As to Brett, his change from a repulsive and grumpy old bookseller into a handsome and radiant Holmes is worthy of the fantastic transformation which ends Beauty and the Beast. And when he shines with happiness and laughs for joy at Holmes' reappearance, he is utterly convincing and wins the viewer's sympathy. Hardwicke suggests with accuracy and naturalness a forlorn and nostalgic Watson, living with the memory of his friend and their happy days gone by. But what makes this episode credible and moving is, above all, Brett's and Hardwicke's shrewd and sensitive acting. This enterprise was a tricky one, for what was the use of feigning his death, since Colonel Moran, Moriarty's closest friend, knew the detective had survived the fight? Yet, Patrick Allen's interpretation conveys such impressive strength and fierce hatred, that it gives Holmes' decision to vanish into thin air some plausibility. But when he changed his mind, he had to explain why Holmes had, in fact, pretended to be dead. When Conan Doyle threw his hero into the depths of Reichenbach falls, it was with the firm intention to leave him there for ever. The episode is an adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's short story : The Adventure of the Empty House (1903). Watson, aired on Granada TV on 9 july 1986. 14) is the 1st episode of season 3 of the Granada series: Sherlock Holmes (The Return of Sherlock Holmes), starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and Edward Hardwicke as Dr.
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