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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

A bit random but me and some friends were debating this the other night.

There’s been some fantastic actors providing wonderful performances in the role of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth over the years, but who was the best?

We eventually whittled the running down to four.

In joint second place: Peter Cushing and Ian Richardson.

Joint first prize though to.....Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett.

Your nominations?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Benedict then robert downey jr

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Cumberbatch and then Downey Jr. Clearly based on their acting skills and nothing else.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jeremy Brett 1st

Benedict Cumberbatch 2nd

Robert Downey jr last

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jeremy Brett 1st

Benedict Cumberbatch 2nd

Robert Downey jr last "

I'll go with this too. Jeremy Brett was so perfect for the role it's almost as though he was genetically engineered specifically for it.

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

Bondlybick Camberstinch for the win every time

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By *ross-eyed MaryMan
over a year ago

Salisbury

Robert Stephens.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No shit

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury

"Bondlybick Camberstinch for the win every time"

Who? I've never heard of him.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No shit "

Who

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Robert Stephens."

Great call! - I completely forgot about his brilliant portrayal until you mentioned it.

Also, another I’ve just remembered as being rather good and a little different, was Nicol Williamson’s in, The Seven Percent Solution

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

"Bondlybick Camberstinch for the win every time

Who? I've never heard of him.

Sorry, Bumberbotch Cumbersnatch

Bendybitch Crimberstetch

Bimbledorch Clembyditch...

Oh you know

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury

"Robert Stephens.

Great call! - I completely forgot about his brilliant portrayal until you mentioned it.

Also, another I’ve just remembered as being rather good and a little different, was Nicol Williamson’s in, The Seven Percent Solution

Colin Blakely as Watson was absolutely first class. Especially with the Russian ballerinas!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

3rd cumberbatch

2nd Brett

1st has to be the film's my mum made me watch when i was a kid basil rathbone.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

"Bondlybick Camberstinch for the win every time

Who? I've never heard of him.

Sorry, Bumberbotch Cumbersnatch

Bendybitch Crimberstetch

Bimbledorch Clembyditch...

Oh you know"

Just jealous of his epicness.

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury

"Bondlybick Camberstinch for the win every time

Who? I've never heard of him.

Sorry, Bumberbotch Cumbersnatch

Bendybitch Crimberstetch

Bimbledorch Clembyditch...

Oh you know

Just jealous of his epicness."

He just didn't get the joke is all.

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

"Bondlybick Camberstinch for the win every time

Who? I've never heard of him.

Sorry, Bumberbotch Cumbersnatch

Bendybitch Crimberstetch

Bimbledorch Clembyditch...

Oh you know

Just jealous of his epicness.

He just didn't get the joke is all. "

Oh I did, I'm just amusing myself here

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By *dam and slutCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Johny Lee Miller.

xslutx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jeremy Brett by considerable distance.

Ian McKellan did a good job as an older Holmes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jeremy Brett 1st

Benedict Cumberbatch 2nd

Robert Downey jr last

I'll go with this too. Jeremy Brett was so perfect for the role it's almost as though he was genetically engineered specifically for it.

Agreed!

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By *dam and slutCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Jeremy Brett. Yes.

xslutx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I enjoy the Benedict Cunberbatch and Robert Downey Jr portrayals of Holmes,but to me there is only one actor who epitomises the brilliance of Sherlock Holmes,and that's the late great Basil Rathbone

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

On the flip side, the worst Holmes was sadly the dreadfully miscast Charlton Heston in the role (although his nose was perfection!)

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Jeremy Brett by considerable distance.

Ian McKellan did a good job as an older Holmes."

Whilst I sadly missed Sir Ian playing the role, I can well imagine he’d was superb.

I wonder if Patrick Stewart ever took the part? He’d make for a commanding Holmes to

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Robert Downey Jr for me.

And Johnny Lee Miller as Sherlock (American version)

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

Basil Rathbone for me, he was my first Sherlock and no one else seems to match up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I enjoy the Benedict Cunberbatch and Robert Downey Jr portrayals of Holmes,but to me there is only one actor who epitomises the brilliance of Sherlock Holmes,and that's the late great Basil Rathbone "

The problem with Rathbone is that he was playing a very sanitised version of Holmes - too polite, no darkness in the performance, no drugs. Not his fault - the cinema at the time didn't allow for a more accurate portrayal especially in war propaganda films, but he wasn't really playing Holmes as written by Conan Doyle.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

"A bit random but me and some friends were debating this the other night.

There’s been some fantastic actors providing wonderful performances in the role of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth over the years, but who was the best?

We eventually whittled the running down to four.

In joint second place: Peter Cushing and Ian Richardson.

Joint first prize though to.....Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett.

Your nominations? "

Basil is the king.

Then Benedict.

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By *onnie And Clyde9070Couple
over a year ago

Leeds

"A bit random but me and some friends were debating this the other night.

There’s been some fantastic actors providing wonderful performances in the role of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth over the years, but who was the best?

We eventually whittled the running down to four.

In joint second place: Peter Cushing and Ian Richardson.

Joint first prize though to.....Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett.

Your nominations? "

It has to be Basil Rathbone. Nobody comes close. Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson also wins first prize.

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