--- product_id: 1436280 title: "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Boxed Set Collection)" price: "S$170" currency: SGD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/1436280-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-boxed-set-collection store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Boxed Set Collection) **Price:** S$170 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Boxed Set Collection) - **How much does it cost?** S$170 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/1436280-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-boxed-set-collection) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Jeremy Brett's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the best filmed version of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective, showcasing Holmes's dazzling brilliance without ignoring his unnerving intensity or drug dependencies. First aired on Britain's Granada Television in 1984, the series offered perfect casting (David Burke, replaced later in the run by Edward Hardwicke, played Dr. Watson as Holmes's sturdy companion and chronicler rather than as a buffoon), marvelous period music by Patrick Gowers, and a running time of almost an hour per story, which allowed superior detail and faithfulness to the original source. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes marked the beginning of the long-running series. Highlights of these 13 episodes include "A Scandal in Bohemia," which introduces Irene Adler (Gayle Hunnicutt), whom Holmes uncharacteristically describes as having "a face a man might die for"; the chilling locked-room mystery "The Speckled Band"; the introduction of Sherlock's brother Mycroft (Charles Gray) in "The Greek Interpreter"; and "The Final Problem," in which Holmes confronts his arch-enemy Professor Moriarty (Eric Porter) at Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. The five-disc boxed set is a great bargain compared to previous VHS releases, although bonus features are limited to English subtitles and galleries of Sidney Paget's famous illustrations. The series would continue on Granada with The Return of Sherlock Holmes , The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes , and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes as well as the stand-alone treatments of The Sign of Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles . --David Horiuchi 5 disc boxed set containing all 13 episodes of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" Granada series 1 from '83-'84. Review: The Master Consulting Detective - I have always been a Sherlock Holmes fan, when I was a kid I always loved watching any old "Holmes" movie that would come on the tv. My love of Sherlock Holmes stories kind of laid dormant for many years while I was caught up in working and raising a family but, I have a little more time on my hands these days for such things. When the movie with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law came out the flame was reignited and I haven't been able to get enough Sherlock Holmes since. My first introduction to Jeremy Brett as the master "consulting detective" came when I downloaded a movie called "The Master Blackmailer", I was immediately drawn in and realized that Robert Downey Jr. had based his style of portraying Sherlock Holmes on Brett's style and while I love the way Downey pulled it off, Brett has him beat. Once my passion for Sherlock Holmes stories was reignited I purchased the books with all the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and enjoyed every one of them. Anyone who has enjoyed any of the movies really should give the books a shot, they are really quite enjoyable reading. From there I purchased the other four Movies that Brett made along with costar Edward Hardwicke as Dr John Watson, who does an outstanding job of portraying Watson properly in my opinion. Far too many times we see Watson portrayed as a bumbling idiot in those old movies when he was actually far from it, he doesn't have Holmes' genius but, he is far from an idiot. After I had watched those movies a few times I needed another fix so, I moved on to this first season of the Granada television series and I have to say that it was worth every penny of the purchase price. These stories, (along with the Brett movies), are done very well with regards to staying true to the original stories, which is something we don't see too often when books are made into movies and I, for one, am quite happy when someone gets it right. In this season David Burke plays Watson and while he does a good job he also kind of tends to make Watson a bit of a dummy, not nearly as bad as say, Nigel Bruce, but still, as I said before, Watson was not a dummy. Burke does do an admirable job overall though. I really love Brett's portrayal of Holmes, watching the way he does this series brings the man off the page and onto our screens, I don't think anyone will ever be a better Sherlock Holmes than Jeremy Brett, he fit the role perfectly and he played the role the same. I don't believe anyone