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<blockquote data-quote="scottbtdmb" data-source="post: 88977" data-attributes="member: 1043"><p>On TV/movies, Jeremy Brett is my far my favorite. On the radio, it is a toss up between Basil Rathbone and Clive Merrison. While Rathbone was great in the old movies during the 40's, I enjoy listening to his radio dramatizations far more. Some of the scripts for the Rathbone/Bruce radio series were actually more clever in my opinion than many of the scripts from the movies they starred in! On the other hand, Clive Merrison was brilliant as Holmes in the British radio series that was broadcast in the late 80's/early 90's. Merrison really captured the manic side of Holmes and in some ways, I think his portrayal was better than Brett's, although it is probably unfair to compare a TV actor with a radio actor! I highly recommend seeking out the Merrison series though! It was the first radio series to record the entire Canon (all 60 stories!), not to mention they wound up doing about a dozen originals due to popular demand after the Canon was completed.</p><p></p><p>-Scott</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scottbtdmb, post: 88977, member: 1043"] On TV/movies, Jeremy Brett is my far my favorite. On the radio, it is a toss up between Basil Rathbone and Clive Merrison. While Rathbone was great in the old movies during the 40's, I enjoy listening to his radio dramatizations far more. Some of the scripts for the Rathbone/Bruce radio series were actually more clever in my opinion than many of the scripts from the movies they starred in! On the other hand, Clive Merrison was brilliant as Holmes in the British radio series that was broadcast in the late 80's/early 90's. Merrison really captured the manic side of Holmes and in some ways, I think his portrayal was better than Brett's, although it is probably unfair to compare a TV actor with a radio actor! I highly recommend seeking out the Merrison series though! It was the first radio series to record the entire Canon (all 60 stories!), not to mention they wound up doing about a dozen originals due to popular demand after the Canon was completed. -Scott [/QUOTE]
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