Z recently introduced me, by way of the DVD section of the British Council library, to Agatha Christie's Poirot and Jeremy Brett's Holmes. I had found the recent Sherlock movies and the TV series to be quite good, and am eagerly waiting for the third season of the latter, so was not that keen on Jeremy Brett's Holmes, to be honest. But I gave it a try and it turns out to be very worth the while. This series follows the book much more closely, and the Sherlock pretty much looks like the description in the book (except that he wears a felt hat in place of a dearstalker). The most remarkable thing I found was Jeremy Brett's effective use of a maniacal twinkle in the eye. Simply superb. As for Poirot, I had heard his name, but had never met him before, through books or movies. I liked David Suchet as Poirot even better. Poirot provides a good contrast to Holmes, and as I was unfamiliar with the stories beforehand, the watching was even more enjoyable. So far, these two detectives have turned quite a few dinners more pleasant, and it looks like it will stay that way for a while.
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