will ever do it better. So, if you're a fan of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tales of Sherlock Holmes then "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Season 1" is a must watch in my humble opinion. Review: A Beautiful Painting in Motion - I was delighted to watch this “best-ever” film version of Sherlock Holmes’ detective stories once again after nearly three decades. Thanks to many reviewers’ detailed and thoughtful comments, I feel no need to make additional remarks about superb acting of Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Edward Hardwicke, and so many excellent supporting casts. But I must recognize that we were extraordinarily lucky to have the Granada Television which created one after another exquisite programs such as “Sherlock Holmes,” “The Jewel in the Crown,” “Brideshead Revisited,” etc. I think that the whole production team for “Sherlock Holmes” did fantastic and amazing feats. They recreated a social setting for the peak period of British Empire very effectively and described all details in highly artistic fashion. So this particular version of Sherlock Holmes appears to be a beautiful painting in motion and a great historic record at the same time. I realized that Sherlock Holmes’ detective stories occurred ‘between about 1880 and 1914’ when ‘Holmes would be between 26 years old and 60 years old.’ Indeed the Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, celebrating the 60th anniversary of her accession, took place in 1897. My wife and I purchased the first three volumes and then the remaining two volumes of Sherlock Holmes completing the whole collection in Blu-Ray. Despite negative comments from certain reviewers about several episodes toward the end of program, we enjoyed the entire collection of 41 episodes and tried to revisit some of the original novels from time to time. Although we definitely prefer a “purist” approach for dramatization with word for word, our impression was that liberal interpretation and stretching storylines in a few episodes were done quite tastefully and often in style. I was relieved to learn that some of stretching storylines had nothing to do with failing health of Jeremy Brett near the end of the program. Jeremy Brett’s excellent acting was consistent to the end. I also compiled the list of Directors involved in order to check whether some of stretching storylines of Conan Doyle’s original novels were influenced by excessive zeals of certain Directors. Such speculation turned out to be wrong. For example, Peter Hammond directed a classic episode of The Sign of Four (1987) as well as almost gothic tale of The Eligible Bachelor (1993). Episode List (with Director’s names, Original Air Sequence) >> The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984-1985) > The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986-1988) > The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (1991-1993) > The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) > The Feature Film Collection of Sherlock Holmes (1987-1993) << The Sign of Four (dir. Peter Hammond, 1987-a) The Hound of the Baskervilles (dir. Brian Mills, 1988-e) The Master Blackmailer (dir. Peter Hammond, 1992-a) The Last Vampyre (dir. Tim Sullivan, 1993-b) The Eligible Bachelor (dir. Peter Hammond, 1993-a) ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Jeremy Brett | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 727 Reviews | | Format | Box set, Color, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC | | Genre | Action & Adventure | | Language | English | | Number Of Discs | 5 | ## Product Details - **Genre:** Action & Adventure - **Format:** Box set, Color, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC - **Contributor:** Jeremy Brett - **Language:** English - **Number Of Discs:** 5 ## Images ![The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Boxed Set Collection) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/514n2XC3hzL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Master Consulting Detective *by P***A on October 5, 2016* I have always been a Sherlock Holmes fan, when I was a kid I always loved watching any old "Holmes" movie that would come on the tv. My love of Sherlock Holmes stories kind of laid dormant for many years while I was caught up in working and raising a family but, I have a little more time on my hands these days for such things. When the movie with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law came out the flame was reignited and I haven't been able to get enough Sherlock Holmes since. My first introduction to Jeremy Brett as the master "consulting detective" came when I downloaded a movie called "The Master Blackmailer", I was immediately drawn in and realized that Robert Downey Jr. had based his style of portraying Sherlock Holmes on Brett's style and while I love the way Downey pulled it off, Brett has him beat. Once my passion for Sherlock Holmes stories was reignited I purchased the books with all the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and enjoyed every one of