Title: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Scroll of the Dead Author: David Stuart Davies Publisher: Titan Books Year: 2009 The Scroll of the Dead is a fast paced yarn that hits all the beats a Holmes and Watson story should. Some of the twists are a tad predictable, but don’t really detract from […]
30Mar16
The Scroll of the Dead
Country: United Kingdom Starring: Tom Baker, Terence Rigby, Christopher Ravenscroft, Caroline John, William Squire Director: Peter Duguid Music: Carl Davis Some quick thoughts on the 1982 four-part BBC television series of The Hound of the Baskervilles, starring everybody’s favourite Dr. Who – Tom Baker – as Sherlock Holmes. Over the years, this version has developed […]
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Tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, Dr. Who, Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Tom Baker
Tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, Dr. Who, Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Tom Baker
Country: United States Director: Boris Sagal Starring: Roger Moore, Patrick Macnee, John Huston, Charlotte Rampling, David Huddleston, Gig Young, Geoffrey Moore Music: Richard Rodney Bennett Based on characters by Arthur Conan Doyle Regular visitors to this site, may have read this review before (originally posted in Jan 2010), but as the film has finally been […]
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Posted in Film and Cinema, Television
Tagged Charlotte Rampling, John Huston, Patrick Macnee, Professor Moriarty, Roger Moore, Sherlock Holmes
Tagged Charlotte Rampling, John Huston, Patrick Macnee, Professor Moriarty, Roger Moore, Sherlock Holmes
12Feb10
Holmes Book Cover 10
The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes – by Adrian Conan Doyle.
11Feb10
Holmes Poster of the Day 10
The House of Fear
10Feb10
Holmes Book Cover 9
The West End Horror – by Nicholas Meyer – Hodder and Stoughton 1976 From the blurb: In 1974, readers were enthralled when Sherlock Holmes met Sigmund Freud in The Seven-Per Cent-Solution, one of the big best sellers of the year. In The West End Horror, Nicholas Meyer has brought to light another previously unpublished episode […]
10Feb10
Holmes Poster of the Day 9
The Woman in Green
10Feb10
Holmes Book Cover 8
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Wordsworth Classics
Country: United Kingdom / United States Director: Simon Cellan Jones Starring: Rupert Everett, Ian Hart, Neil Dudgeon, Perdita Weeks, Michael Fassbender, Jonathan Hyde Music: Adrian Johnson Based on characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle The BBC’s 2002 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles was a misfire with a sadly miscast Richard Roxburgh as Sherlock […]
9Feb10
Holmes Poster of the Day 8
Murder by Decree
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Posted in Film and Cinema
Tagged Christopher Plummer, David Hemmings, Film Posters, James Mason, Sherlock Holmes
Tagged Christopher Plummer, David Hemmings, Film Posters, James Mason, Sherlock Holmes
