First I seen Robert Downey Jr. and I was not impressed too much. Then I seen Cumberbatch and that blew me away. Then I seen Rathbone and I thought: Thats it it cant get better than this, even though Cumberbatch was fantastic. But Brett even surpassed their realm.
Jeremy Brett truly is modest when he says that he can never quite grasp how to play Holmes. He was wholly incorrect about that. He WAS Sherlock. What a phenomenal actor!
I agree that the common misconception of Watson being dimwitted arises from his proximity to Holmes who is portrayed as a genius. But Watson was in fact very intelligent. In the stories he was an army officer and a physician. And I don't think the character of Holmes would have tolerated the company of an idiot.
Very true. On another hand, I've noticed that Holmes himself often found ways (every other episode, it seems) to harangue, question, disparage and demean Watson's work as some sort of lurid and sensationalist piffle, or some such derogatory term. Never calling him an outright dimwit, but implying a certain obtuseness in regards to recognizing his "formidable use of the powers of analysis." (!!) Sometimes it seems to me to be a downright cruel way to talk about a friend and trusted assistant, much less your "Boswell." Another way (inverted) to look at it is the question of why Watson would continue to tolerate working with a man who showed such utter contempt for his reporting abilities...and that this indulgence by him of Holmes' awkward cruelty may have contributed to the readership's poor impression of the good doctor...who they may have thought too dim to recognize himself as the subject of constant slagging.
@@anodyne57 I completely agree. There were several times when I was reading the stories that I felt the urge to shout at Holmes for his occasional disregard of Watson. Some readers who are blinded by their excessive admiration of Holmes seem to have cast Watson in an unfavourable light. Well, they can use the same methods of observation and analysis to conduct a closer inspection of Watson. They will find a more intelligent and perceptive man than they first realized. In fact, I would argue that a true Holmesian (or Sherlockian) would never make the erroneous conclusion that Watson is a bumbling, lost puppy who only trails after Holmes. No, Watson is a military man and a doctor. That itself speaks volumes about who he is and what he is capable of. Call it an unpopular opinion, but as I get older, I find myself more fascinated with the character of Watson than Holmes. Watson is the greater mystery that is worth cracking than Holmes.
I am soo glad that Edward Hardwick played Watson as an intelligent man. I love these actors, they really are the characters to me. I did like Rathbone's Holmes but his Watson ARGGHHH I couldn't even watch :(
I dunno if you know this, but that was the entire premise of the series.... Watson earned his reputation as a bumbler from the Rathbone movies a lot.... the whole series was meant to put that right.
The Granada Holmes was truly outstanding with Jeremy Brett bringing Doyle's Holmes to the screen. I have seen them all at least twice and caught many subtle changes as I watched Brett weave his magic again.
Being an American who's 67 and grew up watching terrible TV productions. I must say british TV, specifically Sherlock Holmes and Poirot productions, are far superior to anything I watched growing up. Also, Dr. Who shows the British take their TV shows far more seriously and produce the best TV shows ever. Thank you so much for showing the world what real TV should look like.
That last statement of Brett's...Holmes and Watson are two halves of the same person, is the essence of the relationship. Without Watson, there could be no Holmes! On his own, Sherlock Holmes wouldn't have been tolerated by society, Watson was his buffer. He explained the social/emotional world to Holmes, and explained away Holmes' eccentricities and rudeness to the world.
Great comment. This was also, and maybe more strongly, played out in the Cumberbatch/Freeman portrayal, I think. I actually haven't read the stories, but have faith in the dramatizations' interpretation of Holmes as a character who's had to sacrifice in social skills (i.e. existing "on the spectrum" so to speak) precisely because he is so overloaded with the savant's way of seeing...details, and the patterns in the details. It's-the nature of the world-a mathematical thing to him.
