If I recall correctly, many of Rathbone’s Sherlock Holmes movies were NOT derived from Doyle’s stories but were plots created by the movie people...So the storylines were not classic.
Same problem with the Downey movie (and Avatar, for that matter)... rotten script that hampers even good actors..
In my opinion, it will be tough to beat the work of Jeremy Brett.
Indubitably.
When he died, I stopped watching the series.
People told me his replacement was “good”.
Fine.
But he’s not Jeremy Brett.
Nicol Williamson played Holmes with a mad vengeance in The 7% Solution.
He’s the runner-up.
I had in mind a recent viewing of Rathbone in the “Hound of Baskervilles” when writing this. I’ve never seen any of Brett’s depictions - will definitely make a point to.
I found the original screenplay with the secret, magical cult somewhat amusing. I wonder if they’ll stick more to Doyle’s works when detailing the conflict between Moriarty and Holmes?
As in Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, where Holmes matched wits with the Gestapo.
It’s a shame that the Jeremy Brett series didn’t start five or six years earlier. After the first couple of seasons, Brett’s deteriorating health gradually became apparent to the point of distraction.