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The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Musgrave Ritual - Sherlock Holmes VHS Video
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Musgrave Ritual - Sherlock Holmes VHS Video
Features
Director: David Carson, John Madden
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Rated: NR
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Video Release Date: March 28, 1990
VHS Features:
- NTSC format (US and Canada only. This VHS will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about Quotes & Trivia
- ASIN: 6301611721
- Average Customer Review:
 Based on 5 reviews.
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Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) and Dr. John Watson (Edward Hardwicke) are brought to Hurlstone Manor by Reginald Musgrave (Michael Culver) to look into the disappearance of his butler, Brunton (James Hazeldine). Various clues (a crumpled piece of paper, a brass key, a peg of wood with string attached) suggest that Brunton's disappearance is somehow related to the "Musgrave ritual," an arcane practice compelling young Musgrave family members to recite an odd riddle that might have to do with buried treasure. Holmes's methodical approach to the problem is a lot of fun, and Brett and Hardwicke seem to be having a particularly good time outdoors, pursuing the solution under a bit of sunshine. Jeremy Paul, who adapted Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story for this teledrama, won an Edgar Award for his script. --Tom Keogh
Reader Reviews
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A Great Episode, August 9, 2002
Reviewer:
A viewer
from the United States
"The Musgrave Ritual" isn't among my favorite of Doyle's short stories but I do love this episode. It isn't entirely faithful to the short story, the main difference being that Watson is put into the story. I mainly love the episode for Jeremy Brett though. I especially love him at the beginning of the episode and in the scene where Holmes is high on cocaine. I also congratulate the way Granada did this scene. One of the many things that I like about Doyle's Holmes stories is that he used Holmes' drug addiction to stress the severity of Holmes' mental illness or occasionally to establish the characters and their relationship and it wasn't tossed in there just for the sake of giving Holmes' character a flaw or just to create controversy (although I'm not really sure how controversial the cocaine use would have been in the late 19th century). Anyway, I think that the drug use was used the same way here that Doyle used it. It didn't really add anything to Holmes' character here because we weren't told specifically why he was using it, but it did add to Watson's by showing his reaction to it, such as when he gives Holmes a disgusted look while they are with Musgrave and the butler. I also felt that it added to their relationship when Watson tries to cover for Holmes when Holmes bursts into laughter in front of Musgrave. I'm glad that Granada used Holmes' drug addiction the same way that Doyle did. I think that if there were a Holmes tv show on today, that they would have gratuitous drug use just to create controversy and attract viewers. Of course there may already be a lot of gratuitous drug use on tv so it might not be a big deal anymore. I wouldn't know because I haven't watched much tv in the past seven years because everything on tv now days stinks. And I'm only 27 so I'm not an old fogey who can't get with the times. Anyway, I've rambled enough so I will shut up now.
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