Jeremy is so intelligent and kind and loving and interesting and talented. Finding "real life" segments of him being himself is my favorite way to watch Jeremy. All of this, to me, is overshadowed by his extreme gorgeousness and my desire to make out with him until he's unconscious. Hope I'm not the only one who feels this way. ;)
Brett and Hardwick would have won Oscars if the drama had been films. Superb Actors and sadly missed. Can't really compare them with Rathbone and Bruce. Thought they were great for the times they played the characters.
The saddest of all is that Jeremy Brett an extremely classy and talented man was never given any awards for his role and talent, many believe this was due to his sexuality during those days in the UK. RIP
@@YT4Me57 To my eternal horror, he looked quite haggard in the last few. It has brought me to tears seeing him in that condition on a number of occasions.
@@melissabarrett9750Bipolar disorder is a terrible illness.However,during the manic phase as portrayed in some scenes,it really set the scene.He looked tired here,that would probably be lack of sleep caused by the condition.
Yeah.. I hate how they make Watson dumb. It must be hard to make a movie with Watson because he doesn't do alot, but in the stories Watson makes Holmes seem so human and takes care of him. I am glad they brought all that back.
I think Brett is right - Holmes & Watson are two halves which equal one Conan Doyle. Doesn't CD look like Nigel Bruce? Great footage of CD. Thanks for uploading.
@heyyyyyynow Doyle calling him ''stupid'' was more for humour; especially when you consider the fact that Watson is his Mary Sue, just as Holmes is based on his mentor Joesph Bell.
Jeremy Brett was such brilliance because Jeremy's personality resembled Holmes to near perfection. It was as Jeremy has stepped out of the Holmes book.
@stretmediq This may be a year late but I just wanted to say I agree with you entirely. Watson was a very good doctor and I hate when people call him an idiot.
Hardwicke does the best Watson for me,vapthough Nigel will always be the Watson I'm familiar with, he plays kinda daffy but it's like he gives Holmes all the attention and kinda knows his place
yes its weird seeing him speak. as for his explanation of how he created holmes he's bending the truth ever so slightly, without the great Poe's Dupin as a template there would be no Holmes.
@HarveyCartwright Nigel Bruce, I'm sorry to say, created the worse trend for Watson, who was most emphatically not a bumbling fool. Nigel is just good for enterainment.
" I get letters addressed to his rather stupid friend, Dr Watson", says Arthur Conan Doyle in this clip. I agree - Dr Watson is simply a dupe for Holmes.
Little did Conan-Doyle imagine that he would create a logical fallacy - The Sherlock Holmes Fallacy. Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable must be the truth. This fails because there is no way of knowing that you have eliminated every alternative. The best you can do is say that your preferred solution is possible. Actually you can't even say that, because possibility must be demonstrated, it can't be asserted. So sorry Mr. Holmes, you fail at every turn.
I agree there, but I believe that this was Holmes' miracle exemption like with most "superheroes". Most heroes wear capes and pants on the outside, but with Holmes, you could assume that he had the uncanny ability to scrutinise any case, exploring every alternative in order to reach his conclusions, all underneath a dearstalker. That, for me, was his superhero-esque ability that made him more than a simple detective as most couldn't possibly consider every alternative. That is where Watson, the very human side of the stories, becomes more relatable to the reader as, through his diaries and perspective, we can observe a superhero at work who can see more than any human he has, and will, come across.
my comment probably will not be popular. frankly though i dont care :) personally, the best person to play sherlock holmes on television was Ronald Howard in the 50s. jeremy played an old man sherlock holmes Ronald played a youthful one. i think jeremy was too old for the part. :) or at least his character was too old. :) it sure would have been awesome if Ronald had played him in a movie
And Jeremy played mifddle aged Holme sjust lik in the novels, so your argument fials here!, If you actually read Holems noves and stories and actually saw what Holmes was all about with his character none has played it better and more truthul than Jeremy Brettt, this is just undisputable fact, anyne likes it or not this is why people need to read Holmes stories and novels, not watch some cheap and completely wqrong spin offs in movies and Tv series.
yeah Ron Howard was great. Always gave me Happy days looking at him and Henry Winkler as the good Doctor. W(Watson that is... not Who...I just said... Watson... that's Who...)
