John watson, sian brooke as eurus holmes, rupert graves as greg lestrade una stubbs as mrs. It airs on the bbc in the uk, and on pbs in the usa. Sherlock holmes is a 2009 period mystery action film based on the character of the same name created by sir arthur conan doyle. Sherlock is a british television series produced by hartswood films for the bbc, starring benedict cumberbatch as sherlock holmes and martin freeman as john watson. Sherlock is a british crime television series based on sir arthur conan doyles sherlock holmes detective stories. Which is the best sherlock holmes movietv series of all. I have read all of sherlock holmes and seen all of the adventures of sherlock holmes tv series 19841985 multiple times. He has a brilliant, deductive mind and instantly notices slight details that escape most peoples attention. The offender himself shot himself in the head, but for unknown reasons his body was never found in season 5, the adventures of holmes and watson will continue, but their scale will be completely different. One actor whose association with the series is less wellknown is arsher ali.
In the 1991 tv movie sherlock holmes and the leading lady. His parents, wanda ventham and timothy carlton born timothy carlton congdon cumberbatch, are both actors. List of actors who have played sherlock holmes wikipedia. A woman in pink is the fourth in a series of seemingly unrelated suicides, but sherlock holmes deduces that the deaths are actually murders most foul. Sherlocks benedict cumberbatch on his most challenging role duration. This is the complete guide to the sherlock holmes granada series starring jeremy brett. Sherlock tv series wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The series 19841985 titled adventuressherlock holmes.
The bbc drama will comprise benedict cumberbatch as sherlock holmes, martin freeman as dr. When is sherlock holmes season 5 releasing on netflix. The producers are sue vertue and elaine cameron and the executive producers. A brilliant londonbased detective, holmes is famous for his prowess at using logic and astute observation to solve cases. The first two films in the series were produced by 20th century fox and released in 1939. Sherlock holmes a great british detective who lives on baker street with watson, is not attentive to people, but attentive to details, reveals murders without any problems, is ready to shoot a wall with a pistol when he gets bored benedict cumberbatch john watson a former doctor, lost his wife last season, one brings up a daughter, often spends time with sherlock, investigating. The adventures of sherlock holmes 19841985, the return of sherlock holmes 19861988, the casebook of sherlock holmes 19911993 and the memoirs of sherlock holmes 1994, collectively known as sherlock holmes, are a series of adaptations of arthur conan doyles sherlock holmes stories which were produced by granada television and originally broadcast by itv in the united kingdom. Since 2002, the company frogwares has been developing a series of sherlock holmes puzzleadventure games based on the original books as well as including various crossovers with other series. By clicking on the title of each episode, you will find a summary of the adventure, a commentary on the episode, the full casting and a gallery with portraits of the performers and some typical scenes.
He is a grandson of submarine commander henry carlton cumberbatch, and a greatgrandson of diplomat henry arnold cumberbatch cmg. Referring to himself as a consulting detective in the stories, holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating. Likewise, people may feel the same way about sherlock holmes. He played fictional detective sherlock holmes in four granada tv series from 1984 to 1994 in all 41 episodes. Watsons new life with flatmate sherlock holmes is never dull, and even sherlocks unusual idea of a visit to the bank keeps the doctor on his toes. The two characters bear many similarities, such as. The creators of the series had to pick up an actor who could convey the genius of holmes. Holmes timothy carlton and wanda ventham, the reallife parents of benedict cumberbatch, sherlock, mycroft, and eurus parents, appear in series three and four. These series costarred david burke as doctor watson, reversing the commonly held view of watson as the watson epitomized by nigel bruce in the 1940s and 50s, portraying holmes biographer as a strong, intelligent, humorous but never bumbling man of action, often learning from holmes in the art of deduction. Of course, the main character of sir arthur conan doyles detective stories sherlock holmes.
It is a famous show on the bbc and netflix detective drama that is hailed by the critics and the fans as well. A series of sherlock holmes adaptations, based on the stories of sir arthur conan doyle. Additionally, many actors have portrayed sherlock holmes in audio dramas and stage productions. The complete granada television series 12 dvd at a low price. Of the 60 holmes stories written by sir arthur conan doyle, 42 were adapted in the series spanning 36 onehour. Sherlock hound, an anime adaptation that recast the characters as funny animals and aired in 1984 and 1985 aria the scarlet ammo features one of the protagonists, aria h. Sherlock holmes tv series 19841994 the arthur conan. John noble cast as sherlock holmes dad in elementary.
Sherlock holmes is portrayed by the british actor benedict cumberbatch. They are introduced in the empty hearse when john comes into the flat at baker street to find an older couple seated in the sitting room, speaking to sherlock. Rulers true name is sherlock holmes, sharokku homuzu, the worlds greatest, most famous and sole consulting detective, the genuine. From a privileged background, brett was educated at englands most prestigious independent school, eton college. He managed to convey the highest tragedy of the hero intellectual perfection. The official facebook page for sherlock holmes nothing escapes him. Sherlock holmes is the most portrayed literary human character in film and television history. Scotland yard suspects a madman, but holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot. Hudson, mark gatiss as mycroft holmes, louise brealey as molly hooper and andrew scott as professor moriarty in the upgraded season. Holmes appears in all film adaptations of the sherlock holmes stories. Benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch was born and raised in london, england. From 1939 to 1946, a series of 14 films including sherlock holmes and the. Its sort of like asking which actor was the best doctor from doctor who.
