Sherlock Holmes - TV Classics

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Summary: The Sherlock Holmes English TV series
Review: My wife and I both love the Rathbone movie series on Holmes and Watson. For a different take you should try the Ron Howard and Marion Crawford series. Holmes is more likeable and Watson is the star of the show, but both are very engaging to watch. Certainly worth the few dollars for several nights of entertainment. If you love Rathbone and hate Jeremy Brett, you should like this series.

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Summary: More episodes from the old TV series
Review: This disk contains the following episodes from the 1954-1955 TV series:

Baker Street Bachelors
Baker Street Nursemaids
Lady Beryl
Harry Crocker

One of these episodes (Baker Street Bachelors) is also contained in the 20-episode, 5-DVD set just released by Madacy (ASIN B0001Z3TS4). If you're a fan of this TV series, you might want to consider getting that set instead of (or in addition to) this disk.

I personally like this TV series. Ronald Howard is more personable than most others who have played Sherlock Holmes - more human - but still quirky and particular. In this series, he seems to enjoy being smarter than the other characters, but he does it with more of a sense of humor, rather then being obnoxious about it. Like any TV series, some episodes are better than others, but I found them all enjoyable.