I picked up an A and E disc with 5 episodes starring Peter Cushing as Holmes and Nigel Stock as Watson. I watched part one and part 2 of The Hound of the Baskervilles.
I enjoyed the two episodes and was struck at how stark the story was protrayed. Cushing did a first rate job while Watson was a delight.
Here is the disk, avialable at Barnes and Noble-only $15 US
Only five episodes of the BBC’s celebrated 1960s Sherlock Holmes series survive, all five featuring Peter Cushing as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective, with Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson. Having already starred as Holmes in the famous Hammer Studios Hound of the Baskervilles film adaptation, Cushing was uniquely suited to craft the definitive portrayal for these five captivating televised mysteries. For his first outing as the BBC’s Holmes, Cushing revisits the moors of Dartmoor for a feature-length version of Holmes’ most well-known case, "The Hound of the Baskervilles." Subsequent adventures pit his vaunted intellect against murderers, cannibals, and Australian bushwackers in faithful productions of "The Sign of Four," "The Blue Carbuncle," "A Study in Scarlet," and "The Boscombe Valley Mystery." From the Producers
Good bio of Cushing as Holmes here: http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/wor...
I enjoyed the two episodes and was struck at how stark the story was protrayed. Cushing did a first rate job while Watson was a delight.
Here is the disk, avialable at Barnes and Noble-only $15 US
Only five episodes of the BBC’s celebrated 1960s Sherlock Holmes series survive, all five featuring Peter Cushing as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective, with Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson. Having already starred as Holmes in the famous Hammer Studios Hound of the Baskervilles film adaptation, Cushing was uniquely suited to craft the definitive portrayal for these five captivating televised mysteries. For his first outing as the BBC’s Holmes, Cushing revisits the moors of Dartmoor for a feature-length version of Holmes’ most well-known case, "The Hound of the Baskervilles." Subsequent adventures pit his vaunted intellect against murderers, cannibals, and Australian bushwackers in faithful productions of "The Sign of Four," "The Blue Carbuncle," "A Study in Scarlet," and "The Boscombe Valley Mystery." From the Producers