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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Copper Beeches - Sherlock Holmes VHS Video
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Copper Beeches - Sherlock Holmes VHS Video
Features
Director: David Carson, Derek Marlowe
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Rated: NR
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Video Release Date: October 11, 1989
VHS Features:
- NTSC format (US and Canada only. This VHS will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about Quotes & Trivia
- ASIN: 6301480406
- Average Customer Review:
 Based on 5 reviews.
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Amazon.com
Just as Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) is lamenting the state of his investigation practice--"[It] seems to be degenerating into an agency for recovering lost lead pencils and giving advice to young ladies from boarding schools"--a letter arrives that would seem to make matters even worse. But only temporarily: the missive is from a Violet Hunter (Natasha Richardson), who seeks advice on whether to accept a position as governess at the Copper Beeches, the home of a genuine oddball named Jephro Rucastle (Joss Ackland) and his equally strange family. Among Violet's duties if she accepts the job are cutting her long hair, wearing a dress chosen by Rucastle each day, and sitting with her back to a window while he entertains her for an hour or so each day with hilarious stories. Just what is going on? This fine adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's clever mystery is absolutely engrossing, and as usual Brett's performance as the famed detective is flawless and true to Doyle's original vision. David Burke does his typically stellar work as Watson, and the addition of one great veteran (Ackland) and one talented then-newcomer (Richardson) to the cast is a real treat. --Tom Keogh
Reader Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
another keeper, August 9, 2002
Reviewer:
A viewer
from the United States
This is a must-see episode of the Granada series. It is very well done. Jeremy Brett is, of course, great as Holmes. I love the way he made the speech about the "unobservant public". He captured Holmes' arrogance quite well. I concur that Mr. Brett's portrayal of the unoffical consulting detective was definitive. David Burke was also wonderful as Watson. The other actors in the episode are great as well. Natasha Richardson did a very good job as Violet Hunter. My only complaint: I wished that Jeremy Brett had been in the episode a little more.
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