I’m not sure Peter Cushing was the best Holmes and as for this Watson:
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JH: I’d vote for Burke, Hardwicke and maybe the sadly alcoholic Marion-Crawford as the Watsons … I’d vote for Ronald Howard, Rathbone and possibly Brett as the Holmeses.
This is a Christmas episode, yes, but am not sure it will be around closer to Christmas.
I’d vote for Burke and Hardwicke as Watson, but Marion-Crawford wasn’t very convincing, even his moustache didn’t look real though it probably was. Peter Cushing projects something of the ascetic nature of Holmes but he’s always Peter Cushing rather than Holmes.
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JH: Just rethinking … I’m thinking Ronald Howard as Holmes, either Burke or Hardwicke as Watson, yes. Lestrade?