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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes<\/a> (starring Jeremy Brett)<\/h4>\nIt’s always hard to determine if Arthur Conan Doyle<\/strong><\/a>‘s Sherlock Holmes<\/strong> is Cozy or not… by the standards of the time he might not have qualified, but by modern standards his mysteries certainly qualify as Cozy to me! While Sherlock Holmes has been played by a number of talented actors (Ellie Norwood, Clive Brook, Raymond Massey, Basil Rathbone, and Benedict Cumberbatch, to name a few), my personal favorite and the one I feel holds up the best to modern audiences while retaining the character the best is the\u00a0Granada Television series starring Jeremy Brett.<\/p>\nNote that the next\u00a0two\u00a0series also starring Jeremy Brett (The Return of Sherlock Holmes<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and The\u00a0Casebook of Sherlock Holmes<\/a><\/strong>) as well as the multiple movies made by Brett are also excellent – but I’m mostly recommending\u00a0The Adventures<\/strong> because it is the first chronologically made and is probably the best introduction. (Unfortunately Jeremy Brett was quite\u00a0ill during the filming of the final TV series, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes<\/a><\/strong>, and it shows a little. So I would not recommend it quite as highly as the rest of Brett’s duration as Sherlock Holmes unless you have already seen the rest of his work.) (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is available in disc format on Netflix.)<\/p>\n![\"Agatha](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/512qJ4p4IAL._SL500_.jpg\" "\\"Agatha")
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Agatha Christie’s Poirot<\/a> (starring David Suchet)<\/h4>\nAs with other entries on this list, there have been several\u00a0actors to portray Agatha Christie<\/strong><\/a>‘s Hercule\u00a0Poirot<\/strong>, but for me the “true” Poirot will always be David Suchet. To me, he perfectly portrays\u00a0the fussy Belgian detective. Though these wouldn’t have been considered period pieces when they were written by Christie, the TV series is – as it was made in the last twenty years, not the 1920s-1970s when Christie was writing.<\/p>\nPersonally I most recommend the earlier seasons >>> all those with Hugh Fraser\u00a0as Arthur Hastings, Poirot’s honest and brave but not necessarily incredibly clever friend and assistant. I especially enjoyed the earlier seasons that had\u00a0Pauline Moran as Miss (Felicity) Lemon. The later seasons do all have their high moments but the earlier material was all absolutely brilliant. The box set I linked above, which includes all the full-length made-for-TV-movies is also quite excellent. (Agatha Christie’s Poirot is available in disc format and streaming on Netflix and on Acorn.)<\/p>\n
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Brother Cadfael<\/a> (starring Derek Jacobi)<\/h4>\n
Note that the next\u00a0two\u00a0series also starring Jeremy Brett (The Return of Sherlock Holmes<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and The\u00a0Casebook of Sherlock Holmes<\/a><\/strong>) as well as the multiple movies made by Brett are also excellent – but I’m mostly recommending\u00a0The Adventures<\/strong> because it is the first chronologically made and is probably the best introduction. (Unfortunately Jeremy Brett was quite\u00a0ill during the filming of the final TV series, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes<\/a><\/strong>, and it shows a little. So I would not recommend it quite as highly as the rest of Brett’s duration as Sherlock Holmes unless you have already seen the rest of his work.) (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is available in disc format on Netflix.)<\/p>\n As with other entries on this list, there have been several\u00a0actors to portray Agatha Christie<\/strong><\/a>‘s Hercule\u00a0Poirot<\/strong>, but for me the “true” Poirot will always be David Suchet. To me, he perfectly portrays\u00a0the fussy Belgian detective. Though these wouldn’t have been considered period pieces when they were written by Christie, the TV series is – as it was made in the last twenty years, not the 1920s-1970s when Christie was writing.<\/p>\n Personally I most recommend the earlier seasons >>> all those with Hugh Fraser\u00a0as Arthur Hastings, Poirot’s honest and brave but not necessarily incredibly clever friend and assistant. I especially enjoyed the earlier seasons that had\u00a0Pauline Moran as Miss (Felicity) Lemon. The later seasons do all have their high moments but the earlier material was all absolutely brilliant. The box set I linked above, which includes all the full-length made-for-TV-movies is also quite excellent. (Agatha Christie’s Poirot is available in disc format and streaming on Netflix and on Acorn.)<\/p>\n<\/a>