I actually feel sad for Violet Hunter in this story. Mr. Rucastle is very creepy and clearly makes her skin crawl...but she can't really say it do to the "politeness" and overly formal behaviour of that time period. And she doesn't have any family and has to get involved in this scary and shady situation due to the limited options of an unmarried woman in this time period. Natasha Richardson is great in this role as is the guy who plays Mr Rucastle. Burke and Brett are pure class as usual. This is one of the top 5 episodes for me from this great series. Ive been watching and re-watching them since I was a kid and they aired on PBS in the states on Sunday nights.
Jeremy Brett was the ultimate Sherlock Holmes. His heart was enlarged from Rheumatic fever and he took lithium for bi-polar disorder and smoked 60 a day! He recorded 41 episodes, towards the end in failing health. He died aged 61 soon after. We are in his debt.
Jeremy seldom looked better than here. Every gesture , every fleeting change of facial expression is acting Gold. I cannot think of any other actor who could match his performance.
the black cloth with colourful flowers stitched on in this living room......that is the shawl that Mrs. Hudson wears in the "Empty House" ....Why is that hanging in this living room in this episode? It is vizaare.
jbrett yoo Well, Mrs Hudson being a thrifty Scotswoman, she no doubt made the curtains herself. Quite likely there was some fabric left over sufficient for her to make a shawl as well. What do you think? Will it pass?
One might also consider that in the storyline, the fabric would not likely exclusively available, but was sold widely to make all sorts of creations by the masses. And finally, in actuality, the set department was as the suggestion of the thrifty Scotswoman, and they made use of fabric as they saw fit.
No it’s a strange request and I would wary of the same thing. What does having short hair have to do with being a governess and especially not giving me an explanation why you want me to cut it.. That’s how and why people to this day end up getting killed or sold into white slavery. The request is crazy and she was right to be suspect. Everyone jumping to cut their hair for some money. He was buying by giving her the money up front. She was already prey when he did that. He knew she needed money so he blindsided her first then ask for the hair cut but her senses weren’t dulled by that.. smart woman but then she started thinking about the money and sold her soul.
Doyle wrote in the late 1800’s, the settings were current, so yes, it was the 1800’s as well. His first Sherlock story included a very lengthy backstory of a wagon train in America, and the occupants of the subsequent western settlement who had traveled along its trail. He quite accurately also described the malicious tactics of a religious cult that still flourishes today. Quite spot-on. Extremely spot-on. Their members like to pretend none of it ever happened, but it was (and in some ways still is) their leader’s normal response to any defiance or “errant” behavior. Among other illegal and vile crimes they openly admit to doing (though they also cover up a great deal, just like the Vatican does their crimes) their leadership doesn’t even deny their planning and carrying out of a famous false-flag massacre of innocent travelers...they dressed as native people and blamed them, and *still* their members like to pretend all crimes committed by their leaders (an extensive list, btw, going back to well before they were even formed), are somehow all just vicious lies...when they are quite well-documented. One would think that truth is more important, yet so many prefer their comfortable lies...for now, anyway. Not everyone prefers the lies.
I actually feel sad for Violet Hunter in this story. Mr. Rucastle is very creepy and clearly makes her skin crawl...but she can't really say it do to the "politeness" and overly formal behaviour of that time period. And she doesn't have any family and has to get involved in this scary and shady situation due to the limited options of an unmarried woman in this time period. Natasha Richardson is great in this role as is the guy who plays Mr Rucastle. Burke and Brett are pure class as usual. This is one of the top 5 episodes for me from this great series. Ive been watching and re-watching them since I was a kid and they aired on PBS in the states on Sunday nights.
Moreover, my heart’s broken only to see her cutting her hair. I hope actress was using a wig.
Mr Rucastle is played by Joss Ackland. See Lethal Weapon 2...
@@DrRock2009 wow. I never realized that and have seen Lethal Weapon 2 like twenty times. Thanks for pointing that out.
@@STONESGAM You’re welcome, Vorstedt...
