The Sherlock Holmes Collection On DVD!

The Sherlock Holmes Collection, of which there are only five surviving episodes, is out on DVD this week. Peter Cushing, who stars as the deductive detective in this 1968 BBC production, had made a splash in the rousing Hammer version of The Hound Of The Baskervilles, so they turned it into a series. Nigel Stock plays his trusted assistant Dr. Watson. And The Hound of the Baskervilles is retooled into a two part episode. Also included is the tricky A Study In Scarlet, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Sign Of Four and The Blue Carbuncle. The fact that these exist are fantastic, and Cushing is just great as the wily sleuth.