so nice that Dr Watson is presented as a valuable friend to Sherlock Holmes rather than a bumbling sidekick.

@frankah

10 ай бұрын

if you are alluding to the way that nigel bruce played watson to basil Rathbone's holmes , I couldn't agree more.

@ebrandt9698

10 ай бұрын

@@frankah The way Bruce and an unfortunate number of other actors played him...

@ringerlafinger6031

6 ай бұрын

In this series, both Holmes and Watson admit to how Watson is portrayed as a dull sidekick in order to let Holmes shine just for the sake of the Mags. I like this lore a lot.

@stevec2993

2 ай бұрын

Just read the books.

@jugheadsrule

22 күн бұрын

God that is an ignorant comment. Before Nigel Bruce, the character of Watson was a minor sidekick. Bruce turned him into an almost equally important role, even if he was bumbling. And it was his relationship with Rathbone that elevated the Holmes franchise. Btw, if you can be bothered, you'll find on YT an interview with Arthur Conan Doyle done in 1929 in which he refers to Watson as Holmes's "rather stupid friend".

One of the beauties of these dramatisations and performances is that we are given some inkling of what Holmes sees in Watson, other than a stooge. It's an excellent illustration of the process of thinking by conversation: Holmes as Socrates.

A very raw approach to Holmes persona. A roughness from the brutality of a cold deductive mind. Thank goodness Dr. Watson is inside the room to protect us.

I liked the unexpected humor in this story (the references to cutting off a head, watson afraid of Holmes bedroom, etc.) Very entertaining story. ❤

@paulreed2155

4 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/X2d9w7KDiKXTg5s.htmlsi=gsbypo78eILZzmfx this is good

I thoroughly enjoyed this little mystery. Trying to solve a mystery without leaving the room. Brilliant.👌

I salivate with every syllable and nuance of the beautiful spoken word but only and i say only when spoken by certain masterful thespians

@ukjpepper

Жыл бұрын

Wwyy

First transmitted on 18 May 2004, this story is based on a reference from Doyle's short story 'The Adventure of the Priory School': "... the Abergavenny murder is coming up for trial." Holmes and Watson can rarely have been faced with such an uncooperative and unusual client, and they have just forty minutes to find out what problem has brought him to 221B Baker Street before the heavy boots of the official police force start clumping up the stairs. This episode is performed in real time.

Stranger's dead body still warm and Holmes has figured it all out! LOL!

'...in the drawer with the handcuffs and lockpicks.' 😂

Mr Simon: An Anglophile Canadian🇨🇦, I fully agree. Once allied to Doyle's works only, I'm a convert with these strongly written, superbly produced and exquisitely acted stories.

Brilliant

I love these shows. They have everything. I watch them in my mind. As I listen to them. PERFECT. 😎👍🏾

These productions are brilliant. Thanks

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC AS A HOLMES FAN THIS IS UP THERE WITH THE BEST THANK YOU FOR THESE BRILLIANT DRAMAS R I P MICHAEL WILLIAMS AND ANDREW SACHS 🇮🇹👍🌈♥️

The first of the "Further Adventures" audios I ever listened to. And what an introduction it was.

I love this production -- the writing, the acting, the interplay between two good friends and very human beings (instead of the caricatures to which we are so often treated). Thank you.

@johnthorpe8341

Жыл бұрын

A BRILLIANT ANALYSIS MY DEAR HOLMES-STORIES/EXCELLENT ACTING IT MAKES FOR HONEST AN THOUGHTFUL INSIGHT

Excellent story

Awesome series thanks for sharing 🔥🎬💋

Wonderful production

Thank you

An excellent new story with Sherlock Holmes…temporarily….out of work 😄 Good ol BBC and good on you for sharing it with us! 😊👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😊👍👍

@peterfreeman6677

11 ай бұрын

Being out of work is the downside of being a private investigator (or "consulting detective", as Holmes styles himself). Raymond Chandler's PI Philip Marlowe had something to say on this subject as well, although his gripe is the financial insecurity that is the result of a dearth of clients, rather than the existential boredom of "resting", as actors describe it (and how much does Holmes charge for his services anyway?)

Love the opening lines!

Andrew Sachs, eh? Well, Manuel certainly proved a fine Watson in this production. 👍

Great story

Thank you.

I heard many episodes of these two on bbc iplayer earlier this year and still available I think.

@simonmcgrath4112

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that as I've never thought of listening to bbc i player for audio plays not just visual media. So thank you sir

@7777maesteg

Жыл бұрын

@@simonmcgrath4112 I mostly listen to comedy ,drama,documentary and Tony Blackburn! Download and listen when and where you like!

@7777maesteg

Жыл бұрын

Recent drama wasn’t for me so I searched KZread instead.r d wingfield plays are also good.

This was a marvelous story! An unexpected client arrives at Baker street, only to fall dead dead upon the floor. Now Holmes must deduce the entire case only from the evidence on the body. I loved the story, but it felt rather unfinished. Yes, Holmes has deduced the truth of the crime, but I would have liked to hear what happened next. Will Lestraude take Holmes word, believing only his evidence? If not, how can Holmes bring the killer to justice? Especially considering that he is accusing an upper class nobleman of murder? And considering that the son will inherit his father's holdings, including the murder weapon and crime scene, and will certainly not permit any investigation, exactly how can Holmes bring the guilty man to justice? There will be no trial, since the client is dead of natural causes, and Scotland Yard is satisfied they have the murderer----who is now dead, which closes the case. So while this was a marvelous story, and very entertaining, it feels entirely unfinished. Of course, we can imagine that Holmes will win the day, but from where we leave the story, to that imagined ending, is miles apart.

@sarabevan3468

Жыл бұрын

Write it. (And I'm not being facetious either ☺️).

Pretty remarkable story

We now have a suspect for who killed the master, but who killed the butler? "They are going to kill me" said he before dropping dead, he apparently died of a heart attack, but was he killed? And, who are "they"?

@emeraldkoala2543

Ай бұрын

If he was judged guilty, he would have been executed. That's what he meant.

WHAT WE SAY AND OUR WE SAY IT IS SO IMPORTANT/WHEN CONVEYED WITH BODY LAUNGUAGE/FACT AND FICTION CAN INSPIRE THE GREAT AND THE MOST DEBAUCHED/HUMAN NATURE IS PREDITOR OR PREY

@stewartlancaster6155

5 ай бұрын

you have spelt PREDATOR wrong, also spelt HOW wrong.

Has anyone read any of David Marcum's Sherlock Holmes stories? I'm wondering if they're worth using my Audible credits on.

Is this an original story or a homage,,, sorry they just read that out.

@stewartlancaster6155

5 ай бұрын

nor original. by Bert Coules

Paraffin Test

😻 "Promo sm"!