02 October 2000
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Sherlock Holmes DVD Release On Wednesday 03 October, MPI Media Group releases four episodes of Granada The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes television series, starring Jeremy Brett and David Burke, on DVD. |
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In memoriam Charles Gray. The brothers are together. British actor Charles Gray died on Tuesday 07 March 2000, succumbing to his long-suffering illness of throat cancer. Born Donald Marshall Gray on 29 August 1928 in Bournemouth, England. He starred in numerous roles, including The Criminologist from Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ernst Stavro Blofeld from Diamonds are Forever, and Granada's elder brother of Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft. When Gray made his stage debut in 1952, as Charles the Wrestler in As You Like It, there was already an one-armed actor named "Donald Gray," hence the change in forename. The beloved 71-year-old bacholar died at the Brompton Hospital in London.  Charles Gray as Mycroft Holmes Top UK TV Programme Poll. The British Film Industry (BFI) compiled a list recently of the top 100 UK TV programs of all time. Programmes such as Morse and Fawlty Towers made the list, but where is Sherlock Holmes? It's not there! The entire list voted by the BFI can be seen at here. However, all is not lost, Holmes can still make it on the list. BFI is also conducting a reader poll on the top British TV program of all time here. You don't have to vote for one of the programs that made their list, therefore here is a chance to vote for the Granada Sherlock Holmes series as the #1 British program of all time! Vote and spread the word! |
 Sherlock Holmes n'a peur de rien New JB French Comics. French cartoonists Pierre Veys and Nicolas Barral did a brilliant caricature of Jeremy Brett in their bande dessinee, Sherlock Holmes n'a peur de rien (Sherlock Holmes Fears Nothing). The comic was filled with hilarious drawings and entertaining stories for any Sherlockian to enjoy. Just announced on Alapage.com, volume two of the Baker Street series is to be released. It is entitled Sherlock Holmes et le Club des Sport Dangereux (Sherlock Holmes and the Club of Dangerous Sports). Its publication date is January 2001. See Paraphernalia Brettiana de Exotica. Re-issuing Bending the Willow. David Stuart Davies' Bending the Willow has been rare and long out-of-print for three years, yet the demand for this book is still in high demand and is virtually impossible to find in the second-hand market. Due to the overwhelming demand by Brettians, the publishers of Calabash Press and Mr Davies himself are preparing to re-publication of this very book! Mr Davies is is currently working on a revised and updated edition. The book is scheduled to be for Spring of 2001. See Paraphernalia Brettiana de Exotica. Return of the soundtrack. The once out-of-print Sherlock Holmes soundtrack,has re-issued the CD in September. These soundtracks have been professionally recorded in full fidelity and stereo on compact disc with 19 tracks, such as the acclaimed Granada opening theme, "221B Baker Street" and The Final Problem's "The Death of Sherlock Holmes". Music composed, arranged, and conducted by Patrick Gowers, with Kenneth Sillito on the violin. See Memorabilia Brettiana. JB Societies. Want to talk JB with other Brettians on the web? Join Internationally Brettish, a Jeremy Brett discussion club. Or The JB eGroups, a Jeremy Brett online email fan club. For more Brettish societies, see Societia Brettiana. Help find a cure. The webpage for The Jeremy Brett Memorial Fund for the Imperial Cancer Research has been moved to a different URL. Snail-mail and/or online donations are both currently acceptable. Please help find a cure. "It is a disease that has to be beaten," said Jeremy, "for it strikes so terrifyingly not only the old, but the young as well." |
Sherlockian Figurines. The French society website of Mycroft's Brother presents a Sherlockian mini-figurine made of metal, hand-painted, scaled at 54-millimeters, designs by Yves-Charles Fercoq, who is also vice president of La Société Sherlock Holmes de France. The figurines are based and/or inspired by Sidney Paget's drawings and the Granada Sherlock Holmes series. Presetly available is Holmes in country-wear of grey deerstalker and inverness from The Silver Blaze. There is hard copy limited to 221 specimens of this figurine. Other figurines, such as Holmes and the bellpull from The Speckled Band, Watson from The Final Problem, and Violet Smith from The Solitary Cyclist, are still in production. See Memorabilia Brettiana.  Limited Edition Silver Blaze Figurine Twelfth of September. On the Tuesday 12 September 2000, many Brettians spoke their grief on the fifth anniversary of Jeremy Brett's passing. Jeremy died in his sleep that night by heart attack. Let us all light a candle to his memory. I write this newsletter as a belated memorial candle to Jeremy Brett's passing. First Monogram Issue. I hope you enjoyed the first issue of The Brettish Times: A Dedication to Jeremy Brett Monogram, I hope to continue further editions in the future. I would be gladly accept any comments or information or news for future editions, contact the editor. Upward and onward.
Diane N. Tran |
OR SOME TIME, Brettians have been campaigning for MPI Media Group for DVDs of the Granada Sherlock Holmes series, in hopes that the memory of Jeremy's Holmes passes to the 21st Century. Finally, our cries have been answered. To be publicly released on 03 October 2000 is the first The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on DVD. The first volume starts with four excellent Granada episodes in one from the first season: A Scandal in Bohemia, The Dancing Men, The Naval Treaty, and The Solitary Cyclist. Richard Valley of Scarlet Street commented, "I'm stunned! The shows are beautiful to behold, with sharp images, crisp hues, and warm, vibrant sound." Other releasing DVD volumes are still in production, no date has been given as of yet. See
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Edited by Diane N. Tran ("Brettish Sherlockian"). Image from title by unknown, courtesy of Mia Stampe of Denmark. Special thanks to Richard Valley of Scarlet Street, MPI Media Group, Mycroft's Brother, La Société Sherlock Holmes de France, Monica M. Schmidt, Patty Van Dyke, The Redheaded League, Violet of Australia, and Linda Pritchard.
A DEDICATION TO JEREMY BRETT |