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Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (a.k.a.The Cases of Sherlock
Holmes) are two British series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations for television produced by
the BBC in 1965 and 1968 respectively.The 1965 production, which followed a pilot the
year before, was the second BBC series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, after one starring
Alan Wheatley in 1951.The role of Holmes was played by Douglas Wilmer in 1965, and
Peter Cushing in 1968.Nigel Stock starred in both series as Dr. Watson.== Plot ==
Set in the Victorian era, Sherlock Holmes is a brilliant consultant detective, as well as a
private detective.He is consulted by the police and by other private detectives to aid them in
solving crimes.He also takes private cases himself, and his clients range from paupers to
kings.His deductive abilities and encyclopedic knowledge help him solve the most complex
cases.He is assisted in his work by military veteran, Dr. John Watson, with whom he shares a
flat at 221B Baker Street.== Cast ==
Douglas Wilmer - Sherlock Holmes (1964–1965)
Peter Cushing - Sherlock Holmes (1968)
Nigel Stock - Doctor Watson (1964–1968)
=== Recurring ===
Mary Holder (1964)/Enid Lindsey (1965, 3 episodes) - Mrs. Hudson
Grace Arnold - Mrs. Hudson (1968, 4 episodes)

Peter Madden - Inspector Lestrade (1965, 6 episodes) (Madden would also portray Bill
McCarthy in the 1968 series adaptation of "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" and Von Tirpitz
in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes in 1970)
William Lucas - Inspector Lestrade (1968, 2 episodes)
George A. Cooper - Inspector Gregson (1968, 2 episodes)
=== Guest stars ===
David Burke - Sir George Burnwell in "The Beryl Coronet" (portrayed Dr Watson in the first
two series of Granada's 1980's series Sherlock Holmes)
Edward Hardwicke - Davenport in "The Greek Interpreter" (portrayed Dr Watson in the
remaining series of the Granada series, after Burke left the role.)Frank Middlemass -
Peterson in "The Blue Carbuncle" (portrayed Henry Baker in the 1984 Granada adaptation
of the same story, and Dr Froelich in Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady)
== Production ==
=== Development ===
In 1964, the BBC secured rights to adapt any five Sherlock Holmes stories with an option for
a further eight from the Doyle estate.A handful of Doyle's stories were excluded from the
deal: The Hound of the Baskervilles because Hammer Films' rights would not expire until
1965 following their 1959 film adaptation, and "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Final Problem"
and "The Adventure of the Empty House" which had been secured by producers of the
Broadway musical Baker Street.In 1964, an adaptation of "The Adventure of the Speckled
Band" was commissioned as a pilot for a twelve part series of Sherlock Holmes stories.Giles
Cooper wrote the adaptation and Douglas Wilmer was cast as Holmes and Nigel Stock as
Watson, with Felix Felton as Dr. Grimesby Roylott.The hour-long pilot was aired as an
episode of the BBC anthology series Detective on 18 May and was popular enough to re-air
on 25 September this time under the banner of Encore which was a BBC2 repeat
slot.Wilmer and Stock were secured for a twelve part series (in black-and-white) to air the
following year.Wilmer was a lifelong fan of Doyle's stories and looked forward to portraying
the legendary sleuth.The part interested me very much because I’d never really, I felt, seen
it performed to its full capacity.There’s a very dark side to Holmes, and a very unpleasant
side to him.And I felt that this was always skirted round which made him appear rather sort
of hockey sticks and cricket bats and jolly uncles… a kind of dashing Victorian hero.He
wasn’t like that at all.He was rather sardonic and arrogant, and he could be totally
inconsiderate towards Watson.I tried to show both sides of his nature.Wilmer responded to
criticism of his portrayal by pointing out that he played the character as written.People
complained that I wasn't sympathetic but I didn't set out to be.I don't regard Holmes as a
sympathetic character at all.It would have been hell to share rooms with him."Once the
series was underway, new opening and closing titles of The Speckled Band were recorded
to better match the ongoing series so the pilot episode could be included in a package to be
sold abroad.It has been reported that having viewed 25 September repeat of The Speckled
Band, Wilmer came to the conclusion that his performance of Holmes was "too smooth,
urbane, and civilised" and as filming progressed Wilmer altered his performance to reflect
"a much more primitive person, more savage and ruthless."Wilmer himself disputed this in
a 2009 interview.I don’t remember saying that, no.I wonder where you read that!Certainly
we had the finest director on that first one, a very good director.I have seen those two
recently because I thought I’d better look at them again before writing the book.I don’t
remember being unhappy with my performance in the first one; looking at it this time, I
thought it was rather better.At the time, due to strict agreements with the talent unions,
BBC drama productions could generally only be repeated once within two years of the first
transmission, and thus all twelve episodes were re-run over the late summer and early
autumn of 1966, albeit in a different running order.

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flat at 221B Baker Street.== Cast ==

Douglas Wilmer - Sherlock Holmes (1964–1965)

Peter Cushing - Sherlock Holmes (1968)

Nigel Stock - Doctor Watson (1964–1968)

=== Recurring ===

Mary Holder (1964)/Enid Lindsey (1965, 3 episodes) - Mrs. Hudson

Grace Arnold - Mrs. Hudson (1968, 4 episodes)

in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes in 1970)

William Lucas - Inspector Lestrade (1968, 2 episodes)

George A. Cooper - Inspector Gregson (1968, 2 episodes)

=== Guest stars ===

two series of Granada's 1980's series Sherlock Holmes)

Edward Hardwicke - Davenport in "The Greek Interpreter" (portrayed Dr Watson in the

=== Development ===

autumn of 1966, albeit in a different running order.

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