She had a favor to ask. "Look, we have these two fellows from England, Jeremy Brett and David Burke, who are playing Holmes and Watson in these new mysteries," she said. "They're sitting by ...

The trouble is, Jeremy Brett was too good ... since Granada made the first Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes, with David Burke as Watson (the late Edward Hardwicke took over a year later).

Sherlock Holmes actor Edward Hardwicke, who played Dr. John Watson opposite Jeremy Brett ... the series after David Burke dropped out, was an unflappable counterpoint to Brett's brooding, nervy ...

His father, David Burke, is fondly remembered as Dr Watson in The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes alongside Jeremy Brett. But both were more renowned for their work in the theatre. His godfather, the ...