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Counselor Troi from Star Trek: The Next Generation--or rather actress Marina Sirtis--is part of the cast of "The Six Napoleons," a wild mystery that suggests that a madman with a grudge against Napoleon Bonaparte is smashing clay busts of his likeness all over London. "The Priory School," one of the most interesting stories from Doyle's Holmes canon, makes for a particularly taut and exciting episode in which Holmes and Watson are summoned by the desperate founder of an exclusive prep school for boys to locate the missing son of a duke. An extreme rarity in the Holmes canon, a policeman of real competence named Inspector Baynes (Freddie Jones), is also on the case in "Wisteria Lodge," making this tale all the more interesting for Holmes fans interested in comparing and contrasting investigative styles. "The Devil's Foot" finds Watson pressuring the exhausted sleuth into joining him on a vacation on the Cornish coast. Instead of relaxation, however, Holmes and Watson encounter one of the most horrifying multiple murders they have yet come across.
Doyle caught a fair amount of flak for getting a lot of details wrong in "Silver Blaze," a story about the training and racing of horses. Nevertheless, it is one of his most popular yarns and makes a fine basis for a keen mystery with one of Doyle's most inventive solutions. A strong story with some of the sleuth's most impressive investigatory work, "The Bruce Partington Plans" also saw the return of Mycroft Holmes (Charles Gray), brother of the Great Detective and indispensable repository of government business. Holmes's methodical approach to the arcane problem in "The Musgrave Ritual" is a lot of fun, and Brett and Hardwicke seem to be having a particularly good time outdoors, pursuing the solution under a bit of sunshine. "The Man with the Twisted Lip" is one of the most ingenious of the Holmes stories, satisfying from beginning to end, with a witty conclusion and unexpected moral about class pressures. --Tom Keogh
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 05 February, 1987 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mpi Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Box set, Color, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Gift Set, Movie, Mystery / Suspense, Mystery / Suspense / Thriller, TV Shows, Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 5 |
| UPC: | 030306753591 |
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Customer Reviews of The Return of Sherlock Holmes Collection
the best of the series On reviewing this excellent Granada series, one must always keep in mind two separate criteria. One, the original writing of Doyle and two, the Granda production team, including of course the now legendary performance of Jeremy Brett, without question now the ultimate Holmes for the 20th century. You can't really fault the Granda production for what is unfortunately, some of Doyle's weaker stories such as Lady Carfax, for instance. <
>In this series of 11 episodes however, both the writing and the production are top notch all the way, and it is arguably the best collection of the whole group. <
>Doyle purists may prefer the Adventures, and with good reason, for the stories were fresh, creative and Doyle had not yet tired of writing about his famous detective. <
>But was it luck or theatrical Fate that brought Edward Hardwicke into the series, precisely at the point where Holmes and Watson's relationship necessarily becomes more personal and complex - right from the first episode where Watson displays a range of emotions upon finding Holmes alive in "The Empty House"? <
>Although David Burke does an admirable job in the first series, it is Hardwicke who is able to take us further into the personal ups and downs of their friendship with all the humor and understanding that fully fleshes out the two main characters. <
>Hardwicke's subtle psychological insight into Watson's role is only one of the rewards of this magnificent series. <
>Where else will you see the humanity of Holmes so revealed as in "The Devil's Foot" - the only time Holmes ever addresses Watson as "John" - as he battles his cocaine addiction? Where else will you see a more mature and compassionate Holmes comforting women in distress, as in "The Man With the Twisted Lip"? <
>Holmes is never better than when solving a murder mystery, and you get that in spades here, as in "The Devil's Foot", "The Abbey Grange" and "Silver Blaze". "The Six Napoleons" takes us into the Italian subculture, and "Wisteria Lodge" into Latin American politics. And Jeremy Brett was never better than in the scenes where he discovers the ancient crown of England, or the consummate acting job - using only his facial expressions - to reveal his insights into the secret of "The Second Stain". <
>There's something for every Sherlock Holmes fan here. And again, what really makes this group of episodes stand out is the richness and humanity between the characters, not only between Holmes and Watson, but also with Mrs. Hudson and the Scotland Yard inspectors. Even Mycroft, Holmes brother, makes an appearance in "The Bruce Partington Plans", which further humanizes Holmes character as we see the two brothers relationship developed more. <
>What are you waiting for? Buy this series now! You'll enjoy it again and again. <
>Michael Thurman
The Return of Class
The "Return of Sherlock Holmes" is probably the best season of the Brett series. The eleven episodes are our favorites. Edward Hardwicke is by far our favorite "Watson" as well. The bonus material is a quite nice addition, especially the interview with Hardwicke. My wife and I can't think of a better way to invest eight hours of your time than to settle back and enjoy "The Return" of the world's greatest Consulting Detective!
Not perfect, but pretty good.
This is a word-for-word repeat of my review of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" collection because I found the quality of these two collections to be identical.
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>Despite complaints from some other reviewers, I find the video quality of this collection to be acceptable. It's not great, but the original looks to have deteriorated before transfer, given the amount of film noise evident. Sound is fair, but it's a 1980's production. I have yet to run into any unintelligible dialogue. If you enjoyed the series, the few defects in the collection will do nothing to spoil the experience.