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"Despite some controversy surrounding its origins, US drama Elementary has proven to be quite a hit - CBS recently ordered two bonus episodes of the detective drama and also awarded it the coveted post-Super Bowl slot... For our money, much of the show&amp;#039;s success is down to star Jonny Lee Miller, who makes for a fantastically frenetic Holmes. So this week&amp;#039;s Friday Fiver is a celebration of the men who came before Miller - the five greatest actors to bring Conan Doyle&amp;#039;s detective to life on the small screen... &amp;gt; TV Shows That Need a Sequel: Friday Fiver &amp;gt; Star Wars TV shows we&amp;#039;d like to see: Friday Fiver Jeremy Brett - Sherlock Holmes (1984-1994) Often named as the greatest on-screen Holmes in any medium, Brett made for a wonderfully neurotic, fiercely intellectual Sherlock, paired first with David Burke and later Edward Hardwicke as Watson. Though Brett&amp;#039;s ill health is evident in some of his later performances - the actor passed away in 1995, a year after the final Sherlock Holmes series aired on ITV - his portrayal is still fondly remembered by fans.      Peter Cushing - Sherlock Holmes (1968) Having already played Holmes in Hammer&amp;#039;s iconic 1959 film adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Peter Cushing - one of the greatest actors the UK has ever produced - reprised the role in 16 episodes of the BBC&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;60s adaptation, taking over from original star Douglas Wilmer. Cushing would later claim that a hectic production schedule had negatively impacted on his performance, but in our opinion, he remains a great small-screen Sherlock.      Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (2010-present) Of course, a list of the greatest small-screen Sherlocks would not be complete without Mr. Cumberbatch, who did a marvellous job of reinventing Conan Doyle&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;tec for a modern age. This new Sherlock is often cold and aloof, but there&amp;#039;s something dashing and romantic about him too - just ask a certain section of Sherlock fandom, who&amp;#039;ve filled the internet with their own... imaginative fiction.      Tom Baker - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982) Shortly after completing his seven-year tenure on Doctor Who, booming-voiced Baker took on another famous fictional role. This BBC adaptation of Hound is not well-loved by most critics and Baker doesn&amp;#039;t really fit Conan Doyle&amp;#039;s depiction of Holmes. But we&amp;#039;d watch the cult legend in pretty much anything - he brings a charm and humour to any role he plays.      Basil Rathbone - Suspense, &amp;#039;The Adventure of the Black Baronet&amp;#039; (1953) Alright, so this last one is cheating slightly; Rathbone is best known for playing Holmes on the big-screen and this Suspense episode - intended as a pilot for a series that never materialised - was the only time he portrayed the character for television. But we just *had* to include old Basil in our list - he made Sherlock an action hero decades before Robert Downey Jr attempted the same...      Do you agree with our picks? Name your favourite small-screen Sherlock Holmes below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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