as for the Watsons, David Burke was more amused than amusing, quietly tolerating his friend's unusual personality traits. Stand-out episodes include The Devil's Foot, The Speckled Band, The Master Blackmailer, The Eligible Batchelor, The Copper Beeches, The Empty House, The Six Napoleons. He has his weaknesses to offset his sharp mind and encyclopedic knowledge of low-lifes, drugs, and cigar ash. Brett's Holmes is tragic, infuriating, funny, smart, human. Never has Holmes in all his complexities been laid before us. In my opinion, Brett was totally spot-on for the role. These comments apply to all series and full-length Holmes episodes filmed by Granada between 19 and starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes, and David Burke (later Edward Hardwicke) as Watson.
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