Sherlock Holmes, "The Blue Carbuncle"

Sherlock Holmes, "The Blue Carbuncle"

From Mostly Murder (But Sometimes Not) by The O'Brien Siblings

April 22, 2026 · 1h 21m · Season 1 · Episode 125

About this episode

The episode discusses the Granada Television adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, 'The Blue Carbuncle', focusing on its faithfulness to the source material and character dynamics.

New episode out now! We take another trip to Victorian London with the season one episode of Granada Television’s Sherlock Holmes , “The Blue Carbuncle”. We discuss how this adaptation tried to be very faithful to the source material, loved the lived-in depiction of the Victorian era, and enjoyed the lighthearted mystery of following a Christmas goose—backwards. We get into the almost-too-obsessive, somewhat manic, but ultimately great performance of Jeremy Brett as Holmes, and how paired with David Burke’s Watson they felt like actual friends who enjoy solving mysteries together and just have fun. We also learn some sad behind-the-scenes stories about the production of the show. Katy recognized a man’s eyebrows, Carrie spent a summer waiting for a woman to get out of a hole, Maddy does a great Werner Herzog impression, and Mack pitches an interesting experiment. We also talk about supply chain management, break down buying poultry at the market, object to some of Mack’s specific verbiage, and learn the other definitions of “carbuncle”. Listen to hear more about goose fights, Passions , big Gollum energy, penguins, hot water, backlot tours, and more. Enjoy! TW: Racism…

People in this episode

Hosts: Katy, Carrie, Maddy, Mack

Topics covered

  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Victorian London
  • adaptation
  • mystery
  • behind-the-scenes
  • character analysis
  • cultural commentary

Keywords

  • Sherlock Holmes
  • The Blue Carbuncle
  • Jeremy Brett
  • David Burke
  • Victorian era
  • mystery
  • adaptation
  • behind-the-scenes
  • poultry processing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Granada Television

Books & works: Sherlock Holmes, The Blue Carbuncle

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