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All four series of the crime drama adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories and starring Jeremy Brett as the sleuth Sherlock Holmes. The episodes from 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' are: 'A Scandal in Bohemia', 'The Dancing Men', 'The Naval Treaty', 'The Solitary Cyclist', 'The Crooked Man', 'The Speckled Band', 'The Blue Carbuncle', 'The Copper Beeches', 'The Greek Interpreter', 'The Norwood Builder', 'The Resident Patient', 'The Red-Headed League' and 'The Final Problem'. The episodes from 'The Return of Shelock Holmes' are: 'The Empty House', 'The Abbey Grange', 'The Musgrave Ritual', 'The Second Stain', 'The Man With the Twisted Lip', 'The Priory School', 'The Six Napoleons', 'The Sign of Four', 'The Devil's Foot', 'Silver Blaze', 'Wisteria Lodge', 'The Bruce-Parington Plans' and 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. The episodes from 'The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes' are: 'The Disappearance of Lady France Carfax', 'The Problem of Thor Bridge', 'Shoscombe Old Place', 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery', 'The Illustrious Client', 'The Creeping Man', 'The Master Blackmailer', 'The Last Vampyre' and 'The Eligible Bachelor'. The episodes from 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes' are: 'The Three Gables', 'The Dying Detective', 'The Golden Pince-Nez', 'The Red Circle', 'The Mazarin Stone' and 'The Cardboard Box'. Review: The game is afoot... - ...with this splendid re-release of the classic ITV/Granada television series. I can only agree with the other reviewers that these are the definitive interpretations on TV or film of the Conan A Doyle canon of Sherlock Holmes. Nothing else really touches this, with absolutely faultless acting in all roles, whether large or small. Frankly, to compare these films with the Basil Rathbone movies is ludicrous, they are not even on the same planet (and they are anyway mostly not from Doyle's writings). Of course, the grand acting price goes to Jeremy Brett. He acts, he breaths, yes he IS Sherlock Holmes, and I pity all poor actors who will in the future try to better his performance. However, the rest of the actors also deserve high praise. Both David Burke, as a younger and more vigorous Watson, and Edward Hardwicke who portrays a more mature and solid Watson make stellar performances. They are also helped by intelligent scripts that casts Watson as a valid partner to Holmes (in fact, in some instances it may even be a bit overdone, after all Watson almost never in the short stories or novels take any part in the actual solution of the problems). You will also delight in many other superb performances and have fun recognizing many actors from the British acting elite in larger or smaller roles. As for the technical quality, this is as good as you can possibly expect from transfers of TV-shows that are up to a quarter of a century old. The new transfers have an excellent both picture and sound quality. I have been watching these DVD's on a fairly state of the art 46 inch flat screen TV set and I have no complaints whatsoever of the sharpness of the images. The sound, albeit in mono (although a few of the last episodes are actually in Dolby stereo sound) is also very good. For us non-English viewers it is also very good to have the subtitles. To bad only that you can't get them without that hard-of-hearing feature. But the fun doesn't stop there. You can also keep a lookout for all those small references to other films and work of arts. A few samples: In the episode "The Resident Patient" the beginning is copied from the opening scene of Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece "Wild Strawberries" were Isaac Borg in a nightmare dream sees himself in a coffin. In the "The Hound of the Baskervilles" there is a scene with Holmes disappearing in a cloud of smoke and fog in a railway station which is very similar to the final scene in the Leslie Howard film "Pimpernel Smith". In the episode " "The Musgrave Ritual" the ending scene is modeled from the famous pre-Raphaelite painting "Ophelia" by John Everett Millais. In the episode "The Golden Pince-Nez" there is a shot of the female protagonist, the wife of Prof. Coram, showing her in a melee with Tsarist troops with her glasses cracked. This is an obvious quotation from the famous Odessa stairs scene in Sergei Eisenstein's classic movie "The Battleship Potemkin". So, a very highly recommended viewing then. Do try to obtain a copy of this release, even if it seems to be out of print at the moment. Hopefully it will come back again. Review: Great Series, Great Price, One Boxed Set - I only recently discovered the Jeremy Brett version of "Sherlock Holmes" via Netflix. I guess better late than never. I've been a Sherlock Holmes fan since my preteens, even visited 221B Baker St and the SH museum on a once only trip to London. I've watched the Rathbone/Bruce versions and enjoyed to a point but there was a lot of WWII propaganda in some of them and it turned me off. Since I had my computer hooked up to my television (giving me a HUGE monitor), I've been watching streaming video and discovered this version. The absolute best!! I know that all of the episodes are not faithful to the written word, but they come the closest to it more than any of the other productions. I think one of the reasons Doyle's work has lasted is because he tells a good story. Granada did a very good job at depicting the Victorian Era of Doyle's works (not too idealized nor too bleak-although the upper class is depicted more so than the poorer classes). Jeremy Brett does an excellent job of BEING Sherlock Holmes. All of these three elements combine to make a series that can be watched over and over without getting dull. There are no special effects, only great stories brought to life by great actors. Because the series is a period piece-it almost can't be dated as to when it was originally filmed. If you look, you can see some current actors in these past performances-James Purefoy (Rome), Jude Law (ironically playing Dr Watson with Robert Downey Jr in the recent production of 'Sherlock Holmes', & Marina Sirtis (Star Trek Next Generation). What is great about this set is that it has ALL of the episodes and the movies-you don't have to try to find episodes or movies anywhere else. All of them span from first inception to just before Brett's death (sadly, you also watch as JB gets sicker and sicker). What might be considered "bad" about this set is that only those originally filmed with Dolby (TM) sound still retain that, the rest were not remastered with it. I also have full HD and let the television "sense" what to do with the picture. These were filmed before the advent of HD makeup and all of the imperfections show. But also adds to the realism-so I guess it's a mixed blessing. For the product, this is also the best price. I've seen other boxed sets of these DVD's for twice this. Overall-for this price you get a great series at a great price in ONE set.