Jeremy Brett was an actor to his bones I doubt anybody will ever match his portrayal of Holmes
First I seen Robert Downey Jr. and I was not impressed too much. Then I seen Cumberbatch and that blew me away. Then I seen Rathbone and I thought: Thats it it cant get better than this, even though Cumberbatch was fantastic. But Brett even surpassed their realm.
Jeremy Brett truly is modest when he says that he can never quite grasp how to play Holmes. He was wholly incorrect about that. He WAS Sherlock. What a phenomenal actor!
Jeremy Brett was, is and will be the best Homes
He is the only Holmes.
Brett's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is unique.
Absolutely
His mannerism and the way he interjects is unique and intriguing
He was okay.
I agree that the common misconception of Watson being dimwitted arises from his proximity to Holmes who is portrayed as a genius. But Watson was in fact very intelligent. In the stories he was an army officer and a physician. And I don't think the character of Holmes would have tolerated the company of an idiot.
Very true. On another hand, I've noticed that Holmes himself often found ways (every other episode, it seems) to harangue, question, disparage and demean Watson's work as some sort of lurid and sensationalist piffle, or some such derogatory term. Never calling him an outright dimwit, but implying a certain obtuseness in regards to recognizing his "formidable use of the powers of analysis." (!!) Sometimes it seems to me to be a downright cruel way to talk about a friend and trusted assistant, much less your "Boswell." Another way (inverted) to look at it is the question of why Watson would continue to tolerate working with a man who showed such utter contempt for his reporting abilities...and that this indulgence by him of Holmes' awkward cruelty may have contributed to the readership's poor impression of the good doctor...who they may have thought too dim to recognize himself as the subject of constant slagging.
@@anodyne57 I completely agree. There were several times when I was reading the stories that I felt the urge to shout at Holmes for his occasional disregard of Watson. Some readers who are blinded by their excessive admiration of Holmes seem to have cast Watson in an unfavourable light. Well, they can use the same methods of observation and analysis to conduct a closer inspection of Watson. They will find a more intelligent and perceptive man than they first realized. In fact, I would argue that a true Holmesian (or Sherlockian) would never make the erroneous conclusion that Watson is a bumbling, lost puppy who only trails after Holmes. No, Watson is a military man and a doctor. That itself speaks volumes about who he is and what he is capable of. Call it an unpopular opinion, but as I get older, I find myself more fascinated with the character of Watson than Holmes. Watson is the greater mystery that is worth cracking than Holmes.
E-XACT-ly.
A Human being that portrayed him like no other actor
Jeremy Brett the best Holmes
I am soo glad that Edward Hardwick played Watson as an intelligent man. I love these actors, they really are the characters to me. I did like Rathbone's Holmes but his Watson ARGGHHH I couldn't even watch :(
I dunno if you know this, but that was the entire premise of the series.... Watson earned his reputation as a bumbler from the Rathbone movies a lot.... the whole series was meant to put that right.
Yes, Nigel Bruce's portrayals of Watson was moronic.
a special mention for Charles Gray who was simply divine as Mycroft :)
Jeremy Brett is a Very Sadly Missed Actor and also a Very Underated Actor.
The Granada Holmes was truly outstanding with Jeremy Brett bringing Doyle's Holmes to the screen. I have seen them all at least twice and caught many subtle changes as I watched Brett weave his magic again.
Being an American who's 67 and grew up watching terrible TV productions. I must say british TV, specifically Sherlock Holmes and Poirot productions, are far superior to anything I watched growing up. Also, Dr. Who shows the British take their TV shows far more seriously and produce the best TV shows ever. Thank you so much for showing the world what real TV should look like.
Jeremy Brett was responsible for shelves and shelves of canon and pastiches in my room. He was THE ULTIMATE.
