I remember watching these episodes with great joy on PBS in the 1980s as a teenager and having conversations with my parents about Brett being an authentic and definitive Holmes. I had read all Doyle’s detective stories when I was ten years old and, to be honest, it felt as if one of my boyhood heroes had truly come to life on the small screen. The series was simply brilliant and your post reminded me of that fact. I have Netflix and I think I'll add the entire series to my queue this weekend to watch during 2008. Kudos for the great review and post.