| ASIN | B00GUFCPLG |
| Actors | Colin Jeavons, David Burke, Edward Hardwicke, Jeremy Brett, Rosalie Williams |
| Audio Description: | English |
| Best Sellers Rank | 362 in DVD & Blu-ray ( See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray ) 27 in Television (DVD & Blu-ray) 123 in Drama (DVD & Blu-ray) |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,626) |
| Director | Alan Grint, Brian Mills, David Carson, Howard Baker, John Bruce |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer | No |
| Language | English (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
| Manufacturer reference | B00GUFCPLG |
| Media Format | PAL |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Producers | John Hawkesworth, June Wyndham-Davies, Michael Cox, Rebecca Eaton |
| Product Dimensions | 4.8 x 19.8 x 13.8 cm; 420 g |
| Release date | 24 Aug. 2009 |
| Run time | 39 hours and 16 minutes |
| Studio | ITV DVD |
| Subtitles: | German |
| Writers | Alan Plater, Alexander Baron, Alfred Shaughnessy, Anthony Skene, Bill Craig |
J**G
The game is afoot...
...with this splendid re-release of the classic ITV/Granada television series. I can only agree with the other reviewers that these are the definitive interpretations on TV or film of the Conan A Doyle canon of Sherlock Holmes. Nothing else really touches this, with absolutely faultless acting in all roles, whether large or small. Frankly, to compare these films with the Basil Rathbone movies is ludicrous, they are not even on the same planet (and they are anyway mostly not from Doyle's writings). Of course, the grand acting price goes to Jeremy Brett. He acts, he breaths, yes he IS Sherlock Holmes, and I pity all poor actors who will in the future try to better his performance. However, the rest of the actors also deserve high praise. Both David Burke, as a younger and more vigorous Watson, and Edward Hardwicke who portrays a more mature and solid Watson make stellar performances. They are also helped by intelligent scripts that casts Watson as a valid partner to Holmes (in fact, in some instances it may even be a bit overdone, after all Watson almost never in the short stories or novels take any part in the actual solution of the problems). You will also delight in many other superb performances and have fun recognizing many actors from the British acting elite in larger or smaller roles. As for the technical quality, this is as good as you can possibly expect from transfers of TV-shows that are up to a quarter of a century old. The new transfers have an excellent both picture and sound quality. I have been watching these DVD's on a fairly state of the art 46 inch flat screen TV set and I have no complaints whatsoever of the sharpness of the images. The sound, albeit in mono (although a few of the last episodes are actually in Dolby stereo sound) is also very good. For us non-English viewers it is also very good to have the subtitles. To bad only that you can't get them without that hard-of-hearing feature. But the fun doesn't stop there. You can also keep a lookout for all those small references to other films and work of arts. A few samples: In the episode "The Resident Patient" the beginning is copied from the opening scene of Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece "Wild Strawberries" were Isaac Borg in a nightmare dream sees himself in a coffin. In the "The Hound of the Baskervilles" there is a scene with Holmes disappearing in a cloud of smoke and fog in a railway station which is very similar to the final scene in the Leslie Howard film "Pimpernel Smith". In the episode " "The Musgrave Ritual" the ending scene is modeled from the famous pre-Raphaelite painting "Ophelia" by John Everett Millais. In the episode "The Golden Pince-Nez" there is a shot of the female protagonist, the wife of Prof. Coram, showing her in a melee with Tsarist troops with her glasses cracked. This is an obvious quotation from the famous Odessa stairs scene in Sergei Eisenstein's classic movie "The Battleship Potemkin". So, a very highly recommended viewing then. Do try to obtain a copy of this release, even if it seems to be out of print at the moment. Hopefully it will come back again.
