Product Description VOL. 4 THE DEVILS FOOT Dr. Watson insists that the nervous and exhausted Holmes should take a holiday in a small Cornish cottage. But there is no rest for the detective when a young woman is found dead, but has no apparent injuries. In addition, her two brothers have become raving lunatics overnight. Holmes and Watson investigate. SILVER BLAZE Silver Blaze, a highly prized racehorse, disappears the night before a big race. The horses trainer is found dead and his owner faces ruin. Sherlock Holmes, with the aid of a dog and some sheep, finds a strange solution. THE BRUCE PARTINGTON PLANS A young man is found brutally beaten and murdered on a railway line leading from the Underground. Strange plans of a secret submarine are found in his pocket. Is he a hero or a traitor? Aided and abetted by the master detectives brother Mycroft, Holmes and Watson follow a trail through fog-shrouded London to find the truth, and the murderer. .com "The Devil's Foot" One of the most interesting stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon, "The Devil's Foot" finds the Great Detective's friend and ally, Dr. Watson (Edward Hardwicke), pressuring the exhausted sleuth (Jeremy Brett) 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. Though our heroes nearly die from Holmes's effort to prove the cause of death, they carry on until Holmes finally unmasks the identity of the culprits--and then makes a controversial decision about the fate of one. Brett and Hardwicke excel as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous team, who are under more duress than usual in this fascinating tale."Silver Blaze" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle caught a fair amount of flak for getting a lot of details wrong in this story about the training and racing of horses. Nevertheless, it is one of his most popular yarns and makes a fine basis for this vigorous 1988 episode from the Granada Television series about Sherlock Holmes. The Great Detective and Dr. Watson hurry to Devonshire, following the murder of a trainer and the disappearance of Silver Blaze, a swift horse heavily favored to win the big-money Wessex Cup. Holmes takes some snarly barbs from Blaze's rich owner in stride--though he has his revenge on the arrogant fellow later. The mystery is a keen one and the solution is among Doyle's most inventive. Brett and Hardwicke are at their best as the dynamic duo."The Bruce Partington Plans" A junior clerk working for Britain's defense planning dashes off in the middle of a date with his fiancée, and turns up dead along some railroad tracks--apparently having been pushed from a train while carrying several secret documents related to England's development of a submarine warship. Was he a traitor? If so, who killed him? The case is brought to the attention of Sherlock Holmes and his Dr. Watson, by none other than Mycroft Holmes (Charles Gray), brother of the Great Detective and indispensable repository of government business. Sherlock's conclusions, however, prove there is more to the truth than meets the eye. Brett, as always, is the perfect Holmes while Hardwicke is the ideal Watson for the latter years of their crime-fighting career. A strong story with some of the sleuth's most impressive investigatory work, "The Bruce-Partington Plans" is a worthy part of the long-running Granada Television series, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's famous character. --Tom Keogh
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Simply the Best
Of all of the actors that I have seen portray Sherlock Holmes, it is my opinion that the late Jeremy Brett was the best, brilliant and believable. For me, his is the closest to the author's that any actor has come in capturing the true essence of the World's Greatest Detective. These episodes from the PBS series are well worth any fan's time, and are very illustrative to any newcomer to Brett's interpretation of Sherlock. Jeremy Brett died far too young and is greatly missed, but Sherlock Holmes lives on!
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I love mysteries
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Jeremy Brett, perfect Sherlock
Excellent condition, great movies
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DVD played perfectly.
DVD played perfectly. Silver Blaze if my favorite. "The Bruce Partington Plans" had a face I recognized right away. One of the detectives, Denis Lil was in a different voice for his character; quite different from his role as Major Benji in "Mapp and Lucia".
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Vol.4 is worth the money. Jeremy Brett is Sherlock Holmes.
I am a Sherlock Holmes fan like no other. These episodes with Jeremy Brett are superb. The stories follow the books pretty well. I can recommend this DVD to anyone who loves Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes.I have several Sherlock Holmes' DVDs. I apologize for the wrong episode on an other DVD. Nevertheless, Jeremy Brett stays the unmistakeable Sherlock Holmes.
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A tour de force
*Silver Blaze* is one of my favorite Holmes stories, and the other productions on this disc are just as good. Don't miss these productions of the original stories.
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Brett and Hardwicke Can't be Topped
Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke are the best Holmes and Watson of all time. These episodes, shot on location, really capture the feel of the time. The actors also know how to appear as if they stepped out of the pages of history.
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Hours of enjoyment
Have purchased many Sherlock Holmes DVD's through Amazon, thankfully they have a great supply as my husband can not get inough of him! These contain some of the best of Sherlock and are filled with hours of enjoyment. They make great gifts and they have a great assortment of them. Jeremy Brett being one of the best Sherlocks you are bound to enjoy these.
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Brett is emarkable as Sherlock
Trying to build on my J Brett dvds.
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