a study in scarlet by sir arthur conan doyle

Of the 60 Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 42 were adapted in the series spanning 36 one-hour episodes and five feature-length specials. He was replaced by Edward Hardwicke, (who had earlier had a role in an adaptation of ' The Greek Interpreter' for the 1968 BBC series ) who played Watson for the remainder of the run.

Burke appeared in the first year of the Adventures series before leaving to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. Initially, Watson was portrayed by David Burke (who had earlier played the villain in an adaptation of ' The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet' for the 1965 BBC series starring Douglas Wilmer and Nigel Stock). Watson is portrayed as the kind of thoroughly competent sidekick that Holmes would want. In addition, Holmes's faithful friend and companion Dr. His portrayal remains very popular and is accepted by many as the definitive on-screen version of Sherlock Holmes. The series was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK and starred Jeremy Brett (who had earlier portrayed Dr Watson on stage in the Los Angeles production of The Crucifer of Blood ) as the famous detective. The first two series were shown under the title The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and were followed by subsequent series with the titles of other short story collections by Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is the overall title given to the series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by the British television company Granada Television between 19.

It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.” “Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. “His Ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.” If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact. “It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. “Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.” “To a great mind, nothing is little,' remarked Holmes, sententiously.” The question is what can you make people believe you have done.” “What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. “There is no satisfaction in vengeance unless the offender has time to realize who it is that strikes him, and why retribution has come upon him.”

A study in scarlet by sir arthur conan doyle