Sherlock holmes is based on the character of the same name from sir arthur conan doyles stories. A series of fourteen films based on sir arthur conan doyle s sherlock holmes stories was released between 1939 and 1946. Born on january 6, 1972 to may and morland holmes, he had a brother, mycroft. I have been a huge sherlock holmes nerd since childhood and when i first heard. Sherlock holmes actor, benedict cumberbatch, receives cbe. Sherlock s scheduling has been anything but regular. Sadly it has not so far been released on dvd in the uk however this superb set of doublesided american discs is great for anyone with a multiregion player. Afghanistan and its time to live a quiet life, but his neighbor is the mysterious and eccentric sherlock holmes. James jim moriarty is the main antagonist of the bbc series sherlock. Sherlocks scheduling has been anything but regular.
There have been numerous television adaptations of sherlock holmes. Mar 03, 2020 most of us might have watched the series, sherlock. If what you want is opinions, add a do you think somewhere in the question. His career spanned from stage, to television and film, to shakespeare and musical theatre.
Jun 03, 2015 fringe alum john noble has joined the cast of cbs drama elementary as a series regular for the upcoming fourth season, playing sherlock holmes wealthy, estranged father. List of sherlock holmes short stories and novels baker. Even sherlock himself is in doubt about the veracity of the death of the main villain of our time. The film was directed by guy ritchie and produced by joel silver, lionel wigram, susan downey, and dan lin. Sherlock holmes ist ein beratender privatdetektiv mit bemerkenswerten. The lead actor benedict cumberbatch performed the main role of sherlock holmes.
Sherlock holmes is a fictional consulting detective in london 18801914 created by scottish author and physician sir arthur conan doyle. The series sherlock focuses on howthe detective has changed in the modern realities. Casting the lead for the series was the most important factor for the shows. Kanzaki, as the greatgranddaughter of sherlock holmes. He has a brilliant, deductive mind and instantly notices. Sherlock holmes received mostly positive critical reaction, with praise for its story, action sequences, set pieces, costume design, zimmers musical score, and downeys performance as the main character, winning downey the golden globe award for best actor in a musical or comedy. See how sherlock would have looked with the actors who were. Then in volume 5, sherlock himself made his appearance as one of the antagonists.
He is a consulting criminal mastermind as well as the archenemy of sherlock holmes. Villains who appeared in the sherlock holmes stories by sir arthur colon doyle, and any of their adaptations. He is perhaps the most famous fictional detective, and indeed one of the. Fans of granadas 80s90s sherlock holmes series starring jeremy brett will find the beryl coronet interesting as it features david burke who played doctor watson in the first series. Piers wenger, head of drama at bbc cymru wales, described the series rendering of sherlock as a dynamic. He is the main antagonist of series 1 and 2, and then later a posthumous antagonist in series 3, the 2016 special the abominable bride and series 4. Most of us might have watched the series, sherlock. The first two seasons are referred to as the adventures of sherlock holmes. Holmes, master of disguise, reasoned logically to deduce clients background from their first appearance. Created by steven moffat and mark gatiss, it stars benedict cumberbatch as sherlock holmes and martin freeman as doctor john watson. Heres a look at some of the actors whove portrayed the great detective and his. A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century london.
Revisit the rogues gallery of villains whove haunted sherlock holmes and his inner circle over the course of the hit series. Sherlock lives at 221b baker street with john watson, as did the original holmes. Theres a super array of guest actors including roger delgado, neil stacy, patrick troughton and lots of other familiar faces. Holmes timothy carlton and wanda ventham, the reallife parents of benedict. What actor so far has played the best sherlock holmes. He was devised by british author and physician sir arthur conan doyle. Add in the private life of sherlock homes as another film i really love. With benedict cumberbatch, martin freeman, una stubbs, rupert graves. Sherlock holmes investigates when young women around london turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Martin freeman cast in fargo tv series englisch bbc news. Fringe alum john noble has joined the cast of cbs drama elementary as a series regular for the upcoming fourth season, playing sherlock holmes wealthy, estranged father. The adventures of sherlock holmes the copper beeches tv. With jeremy brett, david burke, joss ackland, natasha richardson.
Sherlock holmes is a consulting detective for the nypds 11th precinct and scotland yard. The objectives of the three most popular shows namely, the 1984 sherlock holmes series, the downey films and sherlock differ gre. Sherlock tv series 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sherlock holmes is the most portrayed literary human character in film and television history, having appeared on screen 254 times as of 2012. The best sherlock holmes actor is a pretty subjective rubric, as tastes will vary from person to person. Arthur conan doyles classic series has been retold countless times, so its. This page covers the franchise of television series produced by british television company granada television between 1984 and 1994, staring jeremy brett as the titular great detective. Sherlock season 5 release date, cast, plot and latest. Rucastles odd requirements for governess violet hunter, such as cutting her hair and wearing certain dresses, alarm her so she seeks holmes advice. Sherlock holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. When jeremy brett started the sherlock holmes on pbs it was another perfect holmes. Prior to forming the contract with ritsuka, he was a casterclass servant without a master. This 1964 series starring douglas wilmer as sherlock holmes who had a cameo role in a 2012 episode of the bbcs sherlock series is a superb series and not as well known as it ought to be.
Peter jeremy william huggins 3 november 1933 12 september 1995, known professionally as jeremy brett, was an english actor. The actor excellently played the role of detective. The actor was cast after reading the script for the creative team. He was clearly more of a sherlock holmes than a dr watson. The refined and debonair english actor jeremy brett will forever be best remembered for his longrunning and critically acclaimed portrayal of sherlock holmes for britains granada television. Sherlock season 5 air date, cast, episodes and news. The first 2 films the adventures of sherlock holmes and the hounds of baskerville are perfect, the rest of the series is great fun, especially the woman in green. After a long search in the cast of sherlock entered benedict cumberbatch. It is fully influenced by sir arthur conan doyles detective stories. I have seen a couple of episodes of the newer sherlock tv series and also the two movies sherlock holmes 2009 film and s.
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