Re watching the 1980s Granada television adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. #JeremyBrett gets all the attention as a stellar Holmes, but #DavidBurke as Dr Watson is just as brilliant in a wonderfully understated way.

Brimming with warmth, but clearly an ex military man that can look after himself, you completely understand why Holmes respected him and valued his friendship. He is steadfast, charismatic and the rock that the whirlwind of Brett’s Holmes revolves around.

[1985] The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - “The Red Headed League”, what seems at first to be a harmless prank played upon a red-headed man is soon revealed to be much more: a sinister scheme devised by the Napoleon of Crime. Starring Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Tim McInnerny and Richard Wilson.

https://youtu.be/PTtiR9j-IQw

#OldBritishTelly #SherlockHolmes #JeremyBrett #DavidBurke