The blank of astronomy knowledge, the blank of literary knowledge, the blank of philosophical knowledge, the failure of political science-this is Sherlock Holmes. But what does it matter? For the world’s greatest private investigator, whether he can complete rigorous reasoning, clarify the most confusing case, whether he can solve the most bizarre case, and whether he can challenge the most thrilling and exciting adventure... It is something that truly deserves his attention and can bring him infinite pleasure. Blackmail, extortion, murder, bizarre homicide... This time, the famous Sherlock Holmes will still hold his old pipe, with a shrewd expression on his face, and lead us into another thrilling, mysterious and strange adventure... …
Jeremy Brett (1933-1995) is
a talented British actor who has played many roles in 40 years of acting career, especially in shaping the image of the detective Sherlock Holmes. He has won the love of a broad audience and is considered the most authoritative. Sherlock Holmes actor. For Holmes, JB's famous saying is "Do The Doyle" ("loyal to Doyle"). During the performance, JB always carried the original novel research. Unfortunately, after filming the first 13 episodes, JB's beloved wife passed away due to illness. Since then, JB has been troubled by depression and mania, and his health is very bad, but he still insists on starring in future Sherlock Holmes episodes. . In the episode of "Dying Detective", the frail Holmes seems to be a true portrayal of JB himself. Soon after the filming, JB passed away in his sleep. This series of Sherlock Holmes came to an end.
David Burke Burke was
born in Liverpool, England in 1934, and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Note: N many old British dramas are students here, including some cake and another love AR). He played the role of Dr. Watson in the first two seasons of the Sherlock Holmes series, and later decided to leave the crew and accompany his beloved wife and son (this may be about the same time as the death of JB's beloved wife, and it is not ruled out that Burke was affected by this incident). Dr. Watson was cast by Edward Hardwicke, recommended by Burke.
◎Holmes and his actors: Commemorating Jeremy Brett.
He is a descendant of a conservative British aristocracy. He entered Cambridge from Eton College but gave up his studies to engage in acting. He has played Byron, Nightingale's father, the youngest prime minister in British history, Robert Browning, almost all important Shakespearean characters, and the famous Sherlock Holmes. He is tall and handsome, but thin and weak, and his tongue defect makes his accent impure. However, his profound acting skills and elegant aristocratic temperament made him great as an actor. So far, he is recognized as the most authoritative player of Sherlock Holmes, but in reality, his personality is very different from that of Sherlock Holmes.
Although he is recognized as a successful actor, Jeremy Brett's true level has been underestimated until he played Holmes. People are used to his role as aristocratic—Hamlet, Browning, etc., they contact his growing up background and think that his true character is greater than his acting skills. However, his character is more like Watson, he accepted an invitation from the British Granada TV station to star in Sherlock Holmes in the 1980s, and his exquisite performance made people admire him. Under the recognition of the public and the industry, he has also become a timeless classic together with the Granada version of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
When playing Sherlock Holmes, Jeremy Brett emphasized loyalty and precision as always. Perhaps because of this, the Granada producers strongly invited him to play, claiming to cancel the filming plan if rejected. Therefore, Holmes, who played Jeremy Brett, took off the iconic deer cap in the screen tradition and took off the hunting suit, because Jeremy Brett and the Granada team “based on research” believed that “in the Victorian era, a gentleman could not wear it in the city. This outfit walks around." The Granada version of Sherlock Holmes is a typical English gentleman, but he is definitely an unruly gentleman: Jeremy Brett perfectly combines the tension between Holmes’ inner nearly crazy neuroticism and the outwardly moderately restrained gentleman’s demeanor. Together, it looks like a hound wearing a black formal suit and holding an English cane. After the Granada version, Do The Doyle (loyal to the Tao) became a famous saying. During the filming, Jeremy Brett not only carried original novels and literary studies with him, but also maintained close communication with Doyle's daughter.
Playing Sherlock Holmes is the pinnacle of Jeremy Brett's acting career, as well as the home of his career and life. In the middle of the series, Jeremy Brett suffered a heavy blow and suffered from depression and mania. After receiving medication, Jeremy Brett became seriously ill, but still insisted on acting. Perhaps it is destined, but from the other side, this is just right for the image of the elderly Holmes. After the final episode of "The Dying Detective", Jeremy Brett passed away forever. As an actor, in the last moments of his life, Jeremy Brett and his role have truly become one. This is not a tragedy of life, but a gift from fate. Film and reality, actors and characters, life and death, all these are intertwined. This legend has also created the unique status of the Granada version: perhaps unintentionally, or perhaps by providence, the Granada version rarely starts with the love history of Sherlock Holmes, turning to the actor's pain of losing his wife, and ending in the double death of illusion and reality. It was not Jeremy Brett that bid farewell to Holmes, it was Jeremy Brett who said goodbye to the world together with Holmes.
Thank you Jeremy Brett, you are a great actor and an immortal Sherlock Holmes.
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