History Series / TheAdventuresOfSherlockHolmesAndDoctorWatson

''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson'' (Приключения Шерлока Холмса и доктора Ватсона) is a series of Franchise/SherlockHolmes adaptations [[MadeForTVMovie made for Soviet television]] between 1979 and 1983, plus a theatrical feature in 1986. It is commonly known as "Russian Sherlock Holmes" in Western fan circles, although [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn the Baker Street scenes were actually filmed in Latvia]]. It stars Vasily Livanov as Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson. All episodes were directed by Igor Maslennikov.

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->''Элементарно, мой дорогой Ватсон''

** Solomin and Livanov [[LifeImitatesArt befriended each other during filming]] and remained fast friends until the [[ActorExistenceFailure Solomin's very death]] in 2002.

* {{Fainting}}: [[spoiler: Watson, when alive and well Holmes revealed himself]]

* SherlockScan: Use straight quite often, naturally, but also subverted for comic effect. Just after Holmes manages a series of astute conclusions about Watson's disreputable brother based on his watch, he gives an incredibly detailed description of a random passerby. Watson, now thoroughly bemused, is willing to accept the results - at which point Holmes reveals the object of the scan to be his own brother, Mycroft.

** Holmes doesn't use cocaine in this adaptation (thanks to Soviet censorship laws) although he still smokes like a chimney).

** Part 2, "Bloody Inscription", adapts the mystery from ''A Study in Scarlet''.

-->''Элементарно, мой дорогой Ватсон''

'''''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson''''' (Приключения Шерлока Холмса и доктора Ватсона) is a series of Franchise/SherlockHolmes adaptations [[MadeForTVMovie made for Soviet television]] between 1979 and 1983, plus a theatrical feature in 1986. It is commonly known as "Russian Sherlock Holmes" in Western fan circles, although [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn the Baker Street scenes were actually filmed in Latvia]]. It stars Vasily Livanov as Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson. All episodes were directed by Igor Maslennikov.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The main theme. It was adapted from a filler theme played by Creator/TheBBC World Service, thus giving Russian audiences a perfect leitmotif for Britain. Of course, Russian audiences shouldn't have been listening to the BBC World Service in the first place due to Soviet censorship. The fact that the theme succeeded was testament to how widespread Soviet illegal listening was.

* {{Adorkable}}: Vitaly Solomin's Watson ranks up there with [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Martin Freeman's]] in ex-military-doctor cuteness.
%%** Arguably, Dr. Mortimer in ''Hound of the Baskervilles.'' (If context is added, fix Administrivia/ExampleIndentation and delete this message.)

The series is a cultural icon in Russia. The films are less well known in the West than the English-speaking Holmes adaptations, but the complete series has been made available on [[//www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAAImJkUOjA&list=PLn0MOhK_-giqbN5e69d_gf17B09HpYE6K YouTube, with subtitles]], by Lenfilm.

** Holmes doesn't use cocaine in this adaptation (although he still smokes like a chimney).

The series is a cultural icon in Russia. The films are less well known in the West than the English-speaking Holmes adaptations, but the complete series has been made available on YouTube by Lenfilm.

The series is a cultural icon in Russia. The films are less well known in the West than the English-speaking Holmes adaptations, but English-subtitled episodes are now available.

** Solomin and Livanov [[LifeImitatesArt befriended each other during filming]] and remained fast friends until the [[ActorExistenceFailure Solomin's very death]] in 2009.

* AdaptationDistillation

** Arguably, Dr. Mortimer in ''Hound of the Baskervilles.''

* BadassBookworm: Holmes, as usual.
* BoisterousBruiser: Henry Baskerville, before his nerve begins to fail him.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Holmes doesn't use cocaine in this adaptation (although he still smokes like a chimney).

* CoolOldLady: Mrs. Hudson.

* GentlemanDetective: Holmes, of course, in an eccentric sort of way.

* ObviouslyEvil: This version of Moriarty is ''incredibly'' sinister looking.