The ultimate Sherlock Holmes rest in peace Jeremy
She’s so gorgeous 💚 rip little angel
He will always be the best Sherlock Holmes very nice man
Jeremy Brett was the ultimate Sherlock Holmes. His heart was enlarged from Rheumatic fever and he took lithium for bi-polar disorder and smoked 60 a day! He recorded 41 episodes, towards the end in failing health. He died aged 61 soon after. We are in his debt.
No he was only 54 when he died.
I LEARNED TO LOVE AND APPRECIATE DOYLE AND THE CARICATURE OF SHERLOCK.......JEREMEY BRETT OWNED THAT ROLE.
@@gmvn19 61
Jeremy seldom looked better than here. Every gesture ,
every fleeting change of facial expression is acting Gold.
I cannot think of any other actor who could match his
performance.
if i were a young woman i wouldnt go anywhere near that man ,hes positively drooling over her
Watching this is so good
"I cannot make brrrrricks without clay...." lol, as only Jeremy could say.
Been trying to find a lookalike of Jeremy Brett ever since
Thankyou 🎉
violet hunter is so beautiful and interesting
❤
Better than the rubbish guy Ritchie version any day
Upload part 1
Tbf you don’t miss much in part 1.
Plz upload part1
Where is part 1?
I’ve asked the same question. 😊
Joss Auckland would have played a good Franklin Roosevelt. He looked a lot like him
the black cloth with colourful flowers stitched on in this living room......that is the shawl that Mrs. Hudson wears in the "Empty House" ....Why is that hanging in this living room in this episode? It is vizaare.
jbrett yoo Well, Mrs Hudson being a thrifty Scotswoman, she no doubt made the curtains herself. Quite likely there was some fabric left over sufficient for her to make a shawl as well. What do you think? Will it pass?
One might also consider that in the storyline, the fabric would not likely exclusively available, but was sold widely to make all sorts of creations by the masses.
And finally, in actuality, the set department was as the suggestion of the thrifty Scotswoman, and they made use of fabric as they saw fit.
sHARP EYE.
What does he say at 2:36?
@@milkknife Odd... why would he say that?
@@milkknife Oh I see... TY!
Isnt the word data a modern word? Better to use the word information
According to the Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, the earliest known use of "data" in English text was in 1646.
@@piennuivelo thsnks
Yes, what a babe
If you read the book data is the exact word he uses.
OMG!get a grip ,its only hair hunny ,it will grow back.
No it’s a strange request and I would wary of the same thing. What does having short hair have to do with being a governess and especially not giving me an explanation why you want me to cut it..
That’s how and why people to this day end up getting killed or sold into white slavery. The request is crazy and she was right to be suspect. Everyone jumping to cut their hair for some money. He was buying by giving her the money up front. She was already prey when he did that. He knew she needed money so he blindsided her first then ask for the hair cut but her senses weren’t dulled by that.. smart woman but then she started thinking about the money and sold her soul.
Hair is your DNA and carries the history of everything you did while it was growing. It can be quite useful in capable hands.
@Georgianna Markovic This doesn't take place in the 1800's but the beginning of the twentieth century.
Doyle wrote in the late 1800’s, the settings were current, so yes, it was the 1800’s as well. His first Sherlock story included a very lengthy backstory of a wagon train in America, and the occupants of the subsequent western settlement who had traveled along its trail. He quite accurately also described the malicious tactics of a religious cult that still flourishes today. Quite spot-on. Extremely spot-on.
Their members like to pretend none of it ever happened, but it was (and in some ways still is) their leader’s normal response to any defiance or “errant” behavior. Among other illegal and vile crimes they openly admit to doing (though they also cover up a great deal, just like the Vatican does their crimes) their leadership doesn’t even deny their planning and carrying out of a famous false-flag massacre of innocent travelers...they dressed as native people and blamed them, and *still* their members like to pretend all crimes committed by their leaders (an extensive list, btw, going back to well before they were even formed), are somehow all just vicious lies...when they are quite well-documented. One would think that truth is more important, yet so many prefer their comfortable lies...for now, anyway. Not everyone prefers the lies.
@@Heavenzvoice I agree with you 100%