The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV Movie 1988)

The Hound of the Baskervilles: Directed by Brian Mills. With Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Raymond Adamson, Alastair Duncan. When the latest heir to the Baskerville estate seems to be threatened by a family curse, only the master detective, Sherlock Holmes, can find out the truth.

“This was a very fine adaptation of a great book. True it does start off slowly, like the book, and I donu0026#39;t think it is quite as good as 1987u0026#39;s Sign of Four. That was creepy, suspenseful, and featured a wonderfully understated performance from the late great John Thaw. The minor negatives aside, this is a conveniently faithful and suspenseful adaptation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt does benefit from fine camera work, wonderful scenery and costumes, and the music score was superb. And there are some genuinely creepy moments, in particular the opening and any other scene with the very scary looking Hound. It isnu0026#39;t all creepy though. There is a very charming ad libbing moment between Holmes and Watson, that was really nice to see.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd the acting was great, especially Jeremy Brett as Holmes. Despite the fact that he was ill during production, he still gave a stellar turn as always in the role I remember him by most. Brett was a great actor, and it was a real shame when he died; I will always consider him as the definitive Holmes, with his gritty baritone and towering presence Brett was perfect as Holmes. Edward Hardwicke as Dr Watson is a really nice contrast, and their chemistry is evident here. The supporting performances were sterling, worth of note were James Faulkener and Ronald Pickup.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll in all, while not as good as Sign of Four, it was a very atmospheric and faithful adaptation. 9/10 Bethany Cox”