7 Television Holmes
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James Chapman
Abstract
Chapter 7 explores the different production ecologies and adaptation strategies of several Sherlock Holmes television series of the 1950s and 1960s. Stanley Reynolds produced the thirty-nine--episode telefilm series Sherlock Holmes in the mid-1950s with Ronald Howard: the series – comprising mostly original stories rather than adaptations of Doyle – has tended to be overlooked by Holmes fans because it is uncanonical. In the mid-1960s the BBC’s Sherlock Holmes was an attempt to provide a culturally authentic adaptation of the canonical stories. The chapter documents the sometimes tense relationship between the BBC and the Doyle estate and the contemporary reception of the series.
Abstract
Chapter 7 explores the different production ecologies and adaptation strategies of several Sherlock Holmes television series of the 1950s and 1960s. Stanley Reynolds produced the thirty-nine--episode telefilm series Sherlock Holmes in the mid-1950s with Ronald Howard: the series – comprising mostly original stories rather than adaptations of Doyle – has tended to be overlooked by Holmes fans because it is uncanonical. In the mid-1960s the BBC’s Sherlock Holmes was an attempt to provide a culturally authentic adaptation of the canonical stories. The chapter documents the sometimes tense relationship between the BBC and the Doyle estate and the contemporary reception of the series.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations viii
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Abbreviations xv
- Note on source texts and titles xvi
- Introduction 1
- 1 From stage to screen 13
- 2 Silent Holmes 40
- 3 Talkie Holmes 63
- 4 Gaslight Holmes 97
- 5 Contemporary Holmes 121
- 6 Gothic Holmes 148
- 7 Television Holmes 169
- 8 Revisionist Holmes 197
- 9 Parody Holmes 226
- 10 Heritage Holmes 248
- 11 Action Holmes 278
- 12 Postmodern Holmes 294
- Conclusion 324
- Select bibliography 329
- Index 339
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations viii
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Abbreviations xv
- Note on source texts and titles xvi
- Introduction 1
- 1 From stage to screen 13
- 2 Silent Holmes 40
- 3 Talkie Holmes 63
- 4 Gaslight Holmes 97
- 5 Contemporary Holmes 121
- 6 Gothic Holmes 148
- 7 Television Holmes 169
- 8 Revisionist Holmes 197
- 9 Parody Holmes 226
- 10 Heritage Holmes 248
- 11 Action Holmes 278
- 12 Postmodern Holmes 294
- Conclusion 324
- Select bibliography 329
- Index 339
