Rent Sherlock Holmes: Shoscombe Old Place / The Boscombe Valley Mystery (1991)
3.6 of 5 from 8 ratings
1h 42min
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- Synopsis:
Sherlock Holmes is the greatest of all 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. Jeremy Brett, the definitive Holmes, stars in two beautiful adaptations taken from the classic ITV series.
Shoscombe Old PlaceShoscombe Prince is the best colt in England. So why is his owner, Sir Robert (Robin Ellis), behaving so strangely in the run up to the Derby? When one of Sir Robert's creditors disappears, and a human bone is discovered in the furnace of his house, it is time for Holmes and Watson to investigate.
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
Australian-born farmer Charles McCarthy is found murdered following a violent row with his son James (James Purefoy), who now stands accused of his father's murder. The case seems clear-cut until Holmes receives an urgent telegram from Alice Turner (Joanna Roth), the daughter of a former highway robber who knew Charles in Australia. Alice is convinced of James's innocence and Holmes decides to delve a little deeper...- Actors:
- Jude Law, Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Robin Ellis, Elizabeth Weaver, Frank Grimes, Denise Black, Michael Bilton, Martin Stone, Michael Wynne, James Coyle, Rosalie Williams, Alan Pattison, Peter Vaughan, Jonathan Barlow, James Purefoy, Mark Jordon, Makala Saunders, Ryan Kwanten, Joanna Roth
- Directors:
- Patrick Lau, June Howson
- Producers:
- Michael Cox
- Writers:
- Gary Hopkins, John Hawkesworth, Arthur Conan Doyle
- Studio:
- Cinema Club
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries
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Brett and Hardwicke - Sherlock Holmes: Shoscombe Old Place / The Boscombe Valley Mystery review by AW
Jeremy Brett was by far the best incarnation of the titular character. Strangely enough, apart from Conan Doyle's need for a 'friend' to chronicle the investigative methods of the clever amateur detective, I never quite understood why Holmes was so clingingly friendly with or tolerant of the good doctor nor how the endlessly patient Mrs Hudson tolerated Holmes sometimes black moods.
Oh well.
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