R**N
Great Series, Great Price, One Boxed Set
I only recently discovered the Jeremy Brett version of "Sherlock Holmes" via Netflix. I guess better late than never. I've been a Sherlock Holmes fan since my preteens, even visited 221B Baker St and the SH museum on a once only trip to London. I've watched the Rathbone/Bruce versions and enjoyed to a point but there was a lot of WWII propaganda in some of them and it turned me off. Since I had my computer hooked up to my television (giving me a HUGE monitor), I've been watching streaming video and discovered this version. The absolute best!! I know that all of the episodes are not faithful to the written word, but they come the closest to it more than any of the other productions. I think one of the reasons Doyle's work has lasted is because he tells a good story. Granada did a very good job at depicting the Victorian Era of Doyle's works (not too idealized nor too bleak-although the upper class is depicted more so than the poorer classes). Jeremy Brett does an excellent job of BEING Sherlock Holmes. All of these three elements combine to make a series that can be watched over and over without getting dull. There are no special effects, only great stories brought to life by great actors. Because the series is a period piece-it almost can't be dated as to when it was originally filmed. If you look, you can see some current actors in these past performances-James Purefoy (Rome), Jude Law (ironically playing Dr Watson with Robert Downey Jr in the recent production of 'Sherlock Holmes', & Marina Sirtis (Star Trek Next Generation). What is great about this set is that it has ALL of the episodes and the movies-you don't have to try to find episodes or movies anywhere else. All of them span from first inception to just before Brett's death (sadly, you also watch as JB gets sicker and sicker). What might be considered "bad" about this set is that only those originally filmed with Dolby (TM) sound still retain that, the rest were not remastered with it. I also have full HD and let the television "sense" what to do with the picture. These were filmed before the advent of HD makeup and all of the imperfections show. But also adds to the realism-so I guess it's a mixed blessing. For the product, this is also the best price. I've seen other boxed sets of these DVD's for twice this. Overall-for this price you get a great series at a great price in ONE set.
C**T
Jeremy Brett is the definitive Sherlock Holmes, for me, so the television show is always worth watching, and owning. Don't get me wrong, I like the Cumberbatch/Freeman version as well, with it's modern twist (at least seasons 1, 2 ... the writers lost the plot a bit in season 3, 4) ... but the Jeremy Brett version is the Victorian classic version, and about as close to the Arthur Conan Doyle books as it is possible to get. So, in terms of the story, if you are a Sherlock Holmes fan and you haven't seen Jeremy Brett versions, they are absolutely worth it! I wanted a good quality version, as I had previously had the old green cover Granada DVDs from a long time ago which had some quality issues. This set is great and the blurays are a definite improvement! Do keep in mind that it is a version code that is not compatible with USA/Canada DVD players unless you have a region-free player. The seller reached out to me before he charged/shipped the item to make sure that I was aware of that and to check whether I still wanted the item which was MUCH appreciated! I did want it, and was aware, but I can see how many people might not notice that detail in the description, and so checking before shipping was a really helpful and genuine thing for this seller to do! The item showed up in excellent condition as well. The inserts are beautiful. It is the complete series (The Adventures, The Return, The Casebook, The Memoires, and the Feature Film collection which is combined with a few of these seasons on the disks), it is all there. I was specifically looking for this remastered UK version with PAL coding but you do need to make sure that your bluray player will be able to play this. If it does, this is great picture quality and definitely worth having!
J**Y
This is a must-have set for anyone who is a fan of Sherlock Holmes
M**S
goed aangekomen. goed kwaliteit.
T**L
Ich möchte hiermit auch meinen Senf zu der Sherlock Holmes Bluray-Box geben. Die Serie wurde zwischen den Jahren 1984 und 1994 produziert und enthält diverse Erzählungen als auch Romane aus Doyles Kanon. Herausragend ist, dass sich die Produktion nicht allzu viele Freiheiten nimmt, und sich (meistens) sehr nahe an die Vorlage hält. Das viktorianische England ist sehr schön nachgezeichnet und die Rollen hervorragend besetzt - vor allem Jeremy Brett als Sherlock Holmes. Es ist eine Freude zu sehen, wie dieser Mann mit seiner Rolle verschmolzen ist. Dr. John Watson wurde gleich von 2 Schauspielern verkörpert - David Burke und Edward Hardwicke. Dies fällt aber - besonders in der deutschen Fassung - kaum auf, da mit der Zweitbesetzung ein ebenbürtiger Ersatz gefunden wurde. Hardwicke wirkt zwar etwas älter und gesetzter als Burke, da aber zwischen dem Wechsel ein Zeitraum von 3 Jahren stattfindet - und er (vorerst) sogar die gleiche deutsche Synchronstimme hat, wurde hier der perfekte Doppelgänger gewählt. Zu Bild und Ton: Es wurde hier in einer Rezension bemängelt, dass die Bluray keine Aufwertung zur DVD-Fassung darstellt. Diesen Eindruck hatte ich zuerst auch - ich habe aber keine Vergleichsmöglichkeit, da ich die DVDs nicht besitze. Allerdings macht die Bildqualität ab Staffel 2 einen deutlichen Sprung, ab dann ist das Bild auf einem schönen HD-Niveau. Ich würde also definitiv die Bluray-Fassung bevorzugen. Das kann ich uneingeschränkt empfehlen, ich habe die Serie auf einem großen 75-Zoll TV geschaut. Zu bemängeln gibt es eigentlich nur die deutsche Vertonung. Leider wechsen die Synchronsprecher sehr oft, besonders bei Sherlock Holmes. Watson hat in der DDR-Synchro der regulären Folgen aber durchweg die gleiche Stimme, und selbst im 1. Langfilm. Ab Staffel 5 wurden die restlichen Folgen nachträglich synchronisiert, man erkennt es deutlich daran, dass viele bekannte deutsche Stimmen bis in kleine Nebenrollen besetzt wurden. Aber ärgerlicherweise wurde wohl Staffel 4 im Zuge dieser Vertonung vergessen, hier liegt keine deutsche Tonspur vor. Dies betrifft allerdings nur 4 Folgen. In den Filmen wechseln die Stimmen dann allerdings auch leider immer wieder. Ich kann dennoch der Serie aufgrund dieses Mankos keine schlechtere Bewertung geben. Es würde der detailverliebten Inszenierung und der Leistung von Jeremy Brett nicht gerecht werden. Daher 5 Sterne von mir, auch wenn der letzte Stern nicht ganz so hell funkelt.
G**1
D'abord, je ne comprend pas toutes les critiques qui m'ont fait hésiter à l'achat, vraiment le résultat est brillant. J'ai la version DVD et je commente donc en relation la version Blu-ray en master restauré que j'ai acheté. Il est vrai que c'est une série qui date du début des année 90', effectivement, dans les plans sombres, il y a des détails qui auraient pu être plus visibles. Parfois, un léger grain. Plus l'image est lumineuse et plus le rendu est bon. Cependant, cela n'a plus rien à voir avec la version DVD, c'est nettement supérieur. Les décors, les objets, la texture des habits et même dans les scènes avec un contraste élevé c'est très bon. Le son est également restauré, bien plus limpide avec un rapport signal/bruit meilleur, 2.0, stéréo d'origine pour la version originale et la version française. Peut-être cela aurait pu être meilleur comme le signalent plusieurs commentaires...?... La série date quand même et le travail reste fantastique, en tout cas il marque une très grande différence avec la version DVD au niveau des rendus techniques. La reprise du master d'origine se ressent tout le long. Les sous titres français peuvent être enlevés pour les connaisseurs de la langue Anglaise. Je conseillerais, même si les doublures françaises sont parfaites, d'écouter au moins une fois la vraie voix de Jeremy Brett qui fait passer beaucoup dans son grand jeux d'acteur et son phrasé. Vraiment je redécouvre la série que je connais pourtant par coeur. Jeremy Brett reste pour moi le meilleur Sherlock Holmes "classique". Les récent "Sherlock" avec Dominique Cumberbatch sont de très haut niveaux et jouent avec l'oeuvre de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle avec maestria. Il incarne également parfaitement Sherlock Holmes dans une vision plus "moderne"... Je ne crois pas qu'il y ai à choisir qui est le meilleur. C'est simplement différent. Le boitier se présente comme un gros box blu-ray contenant 10 blu-ray repartie en plusieurs "page plastique", dans un coffret carton. Donc, l'intégral de la série tiens dans un box ne prend pas beaucoup de place. C'est bien pensé. Effectivement, comme le disent plusieurs critiques, il n'y a pas de livret. Mais ce n'est vraiment pas grave. Sur chaque disque est inscrit le numéro de la saison et des épisodes présent, le dernier réunissant les films en les nommant par écris. vraiment un détail... pour les "fous", dont je fais parti de "Sherlock Holmes" en tous cas. Mais vraiment, ce n'est pas gênant pour le néophyte. Le prix est justifié, l'intégral est bien là. Un livret aurait rendu le coffret parfait, peut être également un cartonnage plus épais et classieux?... Mais cela aurait fais monter le prix de vente et c'est déjà très bon comme présentation. Le prix abordable est un atout pour sa diffusion, cela aurait été dommage que des personnes hésitent à cause d'un prix de vente trop élevé, moins de 60 euros pour moi lors de l'achat en Mars 2017. En conclusion: parfait pour un cadeau, pour soi, pour découvrir Sherlock Holmes, indispensable aux fans qui ont déjà la version DVD... Que du bonheur! :)
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