Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes with his original Dr. Watson, David Burke. (Granada Television) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It was 30 years ago that I first met Sherlock Holmes.

Those adapting Sherlock Holmes for television and film love to play with Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation, from Basil Rathbone’s Nazi fighter to Robert Downey Jr.’s steampunk superhe… ...

Actor Jeremy Brett, 59, who immortalized the brilliant but troubled detective Sherlock Holmes on British television for 10 years, has died of heart failure.Hailed as the definitive Holmes, he died ...

As a Sherlock Holmes purist, I wasn’t holding out much hope for Jeremy Brett, who I really only knew from his role in My Fair Lady (in which his singing was dubbed) and from the rumours that he ...

Jeremy Brett in Sherlock Holmes (1984-1994) Jeremy Brett had actually played Dr Watson in a stage production of The Crucifer of Blood when he took up the role of the world’s number-one ...

The show ran for a decade with a total of 41 episodes, and not only are the mystery cases true to the book, but Jeremy Brett's arresting portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is the most comparable to the ...