Sherlock Holmes - Complete Collection [16 Disc DVD Set - all 41 Episodes from Four Television Series) £26.97 at Amazon
Sherlock Holmes - Complete Collection [16 Disc DVD Set - all 41 Episodes from Four Television Series) £26.97 at Amazon - List of contents at bottom of post
Next best for this set £29.99 at HMV - so seems a good deal
Sherlock Holmes, the creation of novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of the world’s greatest and most popular fictional detectives, as famous for his deerstalker and pipe as his legendary powers of observation and deduction. He is an aloof and private man driven by a fierce intellect that gives him astounding brilliance and unfathomable eccentricity in equal measure.
The late Jeremy Brett, the definitive Holmes, stars in these beautiful adaptations taken from the classic ITV1 series and as ever Dr Watson is on hand as his indispensable assistant. Featuring guests appearances from stars such as John Thaw (Inspector Morse), Robert Hardy (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Natasha Richardson (Maid in Manhattan), Joss Ackland (Lethal Weapon 2), Peter Vaughan (Remains of the Day) and many more.
This 16 disc boxset contains the entire Sherlock series. Episodes include:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes :
A Scandal In Bohemia
The Dancing Men
The Naval Treaty
The Solitary Cyclist
A Crooked Man
The Speckled Band
The Blue Carbunkle
The Copper Beeches
The Greek Interpreter
The Norwood Builder
The Resident Patient
The Red Headed League
The Final Problem
The Return Of Sherlock Holmes:
The Empty House
The Priory School
The Second Strain
The Musgrove Ritual
The Abbey Grange
The Man with the Twisted Lip
The Six Napoleons
The Sign of Four
The Devil’s Foot
Silver Blaze
Wisteria Lodge
The Bruce Partington Plans
The Hound Of The Baskervilles
The Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes:
The Disappearance Of Lady Frances Carfax
The Problem of Thor Bridge
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
The Illustrious Client
The Creeping Man
The Master Blackmailer
The Last Vampyre
The Eligible Bachelor
The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes:
The Three Gables
The Dying Detective
The Golden Pince-Nez
The Red Circle
The Mazarin Stone
The Cardboard Box
All Comments (13)
Jump to unread Post a CommentThis series has a unique charm all of its own.
However, there was one episode (which one I cannot remember) where we could not find the original print anywhere so it is just a re-master of the original digibeta video master.
Edited By: ronmanager on Oct 10, 2010 15:11: spelling
I'm interested. Maybe you'd know - as this was shot on film and not vt would it ever be suitable for a hd release, or is there not enough resolution in the 16mm used?
Jeremy Brett comes 2nd.
Alternative to buying is to record them all off ITV3! :)
Decent price.Heat added.
all I got was "blah blah blah techie nonsense psychobabble......I did an astounding job"
:) just kidding!
Edited By: horsepills on Oct 10, 2010 16:18: unqualified sarcasm (and ****)
Ordered :D
Edited By: InfiniteDreamer on Oct 10, 2010 17:56: add smilie
If you see the episodes in sequence as they were shot, you will notice that his character becomes progressively darker and darker.
Well worth the money spent considering that I bought the set for more than £60 2 years ago.
Jeremy Brett comes 2nd.
Alternative to buying is to record them all off ITV3! :)
Decent price.Heat added.
I would tend agree good fellow!
but in this case Jeremy Brett is number 1.
heat added and bought.
Yes it was shot on 16mm so the main problem with making it HD is that it was shot and framed for 4:3. If it had been Super 16 and therefore already widescreen we'd definitely have gone down the HD path. However, although we looked at removing 'sky and grass' to see if 16:9 was possible, it wasn't because there was too much action in the top or bottom of the screen throughout..
And to the other poster, I didn't actually do any of the work, I just hired those that did and they did a great job (The Finishing School - Leeds.)
I did another project the same year with around 35 episodes of Poirot too. They were done by Intervideo in London. Also remastered from new 16mm prints. These had the same problem, 4:3 only.