5/10
Curate's Egg
19 October 2021
The performances are mostly good in this adaptation, and it is especially welcome to see Dr Watson as a thoughtful younger man rather than an old buffer. This is much closer to the original. What is not closer is the adaptation itself, with some sub-plots and characters removed, and totally unnecessary things inserted - a seance, a Christmas party etc etc. Also extra scenes to spice up characterisation, eg Holmes assaulting a cab driver. A pity that more faith wasn't put in the original story. Filmed in the north of England rather than on Dartmoor itself, but that is true of most versions which exist.
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