Sat 11 Mar 2006
n case you missed it, your local (United States) PBS station may be airing Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking once again tomorrow night (Sunday, March 12), although in some places it was broadcast last week. Not based upon any story of the Canon, this made-for-TV BBC production
teams Rupert Everett as Holmes with Ian Hart as Watson against a psychopathic serial killer. While I’m not sure if I believe Everett is the “sexiest Sherlock Holmes ever” (to believe anything of the sort would be an affront to my masculinity), and I did find myself raising an objection or two against the characterisation of Holmes at certain points, I still quite enjoyed this film. The overall production was very slick and somewhat gritty, and there were a number of piquant moments, such as when 
Holmes was lectured about the pathology of the criminal mind by Watson’s psychologist fiancee. While purists may take offence at certain points of the story –they wouldn’t be purists, otherwise– I can still heartily recommend putting aside a couple of hours for this one. Just put the kids to bed first.
Also available on DVD from Amazon (amongst other sellers, of course).
5 Responses to “PBS Masterpiece Theater: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking”
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December 4th, 2006 at 4:36 am
Your blog is great, please keep it up!
January 12th, 2007 at 12:58 am
Rupert Everett does look a little like Sidney Pagets
Holmes IMHO, and he is the right age for the part,
if you go by most Sherlockian research most actors who’ve portrayed Holmes, Rathbone Brett etc are too
old for the part, Just hear me out, Holmes was born in 1853 according to all research, he would have been 27 years old at the time of A Study In Scarlett in 1881, he retired at the age of
49 in 1903, so most of the actors who portrayed him were just the wrong age for the part, Everett IMHO at least looks like he should be around the right age,
I think that if Jeremy Brett had portrayed Holmes around the time of My Fair Lady when he played ‘Freddy’
he would have been perfect agewise for the part.
I’m just in a humorous mood. and this idea came to me when I was reading the New Annotated Sherlock Holmes stories.
March 7th, 2007 at 3:47 am
Actually I was one year off his birthdate
December of 1854,
He would still have to be have been younger than most of the actors who have portrayed him,
If you go by strict Sherlockian research.
March 26th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
I wish they would make more with him. He was pretty good although not as good as Jeremy Bret did playing him.
May 16th, 2008 at 8:58 am
can anyone tell me who wrote the theme music for “The Case of the Silk Stocking?” (Masterpiece Theater, Oct. 2005)