Jeremy Brett - Playing A Part (Colour Paperback Edition)

Jeremy Brett - Playing A Part by Maureen Whittaker is a performance biography of the actor best known to many as Sherlock Holmes in Granada’s series for the Independent Television Network. This is the colour paperback edition.

Key details

• Author: Maureen Whittaker
• Format: colour paperback
• ISBN: 9781787055896
• Pages: 468
• Publication date: 12 September 2020
• Includes a foreword by David Burke

Synopsis

With a foreword from David Burke, who played Dr John H. Watson alongside Jeremy Brett in Granada’s inaugural series, this book surveys Brett’s work across stage and screen, placing his internationally recognised Holmes performance within a wider career. It reflects on how the role came after decades in film, television and theatre, and how it came to define his public reputation in a way comparable to earlier screen portrayals.

Whittaker draws on years of research to assemble a detailed record of performances, supported by hundreds of rarely seen and some exclusive photographs reproduced with permission from the Brett family, Granada Studios and others. Suitable for readers interested in acting careers, television history and Sherlock Holmes on screen.

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