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Title: Setting a high standard
Review: The first episode of Granada's 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' broke the mould, with Jeremy Brett offering a highly original and brilliantly thought out portrayal of Holmes, sweeping away other interpretations in his wake. He brought a new and definitive idea of Holmes to the screen: his performance shows that Holmes has depths that cannot be fathomed, perhaps even by Brett himself. Watson was similarly reinvented by a splendid David Burke, later to be equally well played by Edward Hardwicke. Productions values were high, and supporting casts were always from the top drawer. It was a classic series, cut short by Brett's untimely death in 1995. This first episode amply reveals what made the project so special.
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