dvd review sherlock holmes collection vol 3

The duo inhabit the characters and not merely dress up like trick or treaters. But what they lack in production, it more than made up with the ideal pairing of Cushing and Stock. It’s just not nearly as creepy as the numerous Hound films including Cushing’s earlier version. The film doesn’t get overly atmospheric on the limited TV budget. Watson are hired to protect the heir of the Baskervilles from the mythical hound that kills the relatives. The Hound of the Baskervilles sticks close to the original book. The BBC production has all the studio scenes shot on video while the exteriors were shot on 16mm. The BBC version is a bit more talky and less cinematic than the Hammer take. Fittingly enough the first two episodes on the boxset are the BBC’s version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Back in 1959 he starred in Hammer’s version of The Hound of Baskervilles with Christopher Lee as Sir Henry and Terence Fisher in the director’s chair. It is refreshing to see him being reserved. During this part of Cushing’s career, he was eating scenery in low budget fright productions. His stare that works so well in Hammer Horrors allows him to give off a deductive attitude without over playing his hand. Peter Cushing plays him as a more sedate British gentleman. as an utter heathen these episodes remind us of his original attitude. The Sherlock Holmes Collection brings together the six Cushing episodes that survived the BBC’s video purge.īefore Sherlock Holmes gets a major makeover from Robert Downey Jr. The series was revived in 1968 with Peter Cushing ( Star Wars and Horror of Dracula) as Holmes and Stock once more as Dr. Watson, his devoted assistant for 13 mysteries.

They cast Douglas Wilmer as Holmes and Nigel Stock as Dr. In 1963, the BBC began a series based on the books, unlike the Basil Rathbone films that strayed completely from the source. Countless shows vanished thanks to a bulk magnetic eraser. There were numerous reasons including strange actor’s union rules and beancounters eager to save money by reusing tape. From 1967-78, various shows produced by the BBC on videotape found themselves recorded over. This was a horrifying true art crime story. One of the mysteries Arthur Conan Doyle never wrote was Sherlock Holmes and the Wiped BBC Videotape.

Dvd review sherlock holmes collection vol 3