Excellent gem of a interview thanx for sharing! JB and EH so humble, Very sweet!!
That last statement of Brett's...Holmes and Watson are two halves of the same person, is the essence of the relationship. Without Watson, there could be no Holmes! On his own, Sherlock Holmes wouldn't have been tolerated by society, Watson was his buffer. He explained the social/emotional world to Holmes, and explained away Holmes' eccentricities and rudeness to the world.
Great comment. This was also, and maybe more strongly, played out in the Cumberbatch/Freeman portrayal, I think. I actually haven't read the stories, but have faith in the dramatizations' interpretation of Holmes as a character who's had to sacrifice in social skills (i.e. existing "on the spectrum" so to speak) precisely because he is so overloaded with the savant's way of seeing...details, and the patterns in the details. It's-the nature of the world-a mathematical thing to him.
They were perfect together.
Good interview & loved the old footage & the Arthur Conan Doyle interview...wonderful🕵️♂️🕵️♂️🕵️♂️
How wonderful to see and hear Arthur Conan Doyle.
I'm in love with Jeremy Brett.......S2
After watching Brett as Holmes, every other actor is a pale comparison. BOTH actor's were, and always will be truly the best.
Jeremy Brett The Best Amazing Admirable Talented Stunning Charisma Sherlock Holmes ever!!! ✨👏💫✨👏💫✨👏💫✨👏💫✨👏💫
Jeremy is so intelligent and kind and loving and interesting and talented. Finding "real life" segments of him being himself is my favorite way to watch Jeremy. All of this, to me, is overshadowed by his extreme gorgeousness and my desire to make out with him until he's unconscious. Hope I'm not the only one who feels this way. ;)
JMSS143 I feel aroused at the thought of kissing him. It breaks my heart that he is gone. R.I.P Jeremy.
JanieUnknownWriter i am 45 years old and he was still the most beautiful creature ive ever seen.
Brett and Hardwick would have won Oscars if the drama had been films. Superb Actors and sadly missed. Can't really compare them with Rathbone and Bruce. Thought they were great for the times they played the characters.
The saddest of all is that Jeremy Brett an extremely classy and talented man was never given any awards for his role and talent, many believe this was due to his sexuality during those days in the UK. RIP
There are many actors of great skill who were never rewarded for a fine actor is motivated by the life of the portrayal.
This took place around 1992 I think. Jeremy looks so well, it's hard to believe that he died 3 years later.
I'm sure I remember watching this interview when it was first broadcast. Not certain of the year.
I read that he had a heart that was weakened by a childhood illness and his health had been visibly deteriorating in the final years of the series.
@@YT4Me57 To my eternal horror, he looked quite haggard in the last few. It has brought me to tears seeing him in that condition on a number of occasions.
@@melissabarrett9750Bipolar disorder is a terrible illness.However,during the manic phase as portrayed in some scenes,it really set the scene.He looked tired here,that would probably be lack of sleep caused by the condition.
Yeah.. I hate how they make Watson dumb. It must be hard to make a movie with Watson because he doesn't do alot, but in the stories Watson makes Holmes seem so human and takes care of him. I am glad they brought all that back.
I think Brett is right - Holmes & Watson are two halves which equal one Conan Doyle. Doesn't CD look like Nigel Bruce? Great footage of CD. Thanks for uploading.
@heyyyyyynow Doyle calling him ''stupid'' was more for humour; especially when you consider the fact that Watson is his Mary Sue, just as Holmes is based on his mentor Joesph Bell.
Jeremy Brett was such brilliance because Jeremy's personality resembled Holmes to near perfection. It was as Jeremy has stepped out of the Holmes book.
how can i apply for the position of secretary to mr holmes?
Surprised to hear New Order in the interview.
@morgan5154
And when Jeremy rock the house, he rocked it ALL the way down!
