Hound of the Baskervilles, The (UK)

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The 2002 BBC version
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 0 mins
Retail Price: £15.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
With 17 previous screen adaptations behind it, this 2002 BBC version of The Hound of the Baskervilles might have been inhibited by the sheer weight of expectation. But in this production--marking the centenary of Arthur Conan Doyle`s novel--director David Attwood rings the changes subtly and strikingly, helped by Allan Cubitt`s tautly argued script and Christopher Hall`s vivid production: the viewer feels the "presence" of the moors as never before. Richard Roxburgh is a thoughtful, understated Sherlock Holmes--self-absorbed yet observant of life around him. There`s nothing bumbling or ineffectual about Ian Hart`s Dr Watson--a resourceful thinker who, often sceptical of Holmes, complements him in human awareness. Richard E Grant dons a plausibly sociopathic manner as Stapleton, and there`s a touching portrayal of his put-upon sister from Neve McIntosh. John Nettles and Geraldine James contribute sterling character parts as Dr and Mrs Mortimer, and Matt Day is a suave, not too sophisticated Sir Henry Baskerville. It adds up to a convincing rethink of a hallowed tale.

Special Features:
12-minute making of documentary, interviews with the cast members, running commentary from Attwood and Hall