Sherlock Holmes (TV series): Difference between revisions

* [[Evil Brit]]: Quite a few of them, Moriarty most notably. Robert Hardy as Charles Augustus Milverton definitely gives chills in this fashion as well.

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Not played so strongly with Holmes and Moriarty as in other adaptations - the closest we get to this idea is when Holmes tells Watson that Moriarty will do "what I should do. Engage a special train."

* [[Evil Is Stylish]]:

** The utterly creepy Wilson Kemp in "The Greek Interpreter".

** Moriarty starts out as this when he confronts Holmes at 221B. His attitude pretty quickly spirals down from there.

* [[Evil Redhead]]: The handsome young Moriarty agent in the ''Mona Lisa'' backstory in "The Final Problem".

* [[Fair Cop]]:

** In "The Norwood Builder," Lestrade is from the point that Holmes tells him he doesn't have ''all'' the evidence.

* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Jeremy Brett plays this to perfection.

* [[It's What I Do]]: Holmes's general attitude to praise after having solved a case.

* [[Keet]]: Jeremy Brett's version of Holmes comes across as a very energetic, excitable, theatrical person trying desperately to maintain a facade as aloof and serious. Then again, Jeremy Brett was a real-life example. He's waaay more light-hearted and flamboyant in interviews.

* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Between Watson and Holmes, though it is briefly averted in "The Devil's Foot" after Watson drags Holmes out of the room.

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* [[The Other Darrin]]: Between the first and second series, Edward Hardwicke replaces David Burke as Watson. The distinction is quite sharp - The Final Problem uses Burke, but Holmes returns to Hardwicke in The Empty House (they even reshot a few scenes with Hardwicke for flashback purposes). Overall, David Burke came across as much younger, more naive Watson, albeit one who resembled the original illustrations. Edward Hardwicke, however, was older, more distinguished, and more ex-military. Most fans agree Hardwicke was the more memorable Watson.

** In real life, this was one of the reasons David Burke left the show, as he felt that he didn't really do much of anything.

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Holmes rarely swore in the canon, and Brett as Holmes swore even less. Thus, his ''spat-out'' "g-dd--n" after seeing the sniper across the street in "The Final Problem" carries a ''motherload'' of weight.

* [[The Reveal]]: "Watson, do you mind if I smoke a cigarette in your consulting room?"

* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]: Holmes. He's almost never without his sharp black getup, so much so that Jeremy Brett called it the "damaged penguin" look.

* [[Sherlock Scan]]: It ''is'' Sherlock Holmes, after all.

* [[Shout-Out]]: To Paget's original illustrations, amazingly enough. Keen-eyed fans can spot moments where Paget's illustrations for the story are reproduced ''exactly'', down to the furniture, and each person's ''position, pose and gesture''. The illustrations to each story are usually displayed in a montage during the closing credits.

* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Brett makes Holmes smoking a cigarette look so utterly graceful, it shouldn't be legal!

* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: There tends to be only one or two females present in each episode - sometimes not even that.

* [[Sour Supporter]]: Inspectors Forbes and Gregson, of "The Naval Treaty and "The Greek Interpreter" respectively.

* [[Tear Jerker]]: "The Final Problem" was definitely trying for this with David Burke's heartrending portrayal of Watson's grief (not to mention the chilling sequence when Holmes falls with Moriarty). Whether they were successful or not depends upon the viewer.

* [[Troubled Fetal Position]]: Holmes could be seen sitting with his knees close to chest at times when he has to go into deep thought.