![]() Drawing upon files from the BBC’s Written Archives Centre, this paper will unpack why the Corporation’s versions have not matched the Brett series in longevity. The results, while achieving impressive Reaction Indexes upon initial transmission, have since faded from popular memory, and are little referenced in academic writing. Each series prided itself on its fidelity to the original texts, due partly to producers’ desire for accuracy, but also dictated largely by the demands of the Conan Doyle estate. ![]() A second outing came in 1965 when, following a successful entry in anthology series Detective, a series of twelve adaptations was broadcast with Douglas Wilmer as Holmes and Nigel Stock as Watson this production returned in 1968, now starring Peter Cushing. Less frequently recalled are Holmes’ earlier appearances courtesy of the BBC, who in 1951 mounted the first ever televised series of adventures, featuring Alan Wheatley. ![]() The detective has, however, featured in comparatively few British television series (as opposed to singles and serials), the best remembered of which are arguably Granada’s productions of the 1980s and early 1990s, with the late Jeremy Brett. Currently enjoying a renewed lease of television life in the form of Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock Holmes is one of literature’s most adapted figures. ![]()
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