The Golden Pince Nez - Sherlock Holmes (Brett) Part 1 of 5

[20meerkat]

That is the worst fake blood i have ever seen. It is obviously red paint.... if all horror films used that for blood they would be far less scary.. :D

[herrbenefinn]

Oh my GOD the two [Brett and Gray] could not POSSIBLY be more like brothers and, indeed, best friends. They're HILARIOUS together. Brett IS Holmes [FUCK Downey] and there can be no other Mycroft than Charles Gray.

[Rossk]

@herrbenefinn

YES!!!!!

Charles Gray is the best Mycroft , i really dislike the performance and portrayal in the BBC series of him..

Its not Mycroft . these 2 are the best !!!

[herrbenefinn]

Oh my GOD the two [Brett and Gray] could not POSSIBLY be more like brothers and, indeed, best friends. They're HILARIOUS together.

[ludicrouslouisa]

I enjoy a good deal of the different Sherlock Holmes adaptations, for different reasons. I for one, love Jeremy Brett, his manner is fantastic, his voice is amazing and he is probably the Holmes who is most a "character"/eccentric, like the Holmes of the canon was. I'm not sure who I imagine when I read the books, sort of a cross between several Holmeses, but the Watson I imagine is closer to Jude Law/Vitaly Solomyn than the older Watsons.

Also...that blood looks like soup. Bad SFX :p

[matero30]

Mycroft taking snuff was a treat for me as I am an avid sniffer.

I wonder, how many stories were done in the series? I'm sure they couldn't have covered the entire Canon..

[Rossk]

@matero30

41 Storys were covered from the Canon By Brett across the Adventures/Return/Case book and Memoirs.

[mlep123]

Brett is not how I picture Holmes at all. His entire attitude feels wrong to me- he seems to add exclamation points to a lot of lines that should have just been spoken.

[ameepow]

i thought using ketchup for blood in media was a joke...til now.

still a good series though. :)

[catherinespark]

It's cute at 3.45 when the guy in the wheelchair gets lifted up

[dalek42]

Brett, Gray and everyone else are doing their best, but Peter Hammond's direction just gets toooo intrusive, I mean really

[laceup1967]

@dalek42 I quite agree. The overly dramatic incidental music, awkward camera angles and lightning flashes are a tad over-the-top. It should have been titled "Hammer House Of Holmes". However, the technical over-indulgence notwithstanding, I must further your point to say that any scene with Charles Gray is nothing less than marvelous. He rises above the tackiness of the presentation and demands viewing.

[GhibliFan1]

@laceup1967

The Jeremy Brett era of Holmes is the most true-to-book presentation of Holmes ever made. It is also one of ITV's most cherished archive dramas (this and Sharpe were 1st in line for HD restorations). Go and look on Amazon's reviews for the DVD set, I have never seen so many one-sided 5 star reviews for a DVD set. It is the only Holmes production with the balls to show him warts-and-all, including taking cocaine and morphine. Your assessment is way off and the drama is well judged.

[RoyKa2010]

The ultimate Sherlock Holmes!

[robertlaberge]

Pince-nez could be translated as "nose-pincher".

[digikate813]

@robertlaberge Really????

What is it, French?????

[robertlaberge]

@digikate813

Oui, madame.

[digikate813]

@robertlaberge Merci

[suman00724]

haha lol

[parapluiejo]

The maid is like 'Oh no, he's dying!! what do I do? Oh, first aid!!!

Grab a bottle of water and splash the dying man.'

Yeah... that always works

[Frenchaccro]

There is currently a petition to get jeremy Brett awarded a posthumous Bafta. Look at "posthumous Bafta for Jeremy Brett" on facebook

[calliesaiyan]

jeremy brett is brilliant, of course... but gosh, you can tell he wasn't feeling well already when this was filmed.

[catherinespark]

@calliesaiyan You know how he was born with rhotacism (speech impediment that makes it difficult or impossible to pronounce the consonant 'r')? He had corrective surgery and speech therapy to overcome it. I've noticed that when he looks his worst (and therefore presumably feels his worst), this difficulty tends to become more apparent. The Devil's Foot is a good example.

[Imverycute2]

I miss Watson (too bad EH couldn't make it in this ep), but Mycroft was absolutely PERFECT.

[pinkpowerranger21]

LOL, go Mrs.Hudson! Sherlock Holmes can say what he wants, but she's spot on! And I loved his reaction XD

[allyndeimos]

GO LANDLADY! slap him on his selfish face, mrs. hudson, he needs it badly. (i guffawed)

[zutal0rs]

Nigel Planer, yes.

[kramnesnay]

It's Neil of The Young Ones, he seems so different here and sounds so posh from his hippie days

[Chakotaysmack]

I just got the complete set but I left it down stairs. Thanks so much for the post!

[mrparanoia000]

is it me or holmes just said 20th?

[walkingbear56]

Yes.. Holmes started in the 1890s and went on 'til he became a bee keeper just before WWI (20th century)

[walkingbear56]

Although the Golden Pince Nez was set in 1894 by most scholars of Sherlock Holmes

[wadyano]

i thought mycroft never left the club except for urgent

[ciroalb3]

are thunder storms common in England? I've never known them there.

[pudupudu]

sadly they are quite common- I'm rather terrified of them

[deathbinder]

Hopkins : May I shake your hand, sir?

Mycroft : Yes if you must!! rotflol!!!

[GlassCtiy]

@deathbinder what he really wanted to say is "I don't want to shake your hand. why do you want to shake my hand?"

[ArvindanT]

Mrs Hudson, hahaha. Even she can get to Mr. Holmes emotions aha.

"It is because you miss him!"

[yamifannetje]

the part 1:45 till 2:04 is just great! I just like Mycroft laughing with Sherlock's remark and the reproachfull comment of mrs Hudson on that remark.

[2771]

Quite good, but very different then the book.

[mengenstrom]

Funny at 9:54 !!! LOL

[NGC6144]

Thank you for uploading this episode. I haven't seen this before.

[mengenstrom]

Wow, I like the details of the locations and of Holmes' room in Baker Street!

[MrDrewKosser]

... and I loved his reaction to it moreso.

[jbshlover]

´´mr. Holmes you only say that because you miss d´the doctor´´ I just love that

[queenkarlarivera]

me too it was really funny and true

[shutterflie]

@jbshlover MRS HUDSON KNOWS.

she KNOWS