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Sherlock Holmes: Series 2 (TV) (Blu-ray) (1968)
A series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Douglas Wilmer & Peter Cushing shared the role of the great detective on the BBC between 1964-68.Director: Graham Evans, Henri Safran, Victors Ritelis, William Sterling & Bill Bain
Year of Copyright: 1968
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Extras:DISC ONE: Cone of Silence
DISC TWO: Suspect and The Man Who Finally Died
DISC THREE: Sherlock Holmes - Disc One
Episodes:
- 2.3: "A Study in Scarlet" (50:26 + optional 0:31 countdown)
- 2.4: "The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 1" (51:52 + optional 0:10 countdown)
- 2.5: "The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 2" (51:39 + optional 0:10 countdown)
Audio Commentary on "A Study in Scarlet" by film and television historians Kim Newman and David Stuart Davies (2023)
Audio Commentary on "The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 1" by film and television historians Barry Forshaw and David Stuart Davies (2023)
Audio Commentary on "The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 2" by film and television historians Barry Forshaw and David Stuart Davies (2023)
DISC FOUR: Sherlock Holmes - Disc Two
Episodes:
- 2.6: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (50:54 + optional 0:30 countdown)
- 2.15: "The Sign of Four" (52:28 + optional 0:32 countdown)
- 2.16: "The Blue Carbuncle" (50:42 + 0:22 countdown)
Audio Commentary on "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" by film and television historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw (2023)
Audio Commentary on "The Sign of Four" by film and television historians Kim Newman and David Stuart Davies (2023)
Audio Commentary on "The Blue Carbuncle" by film and television historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw (2023)
"Looking for Holmes: Author David Stuart Davies Interviews Peter Cushing on 29th August 1974 at Pinewood Studios, During the Filming of Legend of the Werewolf" 2023 featurette featuring a 1974 audio recording set to stills and clips (18:09)
Lost Segments (8:21):
- Audio Commentary by film and television historians Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons (2023)
DISC FIVE: Blood Suckers
DISC SIX: Tender Dracula -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.24:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Disc 1 and 5 are region free; discs 2 through 4 and 6 are region A-locked.
Slowed down to 24fps with pitch correction from the original framerate of 25fps.
Five keep cases housed in a hard box with the 200-page book "Peter Cushing: A Portrait in Six Sketches" by Jonathan Rigby. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- 2.3: "A Study in Scarlet" (50:26 + optional 0:31 countdown)
- 2.4: "The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 1" (51:52 + optional 0:10 countdown)
- 2.5: "The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 2" (51:39 + optional 0:10 countdown)
Audio Commentary on "A Study in Scarlet" by film and television historians Kim Newman and David Stuart Davies (2023)
Audio Commentary on "The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 1" by film and television historians Barry Forshaw and David Stuart Davies (2023)
Audio Commentary on "The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 2" by film and television historians Barry Forshaw and David Stuart Davies (2023)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- 2.6: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (50:54 + optional 0:30 countdown)
- 2.15: "The Sign of Four" (52:28 + optional 0:32 countdown)
- 2.16: "The Blue Carbuncle" (50:42 + 0:22 countdown)
Audio Commentary on "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" by film and television historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw (2023)
Audio Commentary on "The Sign of Four" by film and television historians Kim Newman and David Stuart Davies (2023)
Audio Commentary on "The Blue Carbuncle" by film and television historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw (2023)
"Looking for Holmes: Author David Stuart Davies Interviews Peter Cushing on 29th August 1974 at Pinewood Studios, During the Filming of Legend of the Werewolf" 2023 featurette featuring a 1974 audio recording set to stills and clips (18:09)
Lost Segments (8:21):
- Audio Commentary by film and television historians Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons (2023) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.24:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Slowed down to 24fps with pitch correction from the original framerate of 25fps.
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OVERALL: Draw
Identical specs for the show itself - the "Cushing Curiosities" set, of course, includes other films and a booklet - but do note that the framerate has been slowed down and pitch corrected for 24fps progressive playback.
GENERAL NOTES:
The Peter Cushing episodes comprise Series 2 (9/9-23/12/1968, colour) of the BBC series (Series 1 starred Douglas Wilmer - 18/5/1964, 20/2-8/5/1965, B&W). However, the following episodes no longer exist in the BBC archives:
- 2.1: "The Second Stain"
- 2.2: "The Dancing Men"
- 2.7: "The Greek Interpreter"
- 2.8: "The Naval Treaty"
- 2.9: "Thor Bridge"
- 2.10: "The Musgrave Ritual"
- 2.11: "Black Peter"
- 2.12: "Wisteria Lodge"
- 2.13: "Shoscombe Old Place"
- 2.14: "The Solitary Cyclist"
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Cushing Curiosities America- Severin Films - No cuts - Contains the six surviving episodes of Series 2 (309:01)
- Blu-ray A Standard Edition America- Severin Films - No cuts - contains the six surviving episodes of Series 2 (309:01).
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 05/12/23
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 28/07/24UPDATE LOG:
05/12/23 : Initial entry.
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02/05/24 : Added standard edition.
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