Sherlock Holmes (TV) (1964-1965) DVD UPDATED

[Darrel_Griffin]

I have provided full specs below, with corrections and additional information including runtimes.


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Title: Sherlock Holmes: Series 1 (TV) (1964-1965)
Country: United Kingdom
Region: 2
Releasing Studio: British Film Institute
Case Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1*
Anamorphic?: No
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles (are they optional?): English HoH (optional)
Cuts:
No cuts - However two surviving episodes are incomplete:
- "The Abbey Grange" - 20/03/1965 - first half is missing, so has been replaced by a filmed reading of this part of the story by actor Douglas Wilmer.
- "The Bruce-Partington Plans" - 17/04/1965 - second half is missing the picture but has the original audio, which plays over text of the script, superimposed over still images of the cast.
Commentaries: (see below)
Extras:

DISC ONE
Episodes (with Play All option: 49:02 + 99:46):
- Pilot: "The Speckled Band" - episode of 'Detective' from 1964 - 18/05/1964 (49:02)
- "The Illustrious Client" - 20/02/1965 (49:54)
- "The Devil's Foot" - 27/02/1965 (49:51)
Audio commentary with director Peter Sasdy on "The Illustrious Client"
Audio commentary with actor Douglas Wilmer on "The Devil's Foot"
"The Speckled Band: Spanish Audio Version" (49:02, optional English subtitles)
"The Illustrious Client: Alternative Titles" (0:44)

DISC TWO
Episodes (with Play All option: 141:25):
- "The Copper Beeches" - 06/03/1965 (49:52)
- "The Red-Headed League" - 13/03/1965 (48:49)
- "The Abbey Grange" - 20/03/1965 (partial reconstruction) (42:43)
Audio commentary with actors David Andrews & Trevor Martin on "The Red-Headed League"
Audio commentary with director Peter Cregeen on "The Abbey Grange"

DISC THREE
Episodes (with Play All option: 201:24):
- "The Six Napoleons" - 27/03/1965 (50:22)
- "The Man with the Twisted Lip" - 03/04/1965 (48:39)
- "The Beryl Coronet" - 10/04/1965 (49:23)
- "The Bruce-Partington Plans" - 17/04/1965 (partial reconstruction) (52:59)

DISC FOUR
Episodes (with Play All option: 152:37):
- "Charles Augustus Milverton" - 24/04/1965 (51:59)
- "The Retired Colourman" - 01/05/1965 (48:55)
- "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" - 08/05/1965 (51:42)
Audio commentary with actor Douglas Wilmer on "Charles Augustus Milverton"
"Douglas Wilmer... On Television" (2012) featurette (21:25, no subtitles)


Notes:
The episodes have been remastered for this release.
* "The Speckled Band" and "The Illustrious Client" have an aspect ratio of 1.33:1 for the opening credits only, and 1.28:1 for the remainder of each episode.
Includes a fully illustrated 28 page liner notes booklet with essays and full episode credits.

Easter Eggs: none known
Amazon ASIN: B00Q4VQ00S
Source: I own it

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Updated.

[Darrel_Griffin]

Apologies, I have just discovered something that I missed before.

For the episode "The Abbey Grange" (partial reconstruction):

the aspect ratio of the 1st half (filmed narration by Douglas Wilmer that replaces missing 1st half of original show) is 1.33:1
the aspect ratio of the 2nd half (intact 2nd half of original show) is 1.28:1


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I also checked the other partial reconstruction i.e. episode "The Bruce-Partington Plans", and that is 1.33:1 for both the parts (1st half of original show + 2nd half original audio only with still images of the script superimposed over still images of the cast)


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To my eyes it appears that the two-and-a-half episodes with the aspect ratio of 1.28:1 are slightly squeezed (e.g. actors' faces look vertically elongated), suggesting that these were errors, and that they should probably have been 1.33:1. However, I cannot be sure. But I do know that mistakes are often made with material intended for TV broadcast. For example, the pixels of the digital versions of both PAL and NTSC are non-square rectangles (height is different to width), and even when an attempt is made to factor this in, sometimes an incorrect ratio is used by mistake. BFI don't often make technical mistakes in my experience, but nevertheless it is possible that they did here.

[Darrel_Griffin]

This still needs updating!

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

i don't see what else needs to be updated.

[Darrel_Griffin]

This bit from my post on 30th October (the aspect ratio changes part way through):

For the episode "The Abbey Grange" (partial reconstruction):

the aspect ratio of the 1st half (filmed narration by Douglas Wilmer that replaces missing 1st half of original show) is 1.33:1
the aspect ratio of the 2nd half (intact 2nd half of original show) is 1.28:1

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Updated.