Top 5 portrayals of Sherlock Holmes

Dear fans of BBC's Sherlock,

Like you, I too have mini panics about how I'm going to get my Sunday Sherlock fix. Last Sunday I went to  Stonyhurst College, where our beloved author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle went to school.

This Sunday's remedy; Top 5 portrayals of Sherlock. 


The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) Sherlock filmography is 255 points long! So there are enough to choose from...but here are my top 5...

5. Robert Stephens:

Staring in the 1991 film "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" he had the old fashioned posh accent and sounded incredibly intelligent when he talked. Only he didn't talk enough or fast enough, for my liking. Brilliant outfit though!



4. Douglas Wilmer:

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Sherlock in the first TV and BBC portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the 1964 "The Speckled Band". Hitting the British home screens with a good balance between forensic analysis and mysterious personality, he earns the right to come in at fourth place.








3. Basil Rathbone:
Star of 14 Sherlock films from 1939-46, he may have created what is known as the Sherlock cap and pipe. He played a "modern day" Sherlock... that is, not the Victorian time that it was written in. For more information see here

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2. Robert Downey Jr:
Given that Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is still around in cinemas at the time of writing this, there is no way I would be forgiven if I were to leave the beloved Downey Jr out of this list. The films success has made many forget, or not bother to seek out, the older versions of Sherlock because he does such a great job. Of course, the great special effects and film quality help. His charm and whit, and general gorgeous good looks, make him more of a hit with the ladies than perhaps other Sherlocks.



1. Benedict Cumberbatch:

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Although some of us took a little longer warming to this portrayal of Sherlock than others, I think it's safe to say...now that he's gone from our Sunday night BBC screens...we want him back! His focus and absolute obsession with detail brings out the true Sherlock. Although portrayed differently to the others (in one episode he says he doesn't like the idea of Watson's blog for example*), he's  got the convincingly irritatingly but marvellously logical way of being down to a tee.

*this one is pretty great though!

Hope this helps your Sherlock craving!
If not, I recommend visiting The Sherlck Holmes Society