Sherlock Holmes (TV series, 1984)

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Television series
German title Sherlock Holmes
Original title 1st – 2nd Season:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
3rd – 4th Season:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
5. Season:
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.
6. Season:
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Year (s) 1984-1994
length 51 minutes
Episodes 41 in 9 seasons
genre Detective film
idea Michael Cox
production Michael Cox ,
June Wyndham Davies
music Patrick Gowers
First broadcast April 24, 1984 (UK) on ITV
German-language
first broadcast		 September 5, 1987 on DFF2
occupation

Main actor:

Supporting cast:

Sherlock Holmes (original title: the respective seasons have different titles, see there) is a television series from England commissioned and broadcast by the ITV station from 1984 to 1994 . It consisted of 6 seasons and 5 additional feature films. The production company was Granada Productions (now: ITV Studios). With this series, Jeremy Brett became one of the most famous Sherlock Holmes actors.

These were literary adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle , in which Jeremy played Brett Holmes and David Burke , from season 3 then Edward Hardwicke , was the Watson . The series was praised by critics and the public mainly because of the faithfulness to the work and the main actor Jeremy Brett. The producer was initially Michael Cox , later June Wyndham Davies . In Germany only 25 episodes were originally dubbed and broadcast. Since 2009 there have been - with the exception of four episodes - all episodes in German synchronization on DVD.

Emergence

In 1981 there was a conference of ITV companies . The point was that the station wanted another historic classic series, as it had already celebrated success with these series. Michael Cox was there because he was working for Granada and came up with the idea of ​​a Sherlock Holmes series . The conference participants were enthusiastic and favored the Holmes series, even if it was foreseeable that it would be an extremely expensive series. Cox quickly put together a list of his personal favorite stories. A staff member from the studio did the same. When you compared the lists with each other, it became apparent that they were almost identical. The choice for filming was limited, however, as the copyrights of the stories from the volumes His Farewell Performance and Sherlock Holmes' Book of Cases were in the United States. It was also believed that the rights to the characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were there, but this turned out to be wrong. Initially, there were only 39 of the 60 Holmes stories to choose from (including the "Dog of Baskerville"). Due to this copyright dispute, the production of the individual episodes (script, shooting) did not begin until 1983.

As it was already clear that the budget would skyrocket, Granada started a pre-sale in the USA. There was also a station there that showed interest (this is how one became aware of copyrights). So in order to be successful in the USA you needed a leading actor who was also known in the USA. "Somebody like Jeremy Brett," said Cox during the search. You couldn't find anyone like Jeremy Brett, so you asked him personally. Brett showed interest, but did not immediately accept, fearing that he would not get rid of the role later. B. Basil Rathbone . Brett accepted, played the part, and became the Sherlock Holmes.

action

With around three exceptions, all episodes adhere very closely to Arthur Conan Doyle's literary models . However, there are some factors that have been left out or replaced, e.g. B. the fact that Watson falls in love with the client Mary Morstan and eventually even marries her. This was omitted from the series as producers and writers found it too difficult to bring Holmes and Watson back together again and again when the Doctor was married. Also had the case The League of redheads changed so that at the end of Professor Moriarty (played by Eric Porter ) was the culprit. Even the noble bachelor (in the series is "The title of the coveted bachelor") was changed, but just so you could stretch it to 100 minutes and it was exciting.

production

David Burke dropped out with his last fall in 1985 because he wanted to spend more time with his family and accept a theater offer. But he himself proposed Edward Hardwicke as his successor, who was eventually taken. The exchange of the Watson actor went so well that some viewers in England did not even notice him at first and Hardwicke himself was approached with David on the set . Hardwicke first appeared in The Empty House from 1986.

The fall in the Reichenbachfall in his last case was actually filmed on site in Meiringen with two stunt people. Brett (Sherlock Holmes) was doubled by Marc Boyle and Porter (Moriarty) by Alf Joint . Producer Cox was in awe of their achievements. He said they were admirable as they risked their lives to film. The stunt is one of the most expensive and elaborate on British television. Holmes actor Jeremy Brett personally bought the champagne as a tribute to this stunt.

Episode overview

1st season

The first and second seasons ran in the original under the title The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes from April 1984 to September 1985 on the British broadcaster itv. In German, both seasons ran under the name Sherlock Holmes on the channels DFF2 and S3 from September 1987 to December of the same year. In Koch Media , the first and second season as the first video relay published in March 2012 found.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in UK German language first broadcast (S3) Director script
1 1 A scandal in Bohemia A scandal in Bohemia Apr 24, 1984 Oct 28, 1987 Paul Annett John Hawksworth , Alexander Baron
2 2 The dancing males The Dancing Men May 1, 1984 23 Sep 1987 John Bruce John Hawksworth, Anthony Skene
3 3 The naval agreement The Naval Treaty May 8, 1984 Oct 21, 1987 Alan Grint John Hawksworth, Jeremy Paul
4th 4th The lonely cyclist The Solitary Cyclist May 15, 1984 Sep 30 1987 Paul Annett John Hawksworth, Alan Plater
5 5 The crippled man The Crooked Man May 22, 1984 Oct 14, 1987 Alan Grint John Hawksworth, Alfred Shaughnessy
6th 6th The spotted band The Speckled Band May 29, 1984 5th Sep 1987 1 John Bruce John Hawksworth, Jeremy Paul
7th 7th The blue carbuncle The blue carbuncle 5th June 1984 Nov 4, 1987 David Carson John Hawksworth, Paul Finney
1It was first broadcast on DFF2 .

2nd season

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in UK German language first broadcast (S3) Director script
8th 1 The house to the blood beeches The Copper Beeches Aug 25, 1985 Nov 11, 1987 Paul Annett John Hawksworth, Bill Craig
9 2 The Greek interpreter The Greek Interpreter Sep 1 1985 Nov 18, 1987 Alan Grint John Hawksworth, Derek Marlowe
10 3 The builder from Norwood The Norwood Builder 8 Sep 1985 Nov 25, 1987 Ken Grieve John Hawksworth, Richard Harris
11 4th The permanent patient The resident patient Sep 15 1985 Dec 2, 1987 David Carson John Hawksworth, Derek Marlowe
12 5 The League of Red Haired Men The Red-Headed League 22 Sep 1985 Dec 9, 1987 John Bruce John Hawksworth
13 6th His last case The final problem 29 Sep 1985 Dec 16, 1987 Alan Grint John Hawksworth

3rd season

The third and fourth seasons ran in the original under the title The Return of Sherlock Holmes from July 1986 to August 1988 on the British broadcaster ITV . The third season ran in German under the name The Return of Sherlock Holmes on the DFF2 and S3 channels from January to February 1988. The third and fourth season appeared as a second video season on Koch Media in June 2012.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in UK German language first broadcast (S3) Director script
14th 1 The empty house The Empty House July 9, 1986 Jan. 11, 1988 1 Howard Baker John Hawksworth
15th 2 Abbey Grange The Abbey Grange July 16, 1986 Feb. 8, 1988 1 Peter Hammond John Hawksworth, TR Bowen
16 3 The ritual of the Musgrave family The Musgrave ritual July 23, 1986 Feb. 1, 1988 1 David Carson John Hawksworth, Jeremy Paul
17th 4th The second stain The second stain July 30, 1986 Jan. 18, 1988 1 John Bruce John Hawksworth
18th 5 The man with the disfigured (crooked) mouth The Man with the Twisted Lip Aug 6, 1986 Feb. 17, 1988 Patrick Lau John Hawksworth, Alan Plater
19th 6th The boarding school The Priory School Aug 13, 1986 Jan. 20, 1988 John Madden John Hawksworth, TR Bowen
20th 7th Six times Napoleon The Six Napoleons Aug 20, 1986 Feb. 24, 1988 David Carson John Hawksworth, John Kane

4th season

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in UK Director script
21st 1 The devil's foot The Devil's Foot Apr 6, 1988 Ken Hannam John Hawksworth, Gary Hopkins
22nd 2 Silver Blaze Silver Blaze Apr 13, 1988 Brian Mills John Hawksworth
23 3 Wisteria Lodge Wisteria Lodge Apr 20, 1988 Peter Hammond John Hawksworth, Jeremy Paul
24 4th The Bruce Partington Plans The Bruce-Partington Plans Apr. 27, 1988 John Gorrie John Hawksworth

5th season

The fifth season ran in the original under the title The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes from February to March 1991 on the British broadcaster ITV . In Koch Media , the fifth and sixth season as the third and fourth video relay published in June 2012 found.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in UK Director script
25th 1 The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax Feb 21, 1991 John Madden TR Bowen
26th 2 The Thor Bridge Problem The Problem of Thor Bridge Feb 28, 1991 Michael A. Simpson Jeremy Paul
27 3 Shoscombe Old Place Shoscombe Old Place March 7, 1991 Patrick Lau Gary Hopkins
28 4th The riddle of Boscombe Valley The Boscombe Valley Mystery March 14, 1991 June Howson John Hawkesworth
29 5 The illustrious client The Illustrious Client March 21, 1991 Tim Sullivan Robin Chapman
30th 6th The man with the crouched gait The Creeping Man March 28, 1991 Tim Sullivan Robin Chapman

6th season

The sixth season ran in the original under the title The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes from March to April 1994 on the British broadcaster ITV . In Koch Media , the fifth and sixth season as the third and fourth video relay published in June 2012 found.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in UK Director script
31 1 The three gables The Three Gables March 7, 1994 Peter Hammond Jeremy Paul
32 2 The detective on his deathbed The Dying Detective March 14, 1994 Sarah Hellings TR Bowen
33 3 The golden pince nez The Golden Pince-Nez March 21, 1994 Peter Hammond Gary Hopkins
34 4th The red circle The Red Circle March 28, 1994 Sarah Hellings Jeremy Paul
35 5 The Mazarin stone The Mazarin Stone Apr 4, 1994 Peter Hammond Gary Hopkins
36 6th The cardboard box The Cardboard Box Apr 11, 1994 Sarah Hellings TR Bowen

Feature film specials

Some Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle were adapted as film versions by Granada Productions on behalf of itv . A total of five films were produced. In Koch Media , the movies of the series was published in April 2015 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

Awards

The Edgar Allan Poe Award jury honored the series with two awards in the Best Episode in a TV series category . Jeremy Paul won the first for his script for the episode The Musgrave Ritual in 1988. The second was won by Gary Hopkins for The Devil's Foot the following year.

A third nomination in this category went to TR Bowen for the episode "The Eligible Bachelor" (in German: "The Desired Bachelor") in 1996.

To the surprise of many fans and critics, Jeremy Brett was never nominated for an award.

Broadcasts in Germany

As the first German broadcaster, GDR television broadcast the series in its second program from September 1987. In addition, the 1st and 2nd seasons were shown in a joint series entitled The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes with one episode per week. On the same slot, the third season ran from January 1988 under the title The Return of Sherlock Holmes .

GDR television also synchronized the 1st, 2nd and 3rd season itself. The role of Sherlock Holmes was u. a. by Arno Wyzniewski , by Dr. Watson spoken by Werner Ehrlicher . Scenes in which Sherlock Holmes' drug consumption was directly depicted were cut out or shortened and not synchronized. In the synchronized version of GDR television, these three seasons were later also shown in some third-party programs on ARD . GDR television also repeated the first and second seasons from 1988 and 1990 in its first and second programs.

The 5th season and the last three feature films were broadcast for the first time in Germany from April 1993 under the series title Sherlock Holmes . The remaining episodes and films have not yet been shown on German television, but have been dubbed for a DVD release by Koch Media .

synchronization

Consequences area Sherlock Holmes Dr. Watson Mrs. Hudson Inspector Lestrade Mycroft Holmes
series
season 1 Franz Viehmann Werner Ehrlicher Gertraud Klawitter no appearance no appearance
season 2 Arno Wyzniewski Gisela morning Klaus Mertens Achim Petry
Season 3, episodes 1-4 Peter Hladik Christel Peters no appearance
Season 3, episodes 5-7 Arno Wyzniewski
Season 4 no synchronization
Season 5 Holger Mahlich Bernd Stephan Sabine Hahn Stephan Schwartz no appearance
Season 6 no appearance Klaus Dittmann
Movies
The sign 4 Michael Narloch Werner Ehrlicher Christel Peters no appearance no appearance
The Baskerville Dog Peter Hladik Gerhard Paul no appearance
The blackmailer king Günter König Franz Rudnick Gerda Gmelin Manfred Reddemann
The last vampire no appearance no appearance
The coveted bachelor Gerda Gmelin

Trivia

  • The actors Brett and Porter, who play the two opponents Holmes and Moriarty in the series, both died in 1995.
  • Like Basil Rathbone before , Brett was only associated with this role after the role of Holmes. Today he is generally considered to be the best actor in the Sherlock Holmes role, even before that .
  • Alexander Baron (author of many episodes) had also previously written all of the episodes of the miniseries The Hound of the Baskervilles .

DVD

In England all episodes were released on DVD (in season boxes and a complete series box). In Germany, seasons 1 and 2 were released as a (first) season on DVD and Blu-ray Disc by Koch Media, seasons 3 and 4 (season 4 only in subtitles ) as a (second) season in a box (only on DVD), as well as seasons 5 and 6 as third and fourth season in one box (only on DVD). The five feature films are available from Koch Media on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in a box.

literature

  • Michael Ross (ed.): Sherlock Holmes in film and television. A manual . Baskerville books, Cologne 2003, 237 pages, ISBN 3-930932-03-2

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the stunt cf. Haining, Peter: The Television Sherlock Holmes. 1986
  2. ↑ Sherlock Holmes Season 1 (4 DVDs) (new edition). Koch Media, March 30, 2012, accessed November 4, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Sherlock Holmes Season 2 (3 DVDs) (new edition). Koch Media, June 1, 2012, accessed November 4, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Sherlock Holmes season 3 & 4 (4 DVDs) (new edition). Koch Media, June 1, 2012, accessed November 4, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Sherlock Holmes season 3 & 4 (4 DVDs) (new edition). Koch Media, June 1, 2012, accessed November 4, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Sherlock Holmes - The Films. Koch Media , April 2, 2015, accessed November 4, 2016 .