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Irregular Holmes

Holmes

“A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.” 

Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Henry Lloyd-Hughes‘ Sherlock Holmes in Tom Bidwell’s The Irregulars, appears to have indulged in stronger stimulants than ‘a sandwich and a cup of coffee’ on his journey to ‘violin-land’.

My thanks again to the Netflix team, including costume designer Edward K. Gibbon for the ruffled, threadbare portrait in this week’s Radio Times. The magazine is stuffed with beautifully turned-out, well-scrubbed celebrities, but obviously Holmes after an overdose of his seven-per-cent solution is more appealing to draw with my Lamy Vista and De Atramentis Document Ink.

The Irregulars

Leopold, Bea and Jessie
Leopold Harrison Osterfield), Bea (Thaddea Graham) and Jessie (Darci Shaw)

Sherlock Holmes’ streetwise Baker Street Irregulars were adept at making discrete searches of riverside wharves and back alleys and the new gang in Tom Bidwell’s The Irregulars, launching tomorrow on Netflix, shouldn’t have any problems blending seamlessly into the crowd, provided they’re making their enquiries during the height of London Fashion Week.

Spike, Watson and Billy

Royce Pierreson’s ever-discrete Watson has dug out his old service revolver – perfect for undercover work – while Billy (Jojo Macari) walks softly and carries an enormous drumstick. Spike (McKell David), a character who appears to be as moody as Heathcliff but who dresses like Harpo Marx, favours a large blunderbuss.

The Irregulars

The cast in costumes designed by Edward K. Gibbon appear in this week’s Radio Times, as does Sherlock (Henry Lloyd-Hughes) himself, who doesn’t appear until several episodes into the series.

Sherlock

Lloyd-Hughes looks very much as I picture the original Sherlock. Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes also features in the article.

Sherlock: Jeremy Brett

As does the actor who appeared in more screen adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories than anyone else, Jeremy Brett. We were lucky to get to see Brett alongside Edward Hardwicke as Dr Watson in The Secret of Sherlock Holmes at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre. The Irregulars have a tough act to follow, but it looks as if it will be a lot of fun.

Link

The Irregulars on Netflix