Hi Kieran,
Thanks for your message and kind words about my posts. Proud to be your "friend."
When I tried to reply, it turned into a long one, but when I hit the Post Message, the whole thing disappeared!
Very discouraging
. I'll try to recreate it, but out of time tonight.
For the immediate; the Jeremy Brett version had good atmosphere, but the character had been revised to show, I suppose, a vulnerable side. I'm sure the producers thought the modification would help sell the character to a modern audience, and possibly it did, but not to me. The Conan Doyle Holmes was pure intellect, really a 2 dimensional person (well, maybe 2-1/2), possibly on the autistic spectrum, although that would not have been a 19th century notion. Brett did a good job. However, in my view, he wasn't Sherlock, but an update for a television audience.
I'll try to recreate my "essay" tomorrow.
Thanks again,
Z