He is the only Sherlock Holmes
Yes Jeremy is the greatest Sherlock
No one wears a top hat quite like him❤🎉
@stretmediq This may be a year late but I just wanted to say I agree with you entirely. Watson was a very good doctor and I hate when people call him an idiot.
I loved Brett as Sherlock Holmes, but IMHO Ronald Howard's Holmes was nonetheless great.
Wow the Brits love tea so much...there’s six cups for four people on the table.
They didn't take away the cups of earlier guests on the program.
Hardwicke does the best Watson for me,vapthough Nigel will always be the Watson I'm familiar with, he plays kinda daffy but it's like he gives Holmes all the attention and kinda knows his place
Richard and Judy look so YOUNG....
Brett NAILED Holmes.
Surprising that Doyle calls Watson stupid.. I mean the guy was a Doctor, no?
There are lots of stupid doctors in the world and they keep improving their knowledge with each new generation.
@heyyyyyynow 'Doyle' is watson really so maybe its a crack at himself?
yes its weird seeing him speak. as for his explanation of how he created holmes he's bending the truth ever so slightly, without the great Poe's Dupin as a template there would be no Holmes.
Thank you! I didn't see it!!!! O_O
Little known fact: Sir Arthur was part of a double act himself with Lord William Bodie. Together they were The Professionals...cue title music.
silly sod :p
Hmm... Hardwicke and Freeman have somewhat similar voices.
I absolutely understand - 1998!!! :):)
Jeremy Brett died in 1995.
Judy was high as a kite. Morning after
@luceknight
Who isn't? :D *sigh*
97 thats bad ;-)
26 11 2019
@HarveyCartwright
Nigel Bruce, I'm sorry to say, created the worse trend for Watson, who was most emphatically not a bumbling fool. Nigel is just good for enterainment.
" I get letters addressed to his rather stupid friend, Dr Watson", says Arthur Conan Doyle in this clip.
I agree - Dr Watson is simply a dupe for Holmes.
judy is a fox
Little did Conan-Doyle imagine that he would create a logical fallacy - The Sherlock Holmes Fallacy. Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable must be the truth. This fails because there is no way of knowing that you have eliminated every alternative. The best you can do is say that your preferred solution is possible. Actually you can't even say that, because possibility must be demonstrated, it can't be asserted. So sorry Mr. Holmes, you fail at every turn.
I agree there, but I believe that this was Holmes' miracle exemption like with most "superheroes". Most heroes wear capes and pants on the outside, but with Holmes, you could assume that he had the uncanny ability to scrutinise any case, exploring every alternative in order to reach his conclusions, all underneath a dearstalker. That, for me, was his superhero-esque ability that made him more than a simple detective as most couldn't possibly consider every alternative. That is where Watson, the very human side of the stories, becomes more relatable to the reader as, through his diaries and perspective, we can observe a superhero at work who can see more than any human he has, and will, come across.
@@EvaluateAssimilate You could see it that way. My take is that Conan-Doyle was a sandwich short of a picnic. The man believed in fairies.
@@donepearce from that point of view, I completely agree.
Also known as Occam's razor.
@@melissabarrett9750 not even close. Occam's razor is about not needlessly complicating answers
my comment probably will not be popular. frankly though i dont care :) personally, the best person to play sherlock holmes on television was Ronald Howard in the 50s. jeremy played an old man sherlock holmes Ronald played a youthful one. i think jeremy was too old for the part. :) or at least his character was too old. :) it sure would have been awesome if Ronald had played him in a movie
And Jeremy played mifddle aged Holme sjust lik in the novels, so your argument fials here!, If you actually read Holems noves and stories and actually saw what Holmes was all about with his character none has played it better and more truthul than Jeremy Brettt, this is just undisputable fact, anyne likes it or not this is why people need to read Holmes stories and novels, not watch some cheap and completely wqrong spin offs in movies and Tv series.
yeah Ron Howard was great. Always gave me Happy days looking at him and Henry Winkler as the good Doctor. W(Watson that is... not Who...I just said... Watson... that's Who...)