Jeremy Brett & Gary Leach - A Sherlockian Conversation
The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast
Gus Holwerda
4.8 • 573 Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
In 1985, Gary Leach sat down with Jeremy Brett for an impromptu interview on the Baker Street set. What followed was an insightful conversation on wide-ranging topics including the actor's background and training, performance style, thoughts on playing the Great Detective, and his hopes and dreams for the future. A sincere thanks to Gary for sharing this previously unreleased treasure with us and our listeners.
Gary was also the original designer of the Secret of Sherlock Holmes tee-shirts which were only available at the Wyndham's Theater from 1988 to 1989 - but in collaboration with our podcast, these shirts have received a new run and are currently available exclusively at our website, while supplies last.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, friends. Tonight, we bring you a very special Sherlockian conversation indeed. |
| 0:09.9 | Never before released, the following is an interview with Mr. Jeremy Brett himself, |
| 0:15.1 | conducted by Gary Leach in 1985 on the Baker Street set. |
| 0:20.3 | Gary, who was at the time a young scrappy photographer, |
| 0:23.5 | who managed his way onto the Granada sets to shoot some behind-the-scenes photos, |
| 0:27.8 | became fast friends with Jeremy, |
| 0:29.7 | and would remain close with the actor over the years, |
| 0:32.4 | even designing the shirts that were sold at the Wyndham's Theatre |
| 0:35.0 | in support of the Secret of Sherlock Holmes stage play, |
| 0:37.8 | which ran from 1988 to 1989 in London's West End. |
| 0:42.3 | Incidentally, our podcast has partnered with Gary to make a brand new run of these rare shirts available to our listeners. |
| 0:49.3 | You can find them on our website at Sherlock Podcast.com under the merch tab. This insightful and |
| 0:56.6 | entertaining conversation might never have seen the light of day had it not been for Gary's |
| 1:01.4 | gracious auspices and his generosity in speaking to us regarding his adventures with Mr. Brett. |
| 1:07.4 | And we'll be sharing more of Gary's stories and insights in the days to come. |
| 1:11.4 | But in the meantime, on behalf of the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes podcast and Brett fans worldwide, |
| 1:17.9 | Gary, we thank you. |
| 1:20.3 | So, without further ado, we give you Gary Leach and Jeremy Brett. |
| 1:30.2 | What's the point of do with a business at all. |
| 1:32.1 | I really want to be a farmer and then a rider and then possibly steeple chasing, but I grew. |
| 1:38.4 | And I was sent to a speech therapist because I had a very weak voice. |
| 1:42.0 | I had a very weak R sound, very weak S sound. |
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