Par Excellance

I might be a little spoiled. Even as a little kid I was a big fan of Sherlock Holmes. I had read Hound of the Baskervilles and then in my sister's Big Book of Horse Stories, Silver Blaze. I sought out and found the complete works and re-read the canon every year. To me, the Granada series (for the BBC, I believe) starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes is simply the best. I cannot imagine a more faithful yet original adaptation of the canon. Brett is stunning. Already an accomplished performer, he looked and sounded the part as if he was born to it. He's the bar for all performers faithful to the books. I could go on and on, but I just recommend watching those works... they adapted the entire canon.