 2 years ago 6
In canon, because Watson has a gambling problem.
harleycoopz 2 years ago 5
I don't recall reading anywhere that Watson was a gambler. He just had a nasty habit of trying to live outside his financial means.
Shangas 2 years ago
Actually, Shangas, Watson was indeed a gambler in canon. In "Shoscombe Old Place" or something similar, Watson admitted that half of his pension was spent/wasted in gambling.
Nuuann 2 years ago 6
Oh, I didn't realise that. I suppose he probably either won or lost his money playing at cards or billiards. The canon (and various films) make Watson out to be a rather formidable pool-player.
Shangas 2 years ago
Sorry, but it was horse-racing that he had paid for with half of his wound pension.
Nuuann 2 years ago
Also the very first Sherlock Holmes story 'A Study In Scarlet' tells Holmes that he has a hidden vice
(gambling?)
"I keep a bull pup" I said, and I object to rows because my nerves are shaken, (from his Afganistan campaign)
and I get up at all sorts of ungodly hours, and I am extremely lazy. I have another set of vices when I'm well, but those are the principal ones at present."
Many Sherlockians think that "another set of vices" likely refers to gambling.
cha5 2 years ago 4
that's gambling
Chakotaysmack 2 years ago
oh, i misunderstood.
Chakotaysmack 2 years ago
If you read the stories, you'll soon realise that Watson is not the most financially-reliable person in the world. As a result, I think he entrusted his chequebook to Holmes to make sure that he didn't go off burning banknotes willy-nilly and making himself broke.
Shangas 2 years ago 4
really! but he always tells others what to do, then Holmes corrects him. lol
Chakotaysmack 2 years ago
Say what?
Shangas 2 years ago
Brett is just TOO GOOD! Totally and unfailingly in character. As always.
ceruleanmist111 2 years ago 9
Much too bad, that Guy Ritchie has gone forward with Downey, Jr. Shudders, shudders.
MicroWorldLover 2 years ago
my sister got a book of allthe shelock holmes mysterys and it shows the sherlock was a druggy meth and the needle said it would help him think.......but after his fack death he stop it shows that maybe did too
maryf7772 2 years ago
I love Sherlock Holmes and especially how brett portrays him. If you want to join my group called "The Art of Deduction" on facebook your more then welcome to. I just started it and I basically set up puzzles and photos and what-not and people try to deduce it :) Hope to see you there.
maskasdk3000 2 years ago
dam i don't have face book but i want to deduce it all
for all you deduction fans out there who want a sharp mind do lots of riddles and you will be a sharp detective
if you want riddles ask me i got lots
if you have riddles tell me i want new ones i beat all the ones my friends gave me
MakotoShishio5 2 years ago
I recently put in a request for the upcoming series of 'QI'. They are looking for the 'H' series. I requested they include 'Holmes', as in 'Sherlock'. Keep tuned!! And, add to that, if you would like!!
MicroWorldLover 2 years ago
At 3:25, is the portrait in the back ground of the same falls that he and Moriarty go over? If not, it is a striking resemblance.
rampantimagination 2 years ago 4
it is indeed!
xxsangrealxx 2 years ago
Ah yes. The typical way women in these stories deal with problems. By running away and becoming mentally ill. Gotta love the good opinion of our gender.
lollipopfop 2 years ago 5
I know, it's so one-sided. Women are portrayed as fainting, or shrieking and going hysterical at the slightest unexpected thing.
mahound9 2 years ago
except for irene adler
flormarplay 2 years ago 5
Haha, I completely agree with the one sidedness. But it's only logical for Doyle to write them this way... (with a few exceptions)
Victorian women weren't necessarily raised to be equals to the men. Fainting, shrieking, and going hysterical at the slightest unexpected thing was probably upholding their standards of ettiquette. ^.-
ceruleanmist111 2 years ago
Agreed, and the tight corsets probably didn't allow them to breathe properly, as well.
MicroWorldLover 2 years ago
Not strictly true, the women (for one) wore them enough that they were accustomed to the way they breathed in corsets and (for another) they were not all that constricting. Today's pop culture just doesn't properly understand the function and daily use of a corset (the image of too tight lacing comes from ignorance rather than true fact).
ImLiveingALie 2 years ago
Dear ImLiveing, I have no doubt that you wear a corset daily, and that you can breathe from it, comfortably.. However, my dear, you forget what corsets were made of, in those days, and, indeed, how tight they were laced. My grandfather's sister, who wore a corset all her life, told me how she could not function without it. She had no musculature in her core. So, yes, the corset had much to do with the fainting part of women in that age. As for the other reasons, well.....
MicroWorldLover 2 years ago
I apologize if what I said has offended you (which it seems to have done for some strange reason) I was merely pointing out a flaw in your reasoning that I noticed due to the fact that I am studying historic costuming.
ImLiveingALie 2 years ago 2
One Jeremy Holmes a day, keeps the doctor away =)
marianneootjers 2 years ago 18
lmao omg
ive been doing that for the past week
as if didnt know about this amazing guy before ?!?!??!
yrti0121 2 years ago
If we are lucky, there will be a 'Holmes' episode on 'QI'....
MicroWorldLover 2 years ago 3
i could do what holmes did there
jillllllybean 2 years ago
Is that a picture of the Reichenbach Falls above the chimney at 3: 25?
caterpillartomoko 2 years ago
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Aannan 2 years ago
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Yes, I think that might be the Reichenbach Falls - after Holmes' battle with Moriarty, Watson covers the picture with a black curtain.
Aannan 2 years ago
Yes, that's what it is.
Shangas 2 years ago
I am watching Basil Rathbone and this Holmes enemy is Hitler who Holmes is smart enough to completely outwit.
Good huh? Although Brett is more like the Holmes in the book.
000266617 2 years ago
what year, approximately, do these mysterys take place/
auntdj111 2 years ago
1890-just before WW1
lanetxgp1 2 years ago
1890 is considerably further back than "Just before WWI".
Shangas 2 years ago
1890 hardly constitutes 'just before' WWI.
Shangas 2 years ago
The Holmes stories took place between ca. 1887-1914, at the start of WWI.
Shangas 2 years ago
the little "-" means through....1890"through"just before WW1
lanetxgp1 2 years ago 2
:28 seconds in and we discover that she's a vampire !
claud4 2 years ago 5
What a treat in this day and age of ebonics, vulgarity, etc., to listen to the eloquence of the english language well spoken.
facelikedog 2 years ago 28
I could not have agreed more. But should it not have been '...of the English language well spoken'?
:)
ithejuggernaut 2 years ago 8
Evidently, my dear Watson.:)
facelikedog 2 years ago 9
Sweet dreams of the eternal English countryside..Ah !
WAMEDJO 2 years ago 3
I never ever expected Holmes to be in such a good mood!
PyroCLastik 3 years ago 8
lol 5:08-5:10 "PAHHH!" brilliant
enoki79 3 years ago 14
yeah that's the real take...
MoonwalkerWorshiper 2 years ago 4
LOL That is the best!!!!
I did it to my brother and he thought i was insane
Mosflow 2 years ago 4
It would seem that Holmes is an Aristotelian! heh heh. I love this opening bit!
bookishmuch 3 years ago 3
Thanks for uploading this lovely show. Really remarkable production when we consider the limitations of TV.
LordHamlet99 3 years ago 12
Im not sure if it has a name. I think it was made ecspecialy for the show.
sydlee96 3 years ago 3
What is the name of the theme song?
saruman84 3 years ago 2
The violin piece that usually accompanies the start of each episode (with the Baker Street streetscene) is "221b Baker Street". The opening theme here, is just a variation of that.
Shangas 2 years ago 3