them. Anyone who has enjoyed any of the movies really should give the books a shot, they are really quite enjoyable reading. From there I purchased the other four Movies that Brett made along with costar Edward Hardwicke as Dr John Watson, who does an outstanding job of portraying Watson properly in my opinion. Far too many times we see Watson portrayed as a bumbling idiot in those old movies when he was actually far from it, he doesn't have Holmes' genius but, he is far from an idiot. After I had watched those movies a few times I needed another fix so, I moved on to this first season of the Granada television series and I have to say that it was worth every penny of the purchase price. These stories, (along with the Brett movies), are done very well with regards to staying true to the original stories, which is something we don't see too often when books are made into movies and I, for one, am quite happy when someone gets it right. In this season David Burke plays Watson and while he does a good job he also kind of tends to make Watson a bit of a dummy, not nearly as bad as say, Nigel Bruce, but still, as I said before, Watson was not a dummy. Burke does do an admirable job overall though. I really love Brett's portrayal of Holmes, watching the way he does this series brings the man off the page and onto our screens, I don't think anyone will ever be a better Sherlock Holmes than Jeremy Brett, he fit the role perfectly and he played the role the same. I don't believe anyone will ever do it better. So, if you're a fan of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tales of Sherlock Holmes then "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Season 1" is a must watch in my humble opinion. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Beautiful Painting in Motion *by B***E on September 10, 2023* I was delighted to watch this “best-ever” film version of Sherlock Holmes’ detective stories once again after nearly three decades. Thanks to many reviewers’ detailed and thoughtful comments, I feel no need to make additional remarks about superb acting of Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Edward Hardwicke, and so many excellent supporting casts. But I must recognize that we were extraordinarily lucky to have the Granada Television which created one after another exquisite programs such as “Sherlock Holmes,” “The Jewel in the Crown,” “Brideshead Revisited,” etc. I think that the whole production team for “Sherlock Holmes” did fantastic and amazing feats. They recreated a social setting for the peak period of British Empire very effectively and described all details in highly artistic fashion. So this particular version of Sherlock Holmes appears to be a beautiful painting in motion and a great historic record at the same time. I realized that Sherlock Holmes’ detective stories occurred ‘between about 1880 and 1914’ when ‘Holmes would be between 26 years old and 60 years old.’ Indeed the Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, celebrating the 60th anniversary of her accession, took place in 1897. My wife and I purchased the first three volumes and then the remaining two volumes of Sherlock Holmes completing the whole collection in Blu-Ray. Despite negative comments from certain reviewers about several episodes toward the end of program, we enjoyed the entire collection of 41 episodes and tried to revisit some of the original novels from time to time. Although we definitely prefer a “purist” approach for dramatization with word for word, our impression was that liberal interpretation and stretching storylines in a few episodes were done quite tastefully and often in style. I was relieved to learn that some of stretching storylines had nothing to do with failing health of Jeremy Brett near the end of the program. Jeremy Brett’s excellent acting was consistent to the end. I also compiled the list of Directors involved in order to check whether some of stretching storylines of Conan Doyle’s original novels were influenced by excessive zeals of certain Directors. Such speculation turned out to be wrong. For example, Peter Hammond directed a classic episode of The Sign of Four (1987) as well as almost gothic tale of The Eligible Bachelor (1993). Episode List (with Director’s names, Original Air Sequence) >> The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984-1985) << A Scandal In Bohemia (dir. Paul Annett, 1984-a) The Dancing Men (dir. John Bruce, 1984-b) The Naval Treaty (dir. Alan Grint, 1984-c) The Solitary Cyclist (dir. Paul Annett, 1984-d) The Crooked Man (dir. Alan Grint, 1984-e) The Speckled Band (dir. John Bruce, 1984-f) The Blue Carbuncle (dir. David Carson, 1984-g) The Copper Beeches (dir. Paul Annett, 1985-a) The Greek Interpreter (dir. Alan Grint, 1985-b) The Norwood Builder (dir. Ken Grieve, 1985-c) The Resident Patient (dir. David Carson, 1985-d) The Red Headed League (dir. John Bruce, 1985-e) The Final Problem (dir. Alan Grint, 1985-f) >> The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986-1988) << The Empty House (dir. Howard Baker, 1986-a) The Abbey Grange (dir. Peter Hammond, 1986-e) The Musgrave Ritual (dir. David Carson, 1986-d) The Second Stain (dir. John Bruce, 1986-c) The Man With the Twisted Lip (dir. Patrick Lau, 1986-f) The Priory School (dir. John Madden, 1986-b) The Six Napoleons (dir. David Carson, 1986-g) The Devil s Foot (dir. Ken Hannam, 1988-a) Silver Blaze (dir. Brian Mills, 1988-b) Wisteria Lodge (dir. Peter Hammond, 1988-c) The Bruce Partington Plans (dir. John Gorrie, 1988-d) >> The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (1991-1993) << The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (dir. John Madden, 1991-a) The Problem of Thor Bridge (dir. Michael Simpson, 1991-b) Shoscombe Old Place (dir. Patrick Lau, 1991-c) The Boscombe Valley Mystery (dir. June Howson, 1991-d) The Illustrious Client (dir. Tim Sullivan, 1991-e) The Creeping Man (dir. Tim Sullivan, 1991-f) >> The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) << The Three Gables (dir. Peter Hammond, 1994-a) The Dying Detective (dir. Sarah Hellings, 1994-b) The Golden Pince-Net (dir. Peter Hammond, 1994-c) The Red Circle (dir. Sarah Hellings, 1994-d) The Mazarin Stone (dir. Peter Hammond, 1994-e) The Cardboard Box (dir. Sarah Hellings, 1994-f) >> The Feature Film Collection of Sherlock Holmes (1987-1993) << The Sign of Four (dir. Peter Hammond, 1987-a) The Hound of the Baskervilles (dir. Brian Mills, 1988-e) The Master Blackmailer (dir. Peter Hammond, 1992-a) The Last Vampyre (dir. Tim Sullivan, 1993-b) The Eligible Bachelor (dir. Peter Hammond, 1993-a) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The definitive Master Detective - accept no subsititutes *by A***R on November 28, 2004* I've been reading the Sherlock Holmes stories since I was a wee lad of 11. The very first story I ever read was `The Greek Interpreter', then `The Speckled Band'. But I didn't really become an admirer until my late teens, when I bought a volume containing Sidney Paget's incomparable and stunning illustrations of the Master Detective. I was never entirely satisfied with past portrayals with Sherlock Holmes or Dr. Watson. They were either invariably portrayed as overly arrogant (Peter Cushing as Holmes), or as buffoons (Nigel Bruce as Watson). It wasn't until I discovered the work of Jeremy Brett (via an Amazon.com search), that I finally found THE DEFINITIVE portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson - one that will probably never be surpassed in my lifetime. I was absolutely stunned at every aspect of each and every episode. Their attention to detail - everything from Production Design to the performance of every single actor, is a pitch perfect rendition of Sherlock Holmes adventures, straight from the pages of the Strand Magazine. And Jeremy Brett's very countenance is the exact mirror image of Sidney Paget's drawings - from his distinctive nose to his eloquent and articulate mannerisms. Every single episode in this collection is an absolute classic. Interestingly enough, although they contain two recurring characters, each story has a different tone and atmosphere. `A Scandal in Bohemia' has a delightfully romantic and baroque feel, while `The Speckled Band' has all the tensions and scares of a horror story. But the crowning glory of each and every episode is Jeremy Brett's performance as Sherlock Holmes, and David Burke's rendition of Watson. Burke brings a positive aggression and proactive stance to Watson, that has never been seen in any rendition of the character before or since (with the exception of the always excellent Edward Hardwicke). And Jeremy Brett's portrayal of Holmes is pitch perfect in every single way imaginable - from the tiniest inflection, to the timbre of his voice. The only gripe I have is not with the actual episodes, but the way they were presented on DVD. MPI did a straight video transfer, without any attempt at cleaning up the prints or agumenting the sound. As a result, we have a slightly grainy transfer which would make any DVD purist die of apoplexy, and a flat sounding mono soundtrack, which fails to convey the drama of either the music or sound effects. I have heard reports that the last two collections in the series (Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Case Book of Sherlock Holmes), have received better treatment. Here's hoping. Other than that - these volumes are the greatest renditions of Sherlock Holmes ever committed to celluloid. Forget Rathebone - Jeremy Brett is THE Sherlock Holmes, and David Burke (and Edward Hardwicke) will always be his Watson. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Boxed Set Collection) - The Return of Sherlock Holmes Collection - The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Collection --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sg/products/1436280-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-boxed-set-collection](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/1436280-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-boxed-set-collection) --- *Product available on Desertcart Singapore* *Store origin: SG* *Last updated: 2026